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C. 30:5B-5.2
P.L. 1997, CHAPTER 44, approved March 27, 1997
Senate, No. 605 (First Reprint)
An Act concerning radon testing at child care centers, and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. 1[The] Within six months of the effective date of this act, the1 owner of any building in which a child care center licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) is located shall test or cause to be tested the space in the building in which the child care center is located for the presence of radon gas and radon progeny1. The test shall be conducted1 at least once every five years. 1If the building has been tested less than five years prior to the effective date of this act, then the test shall be performed within five years of that test and once every five years thereafter.1
b. The provisions of section 4 of P.L.1986, c.83 (C.26:2D-73) to the contrary notwithstanding, any owner of a building who tests for the presence of radon gas and radon progeny pursuant to this act 1or who has performed the test within five years prior to the effective date of this act1 shall post, within 30 days of the completion of the testing procedures, 1or within 30 days of the effective date of this act if the test has been performed prior thereto,1the results of the test, and any measures taken or proposed to mitigate the presence of radon gas or radon progeny, at a location in the building which is readily visible to persons having responsibility for any child that attends the child care center1.1
1[c. The provisions of section 9 of P.L.1986, c.83 (C.26:2D-78) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Department of Environmental Protection shall provide the results of any test for the presence of radon gas or radon progeny conducted pursuant to this act to any person upon a request therefor.]1
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Requires radon testing and posting and public availability of results at child care centers.