15 U.S.C. § 2669 : US Code - Section 2669: Study of radon in Federal buildings

Search 15 U.S.C. § 2669 : US Code - Section 2669: Study of radon in Federal buildings

(a) Study requirement
The head of each Federal department or agency that owns a Federal
building shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining the
extent of radon contamination in such buildings. Such study shall
include, in the case of a Federal building using a nonpublic water
source (such as a well or other groundwater), radon contamination
of the water.
(b) High-risk Federal buildings
(1) The Administrator shall identify and compile a list of areas
within the United States which the Administrator, in consultation
with Federal departments and agencies, determines have a high
probability of including Federal buildings which have elevated
levels of radon.
(2) In compiling such list, the Administrator shall make such
determinations on the basis of, among other things, the following:
(A) Geological data.
(B) Data on high radon levels in homes and other structures
near any such Federal building.
(C) Physical characteristics of the Federal buildings.
(c) Study designs
Studies required under subsection (a) of this section shall be
based on design criteria specified by the Administrator. The head
of each Federal department or agency conducting such a study shall
submit, not later than July 1, 1989, a study design to the
Administrator for approval. The study design shall follow the most
recent Environmental Protection Agency guidance documents,
including "A Citizen's Guide to Radon"; the "Interim Protocol for
Screening and Follow Up: Radon and Radon Decay Products
Measurements"; the "Interim Indoor Radon&Radon Decay Product
Measurement Protocol"; and any other recent guidance documents. The
study design shall include testing data from a representative
sample of Federal buildings in each high-risk area identified in
subsection (b) of this section. The study design also shall include
additional testing data to the extent resources are available,
including any reliable data supplied by Federal agencies, States,
or other parties.
(d) Information on risks and testing
(1) The Administrator shall provide to the departments or
agencies conducting studies under subsection (a) of this section
the following:
(A) Guidance and data detailing the risks associated with high
radon levels.
(B) Technical guidance and related information concerning
testing for radon within Federal buildings and water supplies.
(C) Technical guidance and related information concerning
methods for reducing radon levels.
(2) In addition to the assistance required by paragraph (1), the
Administrator is authorized to make available, on a cost
reimbursable basis, to the departments or agencies conducting
studies under subsection (a) of this section devices suitable for
use by such departments or agencies in conducting tests for radon
within Federal buildings. For the purpose of assisting such
departments or agencies in evaluating any such devices for the
presence of radon levels, the Administrator is authorized to
recommend laboratories or to make available to such departments or
agencies, on a cost reimbursable basis, the use of laboratories of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
(e) Study deadline
Not later than June 1, 1990, the head of each Federal department
or agency conducting a study under subsection (a) of this section
shall complete the study and provide the study to the
Administrator.
(f) Report to Congress
Not later than October 1, 1990, the Administrator shall submit a
report to the Congress describing the results of the studies
conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.