Bill Text: HI SB2070 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Asbestos.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-20 - The committee on CPH deferred the measure. [SB2070 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2070-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to asbestos.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 342P-41, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§342P-41 Powers and duties; specific. The director may:
(1) Establish emission and lead hazard exposure standards for the State as a whole or for any part thereof, including an indoor nonoccupational exposure standard;
(2) Establish a model accreditation program as recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for training for provider certification and accreditation requirements;
(3) Establish work practice standards and notification requirements for the demolition and renovation of facilities, including single-family residences, containing asbestos and for lead-based abatement activities in dwellings and child-occupied facilities; and
(4) Establish procedures for issuance of reasonable fees for notifications, certifications, and licenses."
SECTION 2. Before , the department of health shall adopt amendments to its administrative rules that include single-family residences in the definition of "facility" provided in 11-501-2, Hawaii Administrative Rules, or shall adopt new administrative rules before that establish work practice standards and notification requirements for the demolition and renovation of single-family residences containing asbestos.
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
DOH; Asbestos; Work Practice Standards; Single-Family Residences
Description:
Clarifies
that work practice standards and notification requirements for the demolition and
renovation of facilities containing asbestos apply to single-family residences.
Requires the Department of Health to amend
its administrative rules in accordance with this Act.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
