The photographing or microphotographing of public records, except the public records of counties, municipalities and other political subdivisions of the State of Alabama, shall be centralized in the Department of Archives and History. The Department of Archives and History is authorized to charge any office, court, commission, board, institution, department or agency of the state for the photographing or microphotographing of public records belonging to that office, court, commission, board, institution, department or agency. Such charge shall be on a cost basis.