Section 22-39-5 Certification requirement; civil penalty. - Alabama Statutes

Section 22-39-5

Certification requirement; civil penalty.

(a) The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is hereby authorized to require any person, firm, or corporation who is the owner or operator of any asbestos removal project for which notification is required pursuant to the requirements of the Clean Air Act of the United States to insure that the personnel executing the asbestos removal project are certified by the Safe-State Program, the accreditation agency of the State of Alabama, which is authorized to accredit asbestos removal personnel.

(b) Failure of an owner or operator of any asbestos removal project for which notification is required pursuant to the requirements of the Clean Air Act of the United States to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section may be subject to a civil penalty as prescribed in the Alabama Environmental Act, Section 22-22A-5(18).

(Acts 1989, No. 89-517, p. 1063, §5.)