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The 2000 Florida Statutes

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY
Chapter 255
Public Property And Publicly Owned Buildings
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Section 255.563, Florida Statutes 2000

255.563  Rules; Department of Labor and Employment Security.--The Department of Labor and Employment Security shall adopt all rules relating to asbestos in public buildings reasonably necessary to implement the provisions of ss. 255.551-255.565. In developing the rules, the department shall consider the criteria established in the Asbestos Identification and Remediation Plan dated January 1, 1987, and issued pursuant to chapter 86-135, Laws of Florida; Environmental Protection Agency guidelines; AHERA; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations; and any subsequent recommendations made by the Asbestos Oversight Program Team established under s. 255.565.

History.--s. 13, ch. 87-394; s. 8, ch. 88-378.