Powers and duties of Environmental Quality Board - 27 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4105

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     § 4105.  Powers and duties of Environmental Quality Board.
        (a)  General rule.--The Environmental Quality Board shall
     adopt regulations as necessary to implement this chapter, to
     include the establishment of:
            (1)  Testing or analysis to be conducted by an
        environmental laboratory.
            (2)  Allowable fees for environmental laboratories.
            (3)  Requirements for education, training and experience
        of laboratory supervisors.
            (4)  Criteria and procedures to be used by the department
        to accredit environmental laboratories, which may include
        proficiency test samples and onsite audits.
        (b)  Accreditation.--An environmental laboratory shall be
     accredited pursuant to this chapter and in compliance with the
     provisions of this chapter in order to generate the data and
     perform analysis to be used to comply with an environmental
     statute.
        (c)  General certificate program.--The Environmental Quality
     Board may adopt regulations that establish a general certificate
     of accreditation program or certificates of accreditation by
     rule.
        (d)  Unique needs.--To the extent possible, the Environmental
     Quality Board shall establish requirements and procedures that
     address the unique needs of small businesses, municipalities,
     municipal authorities and in-house laboratories.

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