15 USC 2642 - Definitions

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

§ 2642.

Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter—

(1)

Accredited asbestos contractor

(2)

Administrator

(3)

Asbestos

The term “asbestos” means asbestiform varieties of—

(A)

chrysotile (serpentine),

(B)

crocidolite (riebeckite),

(C)

amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite),

(D)

anthophyllite,

(E)

tremolite, or

(F)

actinolite.

(4)

Asbestos-containing material

(5)

EPA guidance document

(6)

Friable asbestos-containing material

(7)

Local educational agency

The term “local educational agency” means—

(A)

any local educational agency as defined in section 7801 of title 20,

(B)

the owner of any private, nonprofit elementary or secondary school building, and

(C)

the governing authority of any school operated under the defense dependents’ education system provided for under the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.).

(8)

Most current guidance document

(9)

Non-profit elementary or secondary school

(10)

Public and commercial building

(11)

Response action

(12)

School

(13)

School building

The term “school building” means—

(A)

any structure suitable for use as a classroom, including a school facility such as a laboratory, library, school eating facility, or facility used for the preparation of food,

(B)

any gymnasium or other facility which is specially designed for athletic or recreational activities for an academic course in physical education,

(C)

any other facility used for the instruction of students or for the administration of educational or research programs, and

(D)

any maintenance, storage, or utility facility, including any hallway, essential to the operation of any facility described in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C).

(14)

State

(Pub. L. 94–469, title II, § 202, as added Pub. L. 99–519, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2971; amended Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 391(c)(1)–(3), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4022; Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(f)(1), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2091; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(xxx)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2191.)

cite as: 15 USC 2642