(a) The executive director shall establish certification fees that cover program costs, including costs associated with application review; initial, routine, and follow-up inspections; and preparation of reports.
(b) The operator of a laboratory seeking primary certification shall pay the following fees:
  (1) an administrative fee of $500 per year; and
  (2) an annual certification fee based on the categories for which the laboratory is certified.
(c) The operator of a laboratory seeking secondary certification shall pay the following fees:
  (1) an administrative fee of $250 per year; and
  (2) an annual certification fee based on the categories for which the laboratory is certified.
(d) The categories and annual fees are:
  (1) microbiology -- $75;
  (2) radiochemistry -- $225;
  (3) metals -- $225;
  (4) general chemistry -- $225;
  (5) disinfection by-products -- $150;
  (6) volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry -- $150;
  (7) semivolatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry -- $150;
  (8) organic compounds by gas chromatography using detection other than mass spectrometry -- $300;
  (9) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography -- $300;
  (10) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans -- $150; and
  (11) asbestos -- $150.
(e) The operator of an environmental testing laboratory located in another state and applying for primary certification shall also pay a fee equal to the reasonable travel costs (including transportation, lodging, per diem, and telephone and duplication charges) associated with conducting an assessment at the laboratory.
(f) The following fees shall be assessed, as applicable, in addition to the annual administrative and category fees and travel costs:
  (1) to modify an existing certification and add one or more fields of certification -- $250;
  (2) to replace a certification certificate -- $50; and
  (3) to reinstate a suspended certification -- $250.
(g) All fees are nonrefundable.

Source Note: The provisions of this §25.70 adopted to be effective September 12, 2002, 27 TexReg 8480