A. The Board of Environmental Quality shall promulgate rules for accreditation of privately and publicly owned laboratories for performance of environmental analyses. The Board may also promulgate rules which adopt standards of a national environmental laboratory accreditation program and the United States Environmental Protection Agency by reference.
B. The Board, pursuant to Section 2-2-101 of this title and the Administrative Procedures Act, shall promulgate rules for the assessment of reasonable fees to participating laboratories for the administrative costs of the accreditation program.
C. Fees charged pursuant to this section shall be paid into the Department of Environmental Quality Revolving Fund and shall only be used by the Department in administering the Department's laboratory accreditation program.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 34, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 324, § 17, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1998, c. 109, § 3, emerg. eff. April 13, 1998; Laws 2003, c. 118, § 5, emerg. eff. April 22, 2003.