1. A. No contractor shall abate any friable material containing asbestos without having first obtained a license to do so from the Commissioner of Labor. The Commissioner shall issue an asbestos abatement license to a qualified contractor upon proper application, as determined by the Commissioner. The annual fee for such license shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A nonrefundable initial application fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) shall be charged. The Commissioner may deny a license to applicants whose past abatement performance for abatement of friable asbestos does not comply with federal and other states' requirements. A minimum waiting period of one hundred twenty (120) days will be required before issuance of a license to permit the Commissioner to perform a work performance investigation of the applicant.

   The annual fee for examining and certifying workers employed by a contractor for asbestos abatement shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). Uncertified workers shall not be used on any asbestos abatement projects.

2. B. The state and political subdivisions thereof, counties and political subdivisions thereof and municipalities and political subdivisions thereof, and their supervisors and employees, shall be exempt from any certification fees required by this section when such entities act as a contractor. Any contractor not performing abatement work which falls under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner during the period of the issued license shall be considered a new applicant for purposes of licensing and training.

3. C. A fee of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) shall be paid by contractors to the Department of Labor, to be deposited in the General Revenue Fund, for each separate containment area of any asbestos abatement project. There shall be a minimum of three inspections of each containment area. For projects which are not a part of a definite containment area, or are performed with multiple glovebags or miniature containments, a fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), plus Five Dollars ($5.00) per such glovebag or miniature containment, shall be made.

   Asbestos abatement projects performed on properties owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof shall be exempt from this fee.

4. D. Any asbestos abatement contractor transporting asbestos-containing material shall be required to provide to the Commissioner a Certificate of Insurance by a carrier licensed to do business in the State of Oklahoma demonstrating a minimum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) of environmental impairment insurance.
5. E. No state agency or political subdivision thereof, county or political subdivision thereof, or municipalities or political subdivisions thereof shall solicit or receive any estimate or bid for abatement of asbestos from any person or party who is not a licensed asbestos abatement contractor.

Laws 1982, HB 1810, c. 101, § 2, eff. October 1, 1982; Amended by Laws 1985, SB 313, c. 270, § 2; Amended by Laws 1987, SB 61, c. 208, § 82, eff. November 1, 1987; Amended by Laws 1987, HB 1473, c. 236, § 92, eff. November 1, 1987; Amended by Laws 1988, HB 1885, c. 250, § 3, emerg. eff. June 27, 1988; Amended by Laws 1991, HB 1279, c. 215, § 16, emerg. eff. July 1, 1991; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1002, c. 145, § 267, emerg. eff. July 1, 1993.