A bill to require asbestos manufacturers to submit information on their asbestos products to the Environmental Protection Agency and to require owners of buildings containing asbestos to inspect the buildings and take samples of asbestos or asbestos-containing material before commencing civil actions relating to asbestos, and for other purposes.
Asbestos Information Act of 1987 - Requires asbestos or asbestos-containing material manufacturers to report to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on the years of manufacture, the types or classes of product, and other identifying characteristics. Requires the Administrator to publish such information.
Requires the owner of a building containing asbestos or asbestos-containing asbestos-material to attach information on the year the material was installed and its identifying characteristics, and the results of an analysis of such material performed by an accredited laboratory, to the complaint in a civil action pertaining to asbestos in the building.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to develop and publish protocols for such samples and to develop an accreditation program for laboratories providing such analyses.
Became Public Law No: 100-577.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials Prior to Referral (June 17, 87).
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 100-1074.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 100-1074.
Placed on Union Calendar No: 632.
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See H.R.5442.