Colorado § 25-7-501 - Legislative declaration.
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§ 25-7-501. Legislative declaration.
(1) The general assembly hereby declares that it is in the interest of the general public to control the exposure of the general public to friable asbestos. It is the intent of the general assembly to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public by regulating the practice of asbestos abatement in locations to which the general public has access for the purpose of ensuring that such abatement is performed in a manner that will minimize the risk of release of asbestos. However, it is not the intent of the general assembly to regulate occupational health practices that are regulated pursuant to federal laws. It is the intent of the general assembly that the commission may adopt regulations to permit the enforcement of the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants as set forth in 42 U.S.C. sec. 7412.
(2) Therefore, the general assembly determines and declares that the enactment of this part 5 is a matter of statewide concern to achieve statewide uniformity in the regulation of such asbestos abatement practices and uniformity in the qualifications for and certification of persons who perform such abatement.
Source: L. 87: Entire part R&RE, p. 1145, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: (1) amended, p. 1016, § 1, effective June 11; (1) amended, p. 1440, § 47, effective June 11. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 2786, § 508, effective July 1. L. 2022: (1) amended, (HB 22-1232), ch. 362, p. 2592, § 3, effective August 10.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-7-501 as it existed prior to 1987.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "State and Federal Legislative Response to the Asbestos Threat", see 17 Colo. Law. 1973 (1988).
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