The Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office is the umbrella administrative agency managing the following quasi-judicial state boards: Pollution Control Hearings Board, Shorelines Hearings Board and Growth Management Hearings Board. The primary purpose of each board is to provide fair and objective hearings within its specialized areas of jurisdiction and to reach a legally correct decision in each appeal.
Agency Mission
The mission of the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office is to provide all governmental management, administrative, personnel and budgeting support to the quasi-judicial functions of the independent boards of which it is comprised. The mission of each board is to hear appeals and to reach a timely and just decision.