48-16a03. Same; certification program; rules and regulations, standards and guidelines; implementation agreements.
(a) The secretary shall establish a certification program for certified persons performing radon tests or mitigation in the state.
(b) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer and implement the provisions of the radon certification law. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted no later than July 1, 2011.
(c) Within the limitations of appropriation acts, the secretary may employ personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of the radon certification law and rules and regulations adopted thereunder.
(d) The secretary may enter into agreements with public or private agencies for the implementation of the radon certification law.
(e) The secretary shall have no authority to adopt rules, regulations, standards or guidelines for the acceptable or permissible level of radon gas concentrations in residential or commercial structures that are more stringent, restrictive or expansive than the applicable federal standards or guidelines adopted or approved by the United States environmental protection agency.
History: L. 2010, ch. 94, § 3; July 1.