In addition, two new positions in DEP would be funded to support these activities. This program, implemented through DEP's Office of Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance, provides technical assistance, training and other pollution prevention and energy conservation services to small businesses. The Council will be formally announced in the near future. The Center is a joint initiative of the departments of Environmental Protection, Conservation and Natural Resources, Education, Community and Economic Development and Agriculture, the State System for Higher Education, the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, the Fish and Boat and Game Commissions, the Pennsylvania Alliance for Environmental Education and the Wild Resources Conservation Board. Laboratory Accreditation DEP is proposing to implement the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference recommendations which call on states to accredit or certify laboratories responsible for analyzing water, air, waste and other samples required to be taken as a part of environmental monitoring programs.
Legislation is needed to create the program which is anticipated to be funded by accreditation fees.
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