1. Asbestos abatement projects of a magnitude greater than or equal to one hundred sixty square feet or two hundred sixty linear feet or thirty-five cubic feet or all regulated demolition projects are subject to inspection.

2. The commission shall be authorized to assess a fee of not more than one hundred dollars for each on-site inspection of an asbestos abatement or demolition project. Such fees would not be assessed for more than three on-site inspections during the period an actual abatement project is in progress. Failure of the asbestos abatement contractor to notify the department of project postponement may result in the assessment of an inspection fee in the event of an on-site visit by the department.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 643.242

  • Air pollution: the presence in the ambient air of one or more air contaminants in quantities, of characteristics and of a duration which directly and proximately cause or contribute to injury to human, plant, or animal life or health or to property or which unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of life or use of property. See Missouri Laws 643.020
  • Asbestos: the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite. See Missouri Laws 643.020
  • Asbestos abatement: the encapsulation, enclosure or removal of asbestos-containing materials in or from a building or air contaminant source, or preparation of friable asbestos-containing material prior to demolition. See Missouri Laws 643.020
  • Asbestos abatement contractor: any person who by agreement, contractual or otherwise, conducts asbestos abatement projects at a location other than his own place of business. See Missouri Laws 643.020
  • Commission: the air conservation commission of the state of Missouri created in section 643. See Missouri Laws 643.020
  • Department: the department of natural resources of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 643.020
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, or public or private corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, or any agency, board, department, or bureau of the state or federal government, or any other legal entity whatever which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties. See Missouri Laws 643.020

3. Any person undertaking an asbestos abatement project or regulated demolition project in the jurisdiction of an authorized local air pollution control agency shall be exempt from an inspection fee if the authorized local agency also imposes an inspection fee.

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