Emergency authority

15 U.S. Code § 2648. Emergency authority

(a) Emergency action
(1) AuthorityWhenever—
(A)
the presence of airborne asbestos or the condition of friable asbestos-containing material in a school building governed by a local educational agency poses an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health or the environment, and
(B)
the local educational agency is not taking sufficient action (as determined by the Administrator or the Governor) to respond to the airborne asbestos or friable asbestos-containing material,
the Administrator or the Governor of a State is authorized to act to protect human health or the environment.
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