Sec. 7. (a) The department shall establish a uniform transfer station inspection program to protect the health of the residents of Indiana and the environment of Indiana:
(1) for transfer stations located:
(A) inside Indiana; and
(B) outside Indiana;
that receive municipal waste and that engage in waste transfer activities; and
(2) under rules adopted by the board.
(b) The board shall establish fees payable by the transfer stations inspected. The amount of a fee imposed for the inspection of a transfer station may not exceed the cost of time and materials directly expended by:
(1) the department; or
(2) a contractor hired by the department;
for conducting the inspection of the transfer station.