§ 2653. — EPA Study of asbestoscontaining material in public buildings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2653]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 53--TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER II--ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Sec. 2653. EPA study of asbestos-containing material in public
buildings
Within 360 days after October 22, 1986, the Administrator shall
conduct and submit to the Congress the results of a study which shall--
(1) assess the extent to which asbestos-containing materials are
present in public and commercial buildings;
(2) assess the condition of asbestos-containing material in
commercial buildings and the likelihood that persons occupying such
buildings, including service and maintenance personnel, are, or may
be, exposed to asbestos fibers;
(3) consider and report on whether public and commercial
buildings should be subject to the same inspection and response
action requirements that apply to school buildings;
(4) assess whether existing Federal regulations adequately
protect the general public, particularly abatement personnel, from
exposure to asbestos during renovation and demolition of such
buildings; and
(5) include recommendations that explicitly address whether
there is a need to establish standards for, and regulate asbestos
exposure in, public and commercial buildings.
(Pub. L. 94-469, title II, Sec. 213, as added Pub. L. 99-519, Sec. 2,
Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2987.)
