[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3689 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3689

 To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
 to waive any emission standard or other requirement under section 112 
  of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412) applicable to the control of 
   asbestos emissions in the demolition or renovation of a condemned 
  building for which there is a reasonable expectation of structural 
                                failure.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 15, 2011

  Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
 to waive any emission standard or other requirement under section 112 
  of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412) applicable to the control of 
   asbestos emissions in the demolition or renovation of a condemned 
  building for which there is a reasonable expectation of structural 
                                failure.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Waiver Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER FROM ASBESTOS NESHAP REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMOLITION OR 
              RENOVATION OF CONDEMNED BUILDINGS.

    (a) Waiver.--At the request of a State or local government, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section 
referred to as the ``Administrator'') may waive any emission standard 
or other requirement under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7412) applicable to the control of asbestos emissions in the demolition 
or renovation of a building.
    (b) Standard for Approval.--The Administrator may approve a request 
for a waiver under subsection (a) only if the request demonstrates 
that--
            (1) the building has been condemned; and
            (2) there is a reasonable expectation of the building's 
        structural failure.
    (c) Time Period for Approval or Disapproval of Request for 
Waiver.--The Administrator shall approve or disapprove a request for a 
waiver under subsection (a) within 90 days after the date on which the 
request is received by the Administrator. If the Administrator fails to 
approve or disapprove such a request by the end of such 90-day period, 
the request is deemed to be approved.
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