The function of the building materials research and testing institute is:
A. to make technical investigations and determinations concerning the physical and chemical properties of all materials used in the construction of, or in connection with the construction of, buildings and dwellings;
B. to supply technical and engineering data which will tend to increase the economy, efficiency and safety of the manufacture and use of construction materials in this state; and
C. to establish and recommend standards for the physical and chemical properties of the materials and for the manufacture and use of these construction materials.
History: 1953 Comp., § 73-26-28, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 130, § 2.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 13 Am. Jur. 2d Buildings §§ 12, 13.
39A C.J.S. Health and Environment § 28.