The department and air authorities shall not have authority to hold adjudicative proceedings pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW. Such hearings shall be held by the pollution control hearings board.
RCW 43.21B.240
Department—Air authorities—Adjudicative proceedings, may not conduct.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Postema v. Pollution Control Hearings Bd. (2000)
Most recently applied in 142 Wash. 2d 68 - Postema v. Pollution Control Hearings Board (October 2000)
1989 c 175 s 105; 1987 c 109 s 9; 1970 ex.s. c 62 s 54.
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