SB405: (2nd New Title) requiring the certification of airborne radon mitigation systems.

CHAPTER 325

SB 405-FN – FINAL VERSION

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SENATE BILL 405-FN

AN ACT requiring the certification of airborne radon mitigation systems.

SPONSORS: Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the certification of airborne radon mitigation system installers.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/06/14 0687s

16Apr2014… 1250h

14May2014… 1664h

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08/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT requiring the certification of airborne radon mitigation systems.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

325:1 New Section; Airborne Radon Mitigation Installer Certification Required. Amend RSA 310-A by inserting after section 189 the following new section:

310-A:189-a Airborne Radon Mitigation Installer Certification Required.

I.(a) Any person engaged in the design or installation of airborne radon mitigation devices in New Hampshire shall hold a current certification from either the National Radon Proficiency Program offered by the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists, Inc., or the National Radon Safety Board.

(b) A person certified under subparagraph (a) shall be responsible for all workers who, under his or her supervision, perform tasks necessary to install an airborne radon mitigation device. Workers performing such tasks under the supervision of a person so certified shall not be required to be certified under subparagraph (a).

II. The board of home inspectors shall inform the public through their website that persons engaged in designing or installing airborne radon mitigation devices shall be certified under paragraph I and shall provide links to the websites of the certifying organizations.

III. Whoever falsely claims to be certified under this section through advertising, signage, or other written or oral representation shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person or guilty of a class B misdemeanor if any other person.

325:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.

Approved: August 1, 2014

Effective Date: January 1, 2015