BILL REQ. #:  S-3387.2 

Read first time 01/17/14.   Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

     AN ACT Relating to retailer labeling requirements for asbestos-containing building materials; and amending RCW 70.310.030.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 70.310.030 and 2013 c 51 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Effective January 1, 2014, it is unlawful to manufacture, wholesale, or distribute for sale an asbestos-containing building material that is not labeled as required by RCW 70.310.040 or as required under federal law, 40 C.F.R. part 763, subpart I, Sec. 173.171 (1994). The labeling requirement also applies to stock-on-hand, meaning any asbestos-containing building material in their possession or control after December 31, 2013, must be labeled. Retailers that do not manufacture((, wholesale,)) or distribute asbestos-containing building materials are exempt from ((this chapter)) the requirements under this section.
     (2)(a) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to asbestos-containing building materials that have already been installed, applied, or used by the consumer.
     (b) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to asbestos-containing building materials used solely for United States military purposes.
     (3) Any manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor may submit a written request for an exemption from the labeling requirements of this chapter, and the department may grant such an exemption if it determines that the labeling requirements are technically infeasible or create an undue economic hardship. Each exemption is in effect for a period not to exceed three years from the date issued and is subject to the terms and conditions prescribed by the department.