65-3022. Same; determining and monitoring of power generation facilities environmental impact; programs for; fees; rules and regulations. In order to defray costs in determining and monitoring the environmental impact of power generation facilities with respect to air quality and, in the case of nuclear powered generation facilities, the overall radiological impact thereof, the secretary is authorized and directed to adopt rules and regulations to provide for the establishment of fees and for the collection thereof from each such facility. Such fees shall be determined and collected annually, and such determination shall be based upon the size and type of such facilities. In establishing programs for determining and monitoring environmental impact, the secretary shall take into consideration monitoring programs conducted by other persons and where possible avoid duplication of effort and expense. The secretary may also provide for quality review and evaluation of monitoring conducted by other persons in order to further the objectives of this act and to determine the extent and necessity of monitoring programs to be conducted by the department of health and environment.

History: L. 1978, ch. 352, § 2; July 1.