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20 U.S.C. § 4021 — Affect on rights under other laws

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20 U.S.C. § 4021 — Affect on rights under other laws

Except as otherwise provided in [section 4017 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section4017&num=0&edition=prelim), nothing in this subchapter shall— (1) affect the right of any party to seek legal redress in connection with the purchase or installation of asbestos materials in schools or any claim of disability or death related to exposure to asbestos in a school setting; or (2) affect the rights of any party under any other law.

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Except as otherwise provided in [section 4017 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section4017&num=0&edition=prelim), nothing in this subchapter shall— (1) affect the right of any party to seek legal redress in connection with the purchase or installation of asbestos materials in schools or any claim of disability or death related to exposure to asbestos in a school setting; or (2) affect the rights of any party under any other law.

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20 U.S.C. § 4017 — Administrative provisions

**(a) Regulations** The Administrator shall promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement the authorities and requirements of this subchapter. **(b) Procedures** The Administrator also shall establish procedures to be used by local educational agencies, in programs for which financial assistance is made available under [section 4014 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section4014&num=0&edition=prelim), for— (1) abating asbestos materials in school buildings; (2) replacing the asbestos materials removed from school buildings with other appropriate building materials; and (3) restoring such school buildings to conditions comparable to those existing before asbestos containment or removal activities were undertaken. **(c) Relationship to other laws** Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed, interpreted, or applied to diminish in any way the level of protection required under any other State or Federal worker protection or other applicable laws. **(d) Other authority** In order to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter, the Administrator may also adopt such other procedures, standards, and regulations as the Administrator deems necessary, including— (1) procedures for testing the level of asbestos fibers in schools, including safety measures to be followed in conducting such tests; (2) standards for evaluating (on the basis of such tests) the likelihood of the leakage of asbestos fibers into the school environment; and (3) periodic reporting with respect to the activities that have taken place using funds loaned or granted under this subchapter.

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20 U.S.C. § 4021 — Authorization

Page 1215 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 4021 (A) structures suitable for use as class- rooms, laboratories, libraries, school eating facilities, or facilities used for the prepara- tion of food; (B) any gymnasium or other facility which is specially designed for athletic or rec- reational activities for an academic course in physical education; (C) other facilities used for the instruction of students, for research, or for the adminis- tration of educational or research programs; and (D) maintenance, storage, or utility facili- ties essential to the operation of the facili- ties described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of this paragraph. (7) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad- ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or the Administrator’s designee. (8) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the sev- eral States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, Amer- ican Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Af- fairs. (9) The term ‘‘response action’’ has the meaning given such term by section 2642(11) of title 15. (Pub. L. 98–377, title V, § 511, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1294; Pub. L. 101–637, §§ 10, 14(a)(11), (c)(6), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4592, 4594, 4596; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 394(c), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4027; Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(l)(2), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2092; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(dd)(2), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2173.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2015—Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 114–95, § 9215(dd)(2)(A), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: ‘‘any local educational agency as de- fined in section 7801 of this title; and’’. Par. (5)(A). Pub. L. 114–95, § 9215

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