65-3310. Same; duties and functions of secretary.
65-3310
65-3310. Same; duties and functions of secretary.The secretary of health and environment is authorized and directed to:
(a) Adopt rules and regulations, standards and procedures to be used bycounties in the development and the periodic updating of wastewater managementplans, and to enablethe secretary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act;
(b) receive and disburse any federal funds received for development andimplementation of countywide wastewater management plans;
(c) administer the wastewater management program and enforce the provisionsof each county wastewater management plan adopted pursuant to the provisionsof this act;
(d) provide technical assistance to counties, including the training of personnel;
(e) institute, conduct and support research, demonstration projects andinvestigations and coordinate all state agency research programs with applicablefederal programs pertaining to wastewater management; and
(f) conduct and contract for researchers and investigations in the areaof wastewater management of point source pollution.
History: L. 1979, ch. 270, § 3; July 1.