§ 4012. — Asbestos hazard abatement program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC4012]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 52--EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER V--ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT
Sec. 4012. Asbestos hazard abatement program
(a) Abatement program
There is hereby established a program within the Environmental
Protection Agency to be known as the Asbestos Hazards Abatement Program
(hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as ``Program'').
(b) Duties
The duties of the Administrator in implementing and effectuating the
Program shall include--
(1) the compilation of medical, scientific, and technical
information including, but not limited to--
(A) the health and safety hazards associated with asbestos
materials;
(B) the means of identifying, sampling, and testing
materials suspected of emitting asbestos fibers; and
(C) the means of abating the threat posed by asbestos and
asbestos containing materials;
(2) the distribution of the information described in paragraph
(1) (in any appropriate form such as pamphlets, reports, or
instructions) to State and local educational agencies and to other
institutions, including parent and employee organizations, for the
purpose of carrying out activities described in this subchapter;
(3) not later than November 15 of each year for which this
subchapter is authorized, the development and distribution of
applications, or notifications to all local educational agencies of
the availability of application forms including information for
obtaining such forms; and
(4) the review of applications for financial assistance, and the
approval or disapproval of such applications, in accordance with the
provisions of section 4014 of this title.
(Pub. L. 98-377, title V, Sec. 503, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1288; Pub.
L. 101-637, Secs. 4, 14(a)(3), (b)(3), (4), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4590, 4594, 4595.)
Amendments
1990--Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(a)(3), made technical amendment to
section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(b)(3), inserted heading and
struck out par. (1) designation before ``There is hereby established''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(b)(4), inserted heading.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 4(1), (2), substituted
``educational agencies'' for ``agencies'' and ``institutions, including
parent and employee organizations,'' for ``institutions''.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 4(3), amended par. (3)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: ``the
development within forty-five days of August 11, 1984, of an interim or
final application form, which shall be distributed promptly to local
educational agencies; and''.
