General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5248
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1303
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Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security
Introduced by:
(PS )
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5248
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1303
*_____HB05248PS____030212____*
Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security
Introduced by:
(PS )
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF UREA-FORMALDEHYDE INSULATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 29-277 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2012):
(a) [Urea-formaldehyde (UF) foamed-in-place insulation, also referred to as formaldehyde-based insulation, means any cellular plastic thermal material which contains as a component chemical formaldehyde, formaldehyde polymers, formaldehyde derivatives and any other chemical from which formaldehyde can be released, but does not mean urethane foam insulation or styrene foam insulation] As used in this section, "urea-formaldehyde foamed-in-place insulation" means a cellular plastic insulation material generated in a continuous stream by mixing the components which are a urea formaldehyde resin, air and a foaming agent.
(b) Urea-formaldehyde foamed-in-place insulation shall not be installed in any building or structure on or after [June 1, 1981] the effective date of this section.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for the first offense and for each subsequent offense shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2012 29-277
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2012
29-277
PS Joint Favorable
PS
Joint Favorable