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Committee releases substitute requiring mercury-free certification, testing and mitigation for new school flooring
Summary
The committee approved a substitute to Assembly Bill 30-19 that requires new school and childcare flooring to be certified mercury-free, mandates air-quality assessments and mitigation where mercury vapor exceeds standards, and tasks the health commissioner and DEP with rulemaking and five-year reviews.
The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee on March released a substitute to Assembly Bill 30-19 requiring new flooring installed in schools and childcare centers to be certified mercury-free and setting procedures for testing and mitigation.
The substitute requires an indoor air quality assessment and mitigation measures when mercury-containing floor materials could raise airborne mercury vapor concentrations above allowable levels. The bill directs the Commissioner of…
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