Powers and duties - 27 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4104

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     § 4104.  Powers and duties.
        The department shall have the following powers and duties:
            (1)  Establish, administer and enforce an environmental
        laboratory accreditation program which shall include
        accreditation standards necessary for a State certification
        program. The program shall also include a NELAP accreditation
        program for those laboratories seeking this certification.
        The program may also include any other specific broad-based
        Federal or State accreditation program for certification.
            (2)  Issue, renew, deny, revoke, suspend or modify
        certificates of accreditation to environmental laboratories
        in accordance with regulations adopted by the Environmental
        Quality Board.
            (3)  Impose terms or conditions on accreditation as
        necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.
            (4)  Conduct inspections and tests or samplings,
        including the examination and copying of records and data
        pertinent to a matter under investigation. Duly authorized
        agents and employees of the department may at reasonable
        times enter and examine property, facilities, operations and
        activities subject to regulation under this chapter.
            (5)  Issue orders and initiate proceedings as necessary
        to implement and enforce this chapter.
            (6)  Require a fee for the processing of an application
        for a certificate of accreditation, including the issuance,
        renewal, modification or other action relating to the
        certificate, in an amount sufficient to pay the department's
        cost of implementing and administering the accreditation
        program.
            (7)  Provide technical assistance and advice to persons
        and environmental laboratories subject to this chapter.
            (8)  Contract with third parties to inspect and monitor
        environmental laboratories.
            (9)  Cooperate with appropriate Federal, State,
        interstate and local government units and private
        organizations to implement this chapter.
            (10)  Allow the use of experimental procedures on a case-
        by-case basis to satisfy the testing or analysis requirements
        established under an environmental statute.
            (11)  Seek approval as an accrediting authority from
        NELAP.

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