A shorelines hearings board sitting as a quasi-judicial body is hereby established within the environmental and land use hearings office under *RCW 43.21B.005. The shorelines hearings board shall be made up of six members: Three members shall be members of the pollution control hearings board; two members, one appointed by the association of Washington cities and one appointed by the association of county commissioners, both to serve at the pleasure of the associations; and the commissioner of public lands or his or her designee. The chair of the pollution control hearings board shall be the chair of the shorelines hearings board. Except as provided in RCW 90.58.185, a decision must be agreed to by at least four members of the board to be final. The members of the shorelines hearings board shall receive the compensation, travel, and subsistence expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
RCW 90.58.170
Shorelines hearings board—Established—Members—Chair—Quorum for decision—Expenses of members.
Known as the Shoreline Management Act
The act spans §§ 90–90 (59 sections).
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case 125 Wash. 2d 196 - Buechel v. Department of Ecology (1994)
Most recently applied in Kailin v. Clallam County (November 2009)
2013 c 23 s 614; 1994 c 253 s 1; 1988 c 128 s 76; 1979 ex.s. c 47 s 6; 1971 ex.s. c 286 s 17.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.