Refund; notice to Tax Commissioner; Department of Water, Energy, and Environment; duties

If the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment finds that a facility or multiple facilities at a single location are designed and operated primarily for control, capture, abatement, or removal of industrial or agricultural waste from air or water and are suitable, are reasonably adequate, and meet the intent and purposes of the Environmental Protection Act, the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment shall so notify the owner of the facility in writing of its findings that the facility, multiple facilities, or the specified portions of any facility are approved. The Department of Water, Energy, and Environment shall also notify the Tax Commissioner of its findings and the extent of commercial or productive value derived from any materials captured or recovered by the facility.