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In October 1988, Congress amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) by adding Title III, Indoor Radon Abatement. The basic purpose of Title III is to provide financial and technical assistance to the states that choose to support radon monitoring and control. Neither monitoring nor abatement of radon is required by TSCA.
Title III required the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its pamphlet “A Citizen’s Guide to Radon,” to develop model construction standards and techniques for controlling radon levels within new buildings, and to provide technical assistance to states. EPA is to provide technical assistance by:
The proficiency rating program and certification for training programs collect fees for service, and therefore are meant to be self-supporting, but Congress authorized $1.5 million to be appropriated to establish these programs. Congress authorized $3 million to be appropriated for each of three years beginning in 1989 for the other provisions of sections 303, 304, and 305.
A matching grant program was established for the purpose of assisting states in developing and implementing programs for radon assessment and mitigation. For this program, $30 million was authorized to be appropriated over three years, with funds targeted to states or projects that made efforts to ensure adoption of EPA’s model construction standards and techniques for new buildings; gave preference to low-income persons; or addressed serious and extensive radon contamination problems or had the potential to reduce risk or to develop innovative assessment techniques, mitigation measures, or management approaches.
Other sections of Title III require EPA to conduct a study to:
All authorizations for appropriations specific to this title expired September 30, 1991, although appropriations have continued.
In October 1988, Congress amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) by adding Title III, Indoor Radon Abatement. The basic purpose of Title III is to provide financial and technical assistance to the states that choose to support radon monitoring and control. Neither monitoring nor abatement of radon is required by TSCA.
Title III required the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its pamphlet “A Citizen’s Guide to Radon,” to develop model construction standards and techniques for controlling radon levels within new buildings, and to provide technical assistance to states. EPA is to provide technical assistance by:
The proficiency rating program and certification for training programs collect fees for service, and therefore are meant to be self-supporting, but Congress authorized $1.5 million to be appropriated to establish these programs. Congress authorized $3 million to be appropriated for each of three years beginning in 1989 for the other provisions of sections 303, 304, and 305.
A matching grant program was established for the purpose of assisting states in developing and implementing programs for radon assessment and mitigation. For this program, $30 million was authorized to be appropriated over three years, with funds targeted to states or projects that made efforts to ensure adoption of EPA’s model construction standards and techniques for new buildings; gave preference to low-income persons; or addressed serious and extensive radon contamination problems or had the potential to reduce risk or to develop innovative assessment techniques, mitigation measures, or management approaches.
Other sections of Title III require EPA to conduct a study to:
All authorizations for appropriations specific to this title expired September 30, 1991, although appropriations have continued.