Maine § 5 §1742-G Bureau of General Services; inventory of asbestos, lead, black mold, radon and other substances that may be harmful to human health in state-owned and state-leased buildings

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §1742-G — Bureau of General Services; inventory of asbestos, lead, black mold, radon and other substances that may be harmful to human health in state-owned and state-leased buildings

Maine § 5 §1742-G

Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 4FINANCE

Ch. 153PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §1742-G (2026).

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1.Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

2.Initial inventory. The bureau shall inventory all state-owned buildings to identify the presence of asbestos, lead, black mold, radon and other substances that may be harmful to human health. The department shall require property owners of buildings leased to the State to conduct a similar inventory and provide the results of the inventory to the bureau prior to executing a new lease or renewing or extending an existing lease and, with respect to a lease that on the effective date of this subsection has a remaining term of more than 2 years, within 12 months of the effective date of this subsection. The bureau shall enter the results of the inventories into t

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1.
Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.
Initial inventory.
The bureau shall inventory all state-owned buildings to identify the presence of asbestos, lead, black mold, radon and other substances that may be harmful to human health. The department shall require property owners of buildings leased to the State to conduct a similar inventory and provide the results of the inventory to the bureau prior to executing a new lease or renewing or extending an existing lease and, with respect to a lease that on the effective date of this subsection has a remaining term of more than 2 years, within 12 months of the effective date of this subsection. The bureau shall enter the results of the inventories into the database established and maintained by the bureau pursuant to subsection 3.
3.
Database.
The bureau shall establish and maintain an electronic database including, for each state-owned building or state-leased building:
4.
Access to database.
The database established and maintained pursuant to subsection 3 must be readily accessible electronically to:
5.
Building maintenance or repair.
Prior to any maintenance or repair of a state-owned building by a person employed by a state agency, the bureau shall review the building's records in the database established and maintained pursuant to subsection 3 or inventory the state-owned building if the state-owned building has not already been inventoried pursuant to subsection 2 and add the results of the inventory into the database established and maintained pursuant to subsection 3. If asbestos, lead, black mold, radon or other substances that may be harmful to human health are found in the state-owned building to be maintained or repaired by a person employed by a state agency, the bureau shall inform the person performing the maintenance or repair work and provide appropriate protective gear.
6.
Monitoring, mitigation, abatement and remediation.
To promote a safe and healthy environment in state-owned buildings, the bureau's division of safety and environmental services shall:
7.
Biennial report.
The department shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters that describes the conditions of state-owned buildings and state-leased buildings and areas of concern by February 1st of every even-numbered year.
8.
Rules.
The department may adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.