(a) The county health department where it exists of each of the counties of the Commonwealth may elect to administer and enforce any of the provisions of this act together with the department in accordance with the established policies, procedures, guidelines, standards and rules and regulations of the department. Where this program activity exceeds the minimum program requirements adopted by the Advisory Health Board under the provisions of the act of August 24, 1951 (P.L. 1304, No. 315),¹ known as the “Local Health Administration Law”, such activity may be funded through contractual agreements with the department. The department is authorized to provide funds to county health departments from funds appropriated for this purpose by the General Assembly.

(b) Notwithstanding the grant of powers in subsection (a), in any case where administration and enforcement of this act by a county health department shall conflict with administration and enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection, administration and enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection shall take precedence over administration and enforcement by a county health department.