Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/1041

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PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 2025 "(i) IN GENERAL. — I f the Bureau health and safety officer and the individual designated by the tribe conducting the inspection of a facility required under subparagraph (C), concur that conditions at the facility constitute an immediate hazard to health and safety, or if the tribal governing body makes such a determination under subparagraph (E), the facility involved shall be closed immediately. "(ii) REOPENING OF FACILITY IF NO IMMEDL\TE HAZARD FOUND TO EXIST.—I f the Bureau health and safety officer or the individual designated by the tribe conducting the inspection of a facility required under subparagraph (C) determines that conditions at the facility do not constitute an immediate hazard to health and safety, any consolidation or curtailment that was made under this paragraph shall immediately cease and any school closed by reason of conditions at the facility shall be reopened immediately. "(G) GENERAL CLOSURE REPORT.—I f a Bureau-funded Deadline, school is temporarily closed or consolidated or the programs of a Bureau-funded school are temporarily substantially curtailed under this subsection and the Secretary determines that the closure, consolidation, or curtailment will exceed 1 year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the affected tribe, and the local school board, not later than 90 days after the date on which the closure, consolidation, or curtailment was initiated, a report that specifies— "(i) the reasons for such temporary action; "(ii) the actions the Secretary is taking to eliminate the conditions that constitute the hazard; "(iii) an estimated date by which the actions described in clause (ii) will be concluded; and "(iv) a plan for providing alternate education services for students enrolled at the school that is to be closed. "(2) NONAPPLICATION OF CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR TEM- PORARY FACILITY USE.— "(A) CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall permit the local school board to temporarily utilize facilities adjacent to the school, or satellite facilities, if such facilities are suitable for conducting classroom activities. In permitting the use of facilities under the preceding sentence, the Secretary may waive applicable minor standards under section 1121 relating to such facilities (such as the required number of exit lights or configuration of restrooms) so long as such waivers do not result in the creation of an environment that constitutes an immediate and substantial threat to the health, safety, and life of students and staff. "(B) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES.—The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect to administrative personnel if the facilities involved are suitable for activities performed by such personnel. "(C) TEMPORARY.— In this paragraph, the term 'temporary' means— "(i) with respect to a school that is to be closed for not more than 1 year, 3 months or less; and