Section 910. Enforcement

1. Nothing in this article shall be construed to
  prevent municipalities from enacting  local  laws  or  ordinances  which
  impose standards or requirements relating to the handling of asbestos or
  asbestos material more effective than those set forth in this article or
  in any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder.
    2.  The  commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this article and
  rules and regulations adopted hereunder;  provided,  however,  that  the
  provisions of this section and sections nine hundred seven, nine hundred
  eight  and  nine  hundred  nine of this article shall not be enforced in
  reference to persons  or  contractors  performing  work  in  a  city  or
  municipality  which files with the commissioner a duly certified copy of
  a local law or ordinance assuming full responsibility for enforcing  the
  provisions  of  this  article  and  the  rules  and  regulations adopted
  hereunder. Such city or municipality shall have all the  powers  of  the
  commissioner  in  enforcing the provisions of this article and the rules
  and regulations adopted hereunder, including  but  not  limited  to  the
  collection and retention of monetary penalties.
    3.  Each  city  or  municipality  which  elects such local enforcement
  option shall submit a report to the commissioner annually on  or  before
  the  first day of June of the manner in which this article and the rules
  and regulations promulgated thereunder have been and  are  administered,
  and  the  results  of such administration under the jurisdiction of such
  city or  municipality  and  shall  from  time  to  time  submit  to  the
  commissioner  such  other  reports  as  to  such  other  matters  as the
  commissioner may require.
    4. A city or municipality  may  file  with  the  commissioner  a  duly
  certified  copy  of a local law or ordinance terminating its enforcement
  responsibilities which shall be effective thirty days  from  the  filing
  thereof.