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The state of Washington enacted legislation requiring the state building code council to adopt a building code that incorporates the international codes and that is applicable throughout the state. See Rev. Code Wash. 19.27.031, 19.27.074.
Michigan legislation requires the state to promulgate a building code that incorporates the international codes and that is applicable throughout the state. See Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. 125.1504. The state Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has incorporated the International Residential Code, including Appendix F (radon control), into the 2009 Michigan Residential Code.
Radon is a radioactive gas found in soil and rock. Radon gas can move into buildings through cracks and other openings in the foundation, and indoor radon exposure is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the U.S. each year. This makes radon the second leading cause of lung cancer overall and the leading cause among non-smokers. U.S.
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In 2008, the California legislature enacted a law establishing a framework for identifying, prioritizing, evaluating, and regulating chemicals of concern in consumer products. California Health & Safety Code §§25251-25257.1.
New Jersey enacted legislation directing the state’s Department of Community Affairs to adopt a radon hazard code or revise the state building code to establish “adequate and appropriate standards to ensure that schools and residential buildings within tier one areas [as defined by the state] ...
Washington law requires the state to identify chemicals of high concern for children and requires manufacturers of certain children's products to report annually on those chemicals. Revised Code of Wash. §§70A.430.010--040. The state has promulgated rules implementing the law. Wash. Admin. Code (WAC) chap. 173-334.
