My concerns relate to the impact of these certification requirements on laboratories at universities in the Commonwealth who conduct research efforts for agencies within Virginia.  In times of dwindling funding from the Commonwealth  as it is imposing fees on university/college laboratories for certifications requirements just adds a substantial further burden.  In reality these costs will have to be passed along to the agencies funding these research efforts (e.g., DEQ), thereby making the cost of funding research work simply higher for the Commonwealth