Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§2695a Model guidelines for siting of school facilities
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - HEALTHY HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS › § 2695a
Summary
Within 18 months after December 19, 2007, the Administrator must create voluntary guidelines for choosing school sites, working with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The guidelines must cover protecting children when a site might be contaminated, how students and staff will get to the school, using energy efficiently, and whether the school could be used as an emergency shelter.
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Title 15, §2695a
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Not later than 18 months after December 19, 2007, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall issue voluntary school site selection guidelines that account for— (1)
(2)modes of transportation available to students and staff;
(3)the efficient use of energy; and
(4)the potential use of a school at the site as an emergency shelter.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 2695a
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73