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        February 14, 2012

Madam Speaker:

    The Political Subdivisions Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 189, ASBESTOS REQUIREMENTS, by Representative L. Wiley, with the following amendments and recommends it be placed on the Consent Calendar.

1.    Page 2, Lines 33 through 56 :    

             33          (1) The board may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             34      Administrative Rulemaking Act:
             35          (a) regarding the control, abatement, and prevention of air pollution from all sources
             36      and the establishment of the maximum quantity of air contaminants that may be emitted by any
             37      air contaminant source;
             38          (b) establishing air quality standards;
             39          (c) requiring persons engaged in operations which result in air pollution to:
             40          (i) install, maintain, and use emission monitoring devices, as the board finds necessary;
             41          (ii) file periodic reports containing information relating to the rate, period of emission,
             42      and composition of the air contaminant; and
             43          (iii) provide access to records relating to emissions which cause or contribute to air
             44      pollution;
             45          (d) (i) implementing [15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq. Toxic Substances Control Act,
             46      Subchapter II - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response, and reviewing and approving]:
             47          (A) Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter II, Asbestos Hazard Emergency
             48      Response, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.;
             49          (B) 40 C.F.R. Part 763, Asbestos; and
             50          (C) 40 C.F.R. Part 61, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants,
             51      Subpart M, National Emission Standard for Asbestos; and
             52          (ii)

{   governing   }        reviewing and approving       asbestos management plans submitted by local education agencies under


             53
     [that act] the Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter II, Asbestos Hazard Emergency
             54      Response, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.;
             55          (e) establishing a requirement for a diesel emission opacity inspection and maintenance
             56      program for diesel-powered motor vehicles;

2.    Page 5, Lines 130 through 145 :    

             130          (q) meet the requirements of federal air pollution laws;
             131          (r)
  by rule,       establish work practice, certification, and clearance air sampling requirements for

             132      persons who:
             133          (i) contract for hire to conduct demolition, renovation, salvage, encapsulation work
             134      involving friable asbestos-containing materials, or asbestos inspections[;] if:
             135          (A) the contract work is done on a site other than a residential property with four or
             136      fewer units; or
             137          (B) the contract work is done on a residential property with four or fewer units where a
             138      tested sample contained greater than 1% of asbestos;
             139          (ii) conduct work described in Subsection (3)(r)(i) in areas to which the general public
             140      has unrestrained access or in school buildings that are subject to the federal Asbestos Hazard
             141      Emergency Response Act of 1986;
             142          (iii) conduct asbestos inspections in facilities subject to 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq.,
             143      Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter II - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response; or
             144          (iv) conduct lead paint inspections in facilities subject to 15 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq.,
             145      Toxic Substances Control Act, Subchapter IV -- Lead Exposure Reduction;

3.    Page 6, Line 171 through Page 7, Line 183 :    

             171          (6) (a) The board may not require testing for asbestos or related materials on a
             172      residential property with four or fewer units[.], unless:
             173          (i) the property's construction was completed before January 1, 1981; or
             174          (ii) the testing is for:
             175          (A) a sprayed acoustical ceiling;
             176          (B) transite siding;


             177          (C)
{   vinyl-asbestos   }        vinyl       floor tile;

             178          (D) thermal-system insulation or tape on a duct or furnace; or
             179          (E) vermiculite
{   insulated-type   }        type insulation       materials.

             180          (b) A residential property with four or fewer units is subject to an abatement rule made
             181      under Subsection (1)
  or (3)(r)       if:

             182          (i) a sample from the property is tested for asbestos; and
             183          (ii) the sample contains asbestos measuring greater than 1%.

    Respectfully,

    R. Curt Webb
    Committee Chair
Voting: 11-0-1
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Bill Number
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*HCRAMDCON*

HB0189
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HCRAMDCON