§ 8-124. Certification of Air Monitoring Contractor.

(a) Required capabilities.

In order to be certified as an Air Monitoring Contractor, an applicant must demonstrate to the Health Commissioner's satisfaction that it, using its own resources or in partnership with 1 or more co-applicants, is capable of:

(1) procuring or developing, and thereafter installing, CEMS equipment at a subject facility;

(2) performing regular inspections as required by§ 8-122 {"Inspections"} of this Part II; and

(3) developing software utilities capable of capturing and publically displaying CEMS data needed for the daily reports required by § 8-120 {"Required CEMS reports"} of this Part II.

(b) Conflicts of interests.

In order to be certified as an Air Monitoring Contractor, an applicant must not have had a contract, other than a contract to perform the duties of an Air Monitoring Contractor under this Part II, with a facility, or the owner or operator of a facility:

(1) within the past 10 years; or

(2) for the duration of their role as an Air Monitoring Contractor.

(c) Certification.

No later than 6 months after the effective date of this Ordinance, the Baltimore City Health Department shall certify an applicant meeting the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section as an Air Monitoring Contractor within 90 days of receiving:

(1) information, in the form required by the Health Commissioner, sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant meets the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section; and

(2) payment of the application fee set by the Board of Estimates.