(a)
(1) The Division of Environmental Quality may assess and collect reasonable fees from participating laboratories for the administrative costs of the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program.
(2) The costs shall include without limitation, the expense of conducting evaluations.
(b) Fees may be assessed at the time of initial application, renewal application, application for modification, or at the time a certificate is awarded.
(c) Following a public hearing and based upon a record calculating the reasonable administrative costs of conducting accreditation procedures under this subchapter and costs of enforcing the terms and conditions of accreditations, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission may establish reasonable fees for initial issuance, annual review, and modification of accreditations authorized by this subchapter.