§ 2669. — Study of radon in Federal 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: 15USC2669]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 53--TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER III--INDOOR RADON ABATEMENT
Sec. 2669. Study of radon in Federal buildings
(a) Study requirement
The head of each Federal department or agency that owns a Federal
building shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining the extent
of radon contamination in such buildings. Such study shall include, in
the case of a Federal building using a nonpublic water source (such as a
well or other groundwater), radon contamination of the water.
(b) High-risk Federal buildings
(1) The Administrator shall identify and compile a list of areas
within the United States which the Administrator, in consultation with
Federal departments and agencies, determines have a high probability of
including Federal buildings which have elevated levels of radon.
(2) In compiling such list, the Administrator shall make such
determinations on the basis of, among other things, the following:
(A) Geological data.
(B) Data on high radon levels in homes and other structures near
any such Federal building.
(C) Physical characteristics of the Federal buildings.
(c) Study designs
Studies required under subsection (a) of this section shall be based
on design criteria specified by the Administrator. The head of each
Federal department or agency conducting such a study shall submit, not
later than July 1, 1989, a study design to the Administrator for
approval. The study design shall follow the most recent Environmental
Protection Agency guidance documents, including ``A Citizen's Guide to
Radon''; the ``Interim Protocol for Screening and Follow Up: Radon and
Radon Decay Products Measurements''; the ``Interim Indoor Radon & Radon
Decay Product Measurement Protocol''; and any other recent guidance
documents. The study design shall include testing data from a
representative sample of Federal buildings in each high-risk area
identified in subsection (b) of this section. The study design also
shall include additional testing data to the extent resources are
available, including any reliable data supplied by Federal agencies,
States, or other parties.
(d) Information on risks and testing
(1) The Administrator shall provide to the departments or agencies
conducting studies under subsection (a) of this section the following:
(A) Guidance and data detailing the risks associated with high
radon levels.
(B) Technical guidance and related information concerning
testing for radon within Federal buildings and water supplies.
(C) Technical guidance and related information concerning
methods for reducing radon levels.
(2) In addition to the assistance required by paragraph (1), the
Administrator is authorized to make available, on a cost reimbursable
basis, to the departments or agencies conducting studies under
subsection (a) of this section devices suitable for use by such
departments or agencies in conducting tests for radon within Federal
buildings. For the purpose of assisting such departments or agencies in
evaluating any such devices for the presence of radon levels, the
Administrator is authorized to recommend laboratories or to make
available to such departments or agencies, on a cost reimbursable basis,
the use of laboratories of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(e) Study deadline
Not later than June 1, 1990, the head of each Federal department or
agency conducting a study under subsection (a) of this section shall
complete the study and provide the study to the Administrator.
(f) Report to Congress
Not later than October 1, 1990, the Administrator shall submit a
report to the Congress describing the results of the studies conducted
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(Pub. L. 94-469, title III, Sec. 309, as added Pub. L. 100-551,
Sec. 1(a), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2763.)
