15-U.S.C.-8002
§8002 – Definitions
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Title 15 > Chapter 106 > Section 8002
Details
- Reference: Section 8002
- Legend: §8002 – Definitions
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
In this chapter:
(1) ASME/ANSI
The term ASME/ANSI as applied to a safety standard means such a standard that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute and published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
(2) Barrier
The term barrier includes a natural or constructed topographical feature that prevents unpermitted access by children to a swimming pool, and, with respect to a hot tub, a lockable cover.
(3) Commission
The term Commission means the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(4) Main drain
The term main drain means a submerged suction outlet typically located at the bottom of a pool or spa to conduct water to a recirculating pump.
(5) Safety vacuum release system
The term safety vacuum release system means a vacuum release system capable of providing vacuum release at a suction outlet caused by a high vacuum occurrence due to a suction outlet flow blockage.
(6) Swimming pool; spa
The term swimming pool or spa means any outdoor or indoor structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing, including in-ground and above-ground structures, and includes hot tubs, spas, portable spas, and non-portable wading pools.
(7) Unblockable drain
The term unblockable drain means a drain of any size and shape that a human body cannot sufficiently block to create a suction entrapment hazard.
(8) State
The term State has the meaning given such term in section 2052(10) 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.
(Pub. L. 110–140, title XIV, §1403, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1795; Pub. L. 110–314, title II, §238(1), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3076; Pub. L. 112–10, div. B, title V, §1576(a), Apr. 15, 2011, 125 Stat. 139.)
References in Text
Section 2052(10) of this title, referred to in par. (8), was redesignated section 2052(15) of this title by Pub. L. 110–314, title II, §235(b)(4), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3074.
Amendments
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.
2008—Par. (8). Pub. L. 110–314 added par. (8).
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