Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, any cost of testing a resources recovery facility or any other activity eligible for payment shall be paid by the owner of the facility, including any cost associated with: (1) Continuous meteorological and emissions monitoring of the facility required pursuant to § 22a-193 including the proportionate share, as determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, of the telemetry costs incurred by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, (2) testing conducted as part of a performance test required as a condition for the approval by the commissioner of any initial permit to operate including, but not limited to, stack testing of dioxin and furan emissions and residue testing, but not including ambient air and ambient environmental monitoring for dioxin, (3) testing conducted as part of a performance test in conjunction with any modification of a facility which requires the approval of the commissioner of a new or amended construction or operating permit, and (4) special testing necessary to demonstrate compliance with any permit issued for the facility if the commissioner has reason to believe that the facility does not comply with such permit.