19-1-201. Powers of department.
(1) The department shall:
(a) enter into cooperative agreements with the Department of Health to delineate specific
responsibilities to assure that assessment and management of risk to human health from the
environment are properly administered;
(b) consult with the Department of Health and enter into cooperative agreements, as
needed, to ensure efficient use of resources and effective response to potential health and safety
threats from the environment, and to prevent gaps in protection from potential risks from the
environment to specific individuals or population groups; and
(c) coordinate implementation of environmental programs to maximize efficient use of
resources by developing, with local health departments, a Comprehensive Environmental Service
Delivery Plan that:
(i) recognizes that the department and local health departments are the foundation for
providing environmental health programs in the state;
(ii) delineates the responsibilities of the department and each local health department for
the efficient delivery of environmental programs using federal, state, and local authorities,
responsibilities, and resources;
(iii) provides for the delegation of authority and pass through of funding to local health
departments for environmental programs, to the extent allowed by applicable law, identified in
the plan, and requested by the local health department; and
(iv) is reviewed and updated annually.
(2) The department may:
(a) investigate matters affecting the environment;
(b) investigate and control matters affecting the public health when caused by
environmental hazards;
(c) prepare, publish, and disseminate information to inform the public concerning issues
involving environmental quality;
(d) establish and operate programs, as authorized by this title, necessary for protection of
the environment and public health from environmental hazards;
(e) use local health departments in the delivery of environmental health programs to the
extent provided by law;
(f) enter into contracts with local health departments or others to meet responsibilities
established under this title;
(g) acquire real and personal property by purchase, gift, devise, and other lawful means;
(h) prepare and submit to the governor a proposed budget to be included in the budget
submitted by the governor to the Legislature;
(i) (i) establish a schedule of fees that may be assessed for actions and services of the
department according to the procedures and requirements of Section 63J-1-504; and
(ii) in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, all fees shall be reasonable, fair, and reflect
the cost of services provided;
(j) prescribe by rule reasonable requirements not inconsistent with law relating to
environmental quality for local health departments;
(k) perform the administrative functions of the boards established by Section 19-1-106,
including the acceptance and administration of grants from the federal government and from
other sources, public or private, to carry out the board's functions; and
(l) upon the request of any board or the executive secretary, provide professional,
technical, and clerical staff and field and laboratory services, the extent of which are limited by
the funds available to the department for the staff and services.
Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session
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