Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§2664 Model Construction Standards and Techniques

Title 15 › CHAPTER 53 — TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER III — INDOOR RADON ABATEMENT › § 2664

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The EPA Administrator must create model construction standards and techniques to control radon in new buildings. The Administrator should work with groups that set national building standards and must publish a draft for public review and comment. The models must account for regional differences in building types, materials, geology, weather, and other factors. The final version must be published by June 1, 1990, and the Administrator must try to get national code groups and state or local building authorities to adopt them.

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Title 15, §2664

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop model construction standards and techniques for controlling radon levels within new buildings. To the maximum extent possible, these standards and techniques should be developed with the assistance of organizations involved in establishing national building construction standards and techniques. The Administrator shall make a draft of the document containing the model standards and techniques available for public review and comment. The model standards and techniques shall provide for geographic differences in construction types and materials, geology, weather, and other variables that may affect radon levels in new buildings. The Administrator shall make final model standards and techniques available to the public by June 1, 1990. The Administrator shall work to ensure that organizations responsible for developing national model building codes, and authorities which regulate building construction within States or political subdivisions within States, adopt the Agency’s model standards and techniques.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 2664

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102