§ 910 — Enforcement

§ 910. Enforcement. 1. Nothing in this article shall be construed to\nprevent municipalities from enacting local laws or ordinances which\nimpose standards or requirements relating to the handling of asbestos or\nasbestos material more effective than those set forth in this article or\nin any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder.\n 2. The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this article and\nrules and regulations adopted hereunder; provided, however, that the\nprovisions of this section and sections nine hundred seven, nine hundred\neight and nine hundred nine of this article shall not be enforced in\nreference to persons or contractors performing work in a city or\nmunicipality which files with the commissioner a duly certified copy of\na local law or ordinance assuming full responsibility for enforcing the\nprovisions of this article and the rules and regulations adopted\nhereunder. Such city or municipality shall have all the powers of the\ncommissioner in enforcing the provisions of this article and the rules\nand regulations adopted hereunder, including but not limited to the\ncollection and retention of monetary penalties.\n 3. Each city or municipality which elects such local enforcement\noption shall submit a report to the commissioner annually on or before\nthe first day of June of the manner in which this article and the rules\nand regulations promulgated thereunder have been and are administered,\nand the results of such administration under the jurisdiction of such\ncity or municipality and shall from time to time submit to the\ncommissioner such other reports as to such other matters as the\ncommissioner may require.\n 4. A city or municipality may file with the commissioner a duly\ncertified copy of a local law or ordinance terminating its enforcement\nresponsibilities which shall be effective thirty days from the filing\nthereof.\n