§ 4015. — Administrative provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC4015]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 52--EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER V--ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT
Sec. 4015. Administrative provisions
(a) Regulations
The Administrator shall promulgate rules and regulations as
necessary to implement the authorities and requirements of this
subchapter.
(b) Procedures
The Administrator also shall establish procedures to be used by
local educational agencies, in programs for which financial assistance
is made available under section 4014 of this title, for--
(1) abating asbestos materials in school buildings;
(2) replacing the asbestos materials removed from school
buildings with other appropriate building materials; and
(3) restoring such school buildings to conditions comparable to
those existing before asbestos containment or removal activities
were undertaken.
(c) Relationship to other laws
Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed,
interpreted, or applied to diminish in any way the level of protection
required under any other State or Federal worker protection or other
applicable laws.
(d) Other authority
In order to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter, the
Administrator may also adopt such other procedures, standards, and
regulations as the Administrator deems necessary, including--
(1) procedures for testing the level of asbestos fibers in
schools, including safety measures to be followed in conducting such
tests;
(2) standards for evaluating (on the basis of such tests) the
likelihood of the leakage of asbestos fibers into the school
environment; and
(3) periodic reporting with respect to the activities that have
taken place using funds loaned or granted under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 98-377, title V, Sec. 506, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1292; Pub.
L. 101-637, Secs. 7, 14(a)(6), (b)(8), (9), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4592, 4594, 4595.)
Amendments
1990--Pub. L. 101-637 inserted section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 14(b)(8), inserted heading.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 7(2), added subsec. (b) and
struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: ``The Administrator
shall also establish--
``(1) procedures to be used by local educational agencies, in
programs for which financial assistance is made available under
section 4014 of this title for--
``(A) abating asbestos materials in school buildings;
``(B) replacing the asbestos materials removed from school
buildings with other appropriate building materials; and
``(C) restoring such school buildings to conditions
comparable to those existing before asbestos containment or
removal activities were undertaken; and
``(2) within ninety days, standards for determining--
``(A) which contractors are qualified to carry out the
activities referred to in paragraph (1), and
``(B) what training, equipment, protective clothing and
other information and material must be supplied to adequately
advise and protect school employees utilized to carry out the
activities in paragraph (1).
``(3) nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed,
interpreted or applied to diminish in any way the level of
protection required under State or Federal worker protection laws.''
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-637, Sec. 7(2), added subsec. (c). Former
subsec. (c) redesignated (d).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-637, Secs. 7(1), 14(b)(9), redesignated
subsec. (c) as (d), inserted heading, and inserted a comma after
``standards'' in introductory provisions.
