- (1) Employ administrative, professional, clerical and other personnel as is necessary for the orderly administration of the board.
- (2) Make, execute and deliver contracts and other instruments as is necessary.
- (3) Establish and maintain a principal office in Harrisburg and such other offices within this Commonwealth as are necessary.
- (4) Adopt an official seal.
- (5) Appoint three separate hearing panels consisting of two individuals. For each hearing panel, one individual shall be an attorney and the other shall be a licensed engineer. The attorney shall serve as chairperson.
- (6) Establish, by regulation, rules governing practice before the board consistent, except as may be provided by this part, with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure and the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence.
- (7) Arbitrate claims before it in accordance with this subchapter.
- (8) Catalog and publish all opinions of the board.
The board shall do all of the following:
Cross References. Section 1722 is referred to in section 1723 of this title.