Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 20 : Section 3610


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 3610. Definitions

      For purposes of this chapter - 
        (1) the term "asbestos" means - 
          (A) chrysotile, amosite, or crocidolite; or
          (B) in fibrous form, tremolite, anthophyllite, or actinolite;

        (2) the term "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of
      the United States;
        (3) the term "imminent hazard to the health and safety" means,
      for purposes of section 3605 of this title, that an asbestos
      material is, according to standards established by the Secretary,
      friable or easily damaged, or within easy reach of students or
      otherwise susceptible to damage (including damage from water or
      air circulation) which could result in the dispersal of asbestos
      fibers into the school environment;
        (4) the term "local educational agency" means - 
          (A) any local educational agency as defined in section
        198(a)(10) (!1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
        of 1965;

          (B) the governing authority of any nonprofit elementary or
        secondary school;

        (5) the term "nonprofit elementary or secondary school" means -
      
          (A) any elementary or secondary school (as defined in section
        198(a)(7) (!1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
        1965) owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations
        or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or
        may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder
        or individual, and
          (B) any school of any agency of the United States;

        (6) the term "school buildings" means - 
          (A) structures suitable for use as classrooms, laboratories,
        libraries, school eating facilities, or facilities used for the
        preparation of food;
          (B) any gymnasium or other facility which is specially
        designed for athletic or recreational activities for an
        academic course in physical education;
          (C) other facilities used for the instruction of students,
        for research, or for the administration of educational or
        research programs; and
          (D) maintenance, storage, or utility facilities essential to
        the operation of the facilities described in subparagraphs (A)
        through (C) of this paragraph;

        (7) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education, or
      his designee;
        (8) the term "State" means each of the several States, the
      District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
      American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands,
      the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Bureau of Indian
      Affairs, and the Office of Overseas Schools of the Department of
      Defense; and
        (9) the term "State educational agency" has the same meaning
      given such term by section 198(a)(17) (!1) of the Elementary and
      Secondary Education Act of 1965.



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