15 USC § 2653 - EPA study of asbestos-containing material in public buildings

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s2653"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 2653 - EPA study of asbestos-containing material in public buildings"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "2653"
section_name: "EPA study of asbestos-containing material in public buildings"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–469, title II, § 213, as added Pub. L. 99–519, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2987.)"
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# § 2653. EPA study of asbestos-containing material in public buildings

Within 360 days after October 22, 1986, the Administrator shall conduct and submit to the Congress the results of a study which shall—

**(1)** assess the extent to which asbestos-containing materials are present in public and commercial buildings;

**(2)** assess the condition of asbestos-containing material in commercial buildings and the likelihood that persons occupying such buildings, including service and maintenance personnel, are, or may be, exposed to asbestos fibers;

**(3)** consider and report on whether public and commercial buildings should be subject to the same inspection and response action requirements that apply to school buildings;

**(4)** assess whether existing Federal regulations adequately protect the general public, particularly abatement personnel, from exposure to asbestos during renovation and demolition of such buildings; and

**(5)** include recommendations that explicitly address whether there is a need to establish standards for, and regulate asbestos exposure in, public and commercial buildings.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–469, title II, § 213, as added Pub. L. 99–519, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2987.)