50-73-107. Safety and industrial health consultation services authorized -- recovery of expenses. (1) The department may provide onsite safety and industrial health consultation services to mine operators that request onsite safety and industrial health consultation services.

(2) The department may not charge for the consultation provided by this section, but it may recover from the mine operator the cost of test kits, sampling media, associated laboratory fees, and other reasonable expenses incurred during the consultation.

(3) Expenses recovered pursuant to subsection (2) must be deposited into the occupational safety and health administration fund provided for in 50-71-128.