Source: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title15/html/USCODE-2011-title15-chap106.htm
Timestamp: 2018-09-21 02:27:58
Document Index: 673875516

Matched Legal Cases: ['§8003', '§1404', '§238', '§2051', '§1405', '§1576', '§502', '§502', '§502', '§1406', '§8006', '§1407', '§8007', '§1408', '§8008', '§1409', '§238']

Federal swimming pool and spa drain cover standard.
State swimming pool safety grant program.
Minimum State law requirements.
CPSC report.
The term “State” has the meaning given such term in section 2052(10) 1 of this title, and includes the Northern Mariana Islands. For purposes of eligibility for the grants authorized under section 8004 of this title, such term shall also include any political subdivision of a State.
2011—Par. (8). Pub. L. 112–10 inserted at end “For purposes of eligibility for the grants authorized under section 8004 of this title, such term shall also include any political subdivision of a State.”
§8003. Federal swimming pool and spa drain cover standard
(a) Consumer product safety rule
The requirements described in subsection (b) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission under the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.).
(b) Drain cover standard
Effective 1 year after December 19, 2007, each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States shall conform to the entrapment protection standards of the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard, or any successor standard regulating such swimming pool or drain cover. If a successor standard is proposed, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers shall notify the Commission of the proposed revision. If the Commission determines that the proposed revision is in the public interest, it shall incorporate the revision into the standard after providing 30 days notice to the public.
(c) Public pools
Beginning 1 year after December 19, 2007—
(VI) Other systems
Any other system determined by the Commission to be equally effective as, or better than, the systems described in subclauses (I) through (V) of this clause at preventing or eliminating the risk of injury or death associated with pool drainage systems.
Any device or system described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall meet the requirements of any ASME/ANSI or ASTM performance standard if there is such a standard for such a device or system, or any applicable consumer product safety standard.
(2) Public pool and spa defined
In this subsection, the term “public pool and spa” means a swimming pool or spa that is—
Violation of paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1)) and may also be enforced under section 17 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2066).
(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, §1404, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1795; Pub. L. 110–314, title II, §238(2), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3076.)
The Consumer Product Safety Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 92–573, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1207, which is classified generally to chapter 47 (§2051 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2051 of this title and Tables.
2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–314 inserted at end “If a successor standard is proposed, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers shall notify the Commission of the proposed revision. If the Commission determines that the proposed revision is in the public interest, it shall incorporate the revision into the standard after providing 30 days notice to the public.”
(A) except as provided in section 8005(a)(1)(A)(i) of this title, applies to all swimming pools constructed after the date that is 6 months after December 23, 2011, in the State; and
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010 $2,000,000 to carry out this section, such sums to remain available until expended. Any amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection that remain unexpended and unobligated at the end of fiscal year 2012 shall be retained by the Commission and credited to the appropriations account that funds enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act [15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.].
(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, §1405, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1796; Pub. L. 112–10, div. B, title V, §1576(b), Apr. 15, 2011, 125 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 112–74, div. C, title V, §502, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 908.)
2011—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 112–74, §502(b), inserted “constructed after the date that is 6 months after December 23, 2011,” after “swimming pools”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–74, §502(a), substituted “2012” for “2011”.
(iv) 1 every swimming pool and spa that has a main drain, other than an unblockable drain, be equipped with a drain cover that meets the consumer product safety standard established by section 8003 of this title; and
(v) that periodic notification is provided to owners of residential swimming pools or spas about compliance with the entrapment protection standards of the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard, or any successor standard; and
(2) No liability inference associated with State notification requirement
The minimum State law notification requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(v) shall not be construed to imply any liability on the part of a State related to that requirement.
(3) Use of minimum State law requirements
(4) Requirements to reflect national performance standards and Commission guidelines
(B) ensure that any such requirements are consistent with the guidelines contained in the Commission's publication 362, entitled “Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools”, the Commission's publication entitled “Guidelines for Entrapment Hazards: Making Pools and Spas Safer”, and any other pool safety guidelines established by the Commission.
(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, §1406, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1797.)
1 So in original. The word “that” probably should appear after “(iv)”.
§8006. Education program
(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, §1407, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1799.)
§8007. CPSC report
Not later than 1 year after the last day of each fiscal year for which grants are made under section 8004 of this title, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the implementation of the grant program authorized by that section.
(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, §1408, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1800.)
§8008. Applicability
This chapter 1 is applicable to the United States and its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.
(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, §1409, as added Pub. L. 110–314, title II, §238(3), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3076.)