|
State |
Abatement or Remediation Standards in Place |
State Requires Abatement |
1998 Property Abatements Ordered |
|
Alabama |
yes |
no |
|
|
Alaska |
no |
no |
|
|
Arkansas |
yes |
no |
|
|
Arizona |
no |
no |
|
|
California |
yes |
yes* |
|
|
Colorado |
yes |
no |
|
|
Connecticut |
yes |
yes |
506 |
|
District of Columbia |
yes |
yes |
|
|
Delaware |
yes |
yes |
26 |
|
Florida |
no |
|
|
|
Georgia |
yes |
no |
0 |
|
Hawaii |
no |
no |
0 |
|
Idaho |
no |
no |
|
|
Illinois |
yes |
yes |
7,500* |
|
Indiana |
yes |
no |
0 |
|
Iowa |
yes |
no |
|
|
Kansas |
yes |
no |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
yes |
no |
0 |
|
Louisiana |
no |
no |
|
|
Maine |
yes |
yes |
142 |
|
Maryland |
yes |
yes |
300 |
|
Massachusetts |
yes |
yes |
|
|
Michigan |
yes |
no |
9,122 |
|
Minnesota |
yes |
yes |
400 |
|
Mississippi |
yes |
no |
|
|
Missouri |
yes |
yes |
|
|
Montana |
no |
no |
|
|
Nebraska |
yes |
no |
0 |
|
Nevada |
no |
no |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
yes |
yes |
48 |
|
New Jersey |
yes |
yes |
411 |
|
New Mexico |
no |
no |
|
|
New York |
yes |
yes |
4,000 |
|
North Carolina |
yes |
yes |
79 |
|
North Dakota |
no |
no |
|
|
Ohio |
yes |
no |
|
|
Oklahoma |
yes |
no |
0 |
|
Oregon |
yes |
no |
|
|
Pennsylvania |
yes |
no |
0 |
|
Rhode Island |
yes |
yes |
|
|
Tennessee |
yes |
no |
|
|
Texas |
yes |
no |
|
|
Utah |
yes |
no |
0 |
|
Vermont |
yes |
yes |
44/15** |
|
Virginia |
yes |
yes |
|
|
Washington |
|
|
|
|
West Virginia |
yes |
yes |
0 |
|
Wisconsin |
|
|
|
|
Wyoming |
|
|
|
* based on children requiring intervention
** residential/commercial buildings
Source: The National Conference of State Legislatures, October 2000