HB 1305 – AS INTRODUCED
2014 SESSION
08/03
HOUSE BILL 1305
AN ACT relative to the definition of asbestos abatement.
SPONSORS: Rep. D. McGuire, Merr 21; Rep. Groen, Straf 10
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill excludes certain activities from the definition of asbestos abatement.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14-2434
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to the definition of asbestos abatement.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Asbestos Abatement; Definition. Amend RSA 141-E:2, II to read as follows:
II.(a) “Asbestos abatement” means any of the following activities:
[(a)] (1) The wrecking or removal of any load-supporting structural member containing or covered by RACM, as defined in paragraph VII;
[(b)] (2) The encapsulation, coating, binding, or resurfacing of structural members, walls, ceilings, or other building surfaces, or ducts, pipes, boilers, tanks, reactors, furnaces, or other vessels containing RACM for the purpose of minimizing the potential for fiber release;
[(c)] (3) The construction of airtight enclosures by the use of impact resistant materials to isolate surfaces coated or containing RACM;
[(d)] (4) The removal or stripping of RACM from structural members, walls, ceilings, or other building surfaces, or ducts, pipes, boilers, tanks, reactors, furnaces, or other vessels; and
[(e)] (5) The repair of RACM to minimize the likelihood of fiber release from damaged areas. Repair may include, but shall not be limited to, application of duct tape, rewettable glass cloth, canvas, cement, or other suitable materials to seal exposed areas where asbestos fibers may be released, or repair of damaged, previously encapsulated, RACM with non-asbestos substitutes; and re-encapsulation or repair of enclosures around RACM.
(b) “Asbestos abatement” shall not include inspections to determine the presence of asbestos for any project involving construction after 1994 nor inspections of any project to determine the presence of asbestos under 750 square feet.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.