Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 11, Article 2, Code of Virginia.

A. The provisions of § 2.2-1104, Code of Virginia, notwithstanding, the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services shall ensure that no individual is denied the benefits of laboratory tests mandated by the Department of Health for reason of inability to pay for such services.

B. Out of this appropriation, $3,162,854 the first year and $3,162,854 the second year for Statewide Laboratory Services is sum sufficient and these amounts are estimates from an internal service fund which shall be paid from revenues derived from charges collected from the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and Department of Corrections. The internal service fund shall also consist of revenues transferred from the Department of Transportation for motor fuel testing as stated in § 3-1.02 of this act, and fees collected from governmental entities for sample testing.  

C. The provisions of § 2.2-1104 B, Code of Virginia, notwithstanding, the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services may charge a fee for the limited and specific purpose of analyses of water samples where:

1. testing is required by Department of Health regulations as mandated by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act,

2. funding to support such testing is not otherwise provided for in this act , and

3. fees shall not be increased above the fees existing as of July 1, 2014, unless first approved by the Governor.

D.1. The Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services may charge a fee to recover its costs to certify laboratories analyzing drinking water samples under the requirements of § 2.2-1104 A. 4, Code of Virginia, where certification of these laboratories is required by the Department of Health regulations mandated by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

2. Any fees charged for testing of water samples or certification of labs that analyze water samples shall not exceed the direct cost of such services.