The state board shall administer and coordinate all air pollution research funded, in whole or in part, with state funds. In discharging its responsibilities, the state board has all of the following duties and powers:
(a) Establish applied research objectives.
(b) Receive and review all air pollution research proposals.
(c) Recommend the initiation of specific air pollution research projects.
(d) Award contracts for air pollution research projects.
(e) Establish the administrative and review procedures necessary to carry out this section.
(f) Collect, validate, and disseminate educational information relating to air pollution.