(a) There is hereby established an Office of Small Business Ombudsman within the Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of serving as the confidential primary point of contact for small business on issues relating to compliance with this act and the Clean Air Act.

(b) The Office of Small Business Ombudsman shall perform all functions necessary to implement the requirements of section 507(a)(3)¹ of the Clean Air Act. The Office of Small Business Ombudsman shall perform all of the following functions to the extent they are consistent with the guidelines developed by the Environmental Protection Agency:

(c) The Office of Small Business Ombudsman shall report annually to the Governor and General Assembly on the effectiveness of the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program and other issues relating to the impact of the Clean Air Act implementation on small businesses in the Commonwealth.

(d) For each proposed rulemaking significantly affecting small businesses, the Office of Small Business Ombudsman shall prepare a report which contains a detailed analysis of the economic impact of such proposed rulemaking on small businesses. The economic impact report shall be completed no later than ninety (90) days from the date that the board approves the proposed rulemaking and shall be submitted to the board for consideration prior to approval of the final rulemaking package, provided the report is available within the time period prescribed by this section. The department shall provide the ombudsman with a reasonable opportunity to revise the report to reflect any proposed substantial change in the rulemaking which affects the initial report.

(e) The report shall include, but not be limited to:

(f) All equipment, files, records, contracts, agreements and all other materials and supplies which are used, employed or expended by the Office of Small Business Ombudsman shall be transferred to the Department of Environmental Protection.