(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt rules prohibiting the demolition of a residence or residential building unless an asbestos survey has been conducted by an inspector accredited in accordance with rules adopted by the commission for the purpose of determining whether asbestos-containing materials are present at the residence or residential building and for other purposes as determined by the commission.

(2) The commission may, by rule:

(a) Establish the procedures for conducting the survey described in subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) Establish exemptions to the prohibition described in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) This section does not apply to a residence or residential building constructed on or after a date identified by the commission by rule. [2015 c.583 § 2]