The State Department of Health is hereby authorized to encourage, participate in, conduct studies, investigations, training, research and demonstrations relating to:
1. The control or abatement of noise,
2. The detection and measurement of noise,
3. The effects on health resulting from exposure to noise, and4. The consumer safety and protection aspects of devices and products which may or do produce harmful noise when such device or product is used for its intended purposes.
Laws 1971, c. 264, § 1, emerg. eff. June 17, 1971.