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SJ 394 Study; interagency task force on lead hazard reduction.

Introduced by: Benjamin J. Lambert III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Interagency task force on lead hazard reduction. Requests the Department of Housing and Community Development to convene an interagency task force of relevant state agencies to study issues related to lead hazard reduction. This resolution gives the Departments of Health, Housing and Community Development, Labor and Industry, and Occupational and Professional Regulation; the Virginia Housing Study Commission; and the Virginia Center for Housing Research at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University specific duties and responsibilities and the expertise to assist in the implementation of lead risk reduction policies and activities.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; interagency task force on lead hazard reduction. Requests the Department of Housing and Community Development to convene an interagency task force of relevant state agencies to study issues related to lead hazard reduction. The resolution noted the public-private partnership which was begun in 1995 as a result of the work of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Lead-Based Paint Abatement and its benefits to the Commonwealth. The federal Residential Lead-Based Paint hazard Reduction Act of 1992 and regulations promulgated to implement this act require full disclosure of lead-based paint hazards in residential real estate transactions; however, there are no requirements for lead risk reduction or standards for inspection of dwellings. This resolution names the Departments of Health, Housing and Community Development, Labor and Industry, Occupational and Professional Regulation, the Virginia Housing Study Commission, and the Virginia Center for Housing Research at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as having specific duties and responsibilities and the expertise to assist in the implementation of lead risk reduction policies and activities. The task force is requested to (i) Examine mechanisms to reduce lead poisoning in the Commonwealth, particularly among children; (ii) Focus on issues relating to remodeling of buildings constructed prior to 1978, particularly buildings which house young children; (iii) Examine the feasibility, benefits, and drawbacks of requiring inspections of buildings constructed prior to 1978 upon remodeling or prior to being occupied by a new renter or owner; (iv) Evaluate other states’ laws for lead abatement or risk reduction and the appropriateness of the principles of such other states’ laws for Virginia; (v) Examine the feasibility, benefits and drawbacks of developing standards for lead poisoning risk reduction for real estate professionals and commercial property owners in Virginia; (vi) Develop standards for lead poisoning risk reduction for real estate professionals and commercial property owners, if appropriate; (vii) Recommend standards or procedures for lead risk reduction and mechanisms to coordinate the implementation of federal disclosure requirements with such standards or procedures; (viii) Recommend any other steps which may be taken to prevent lead poisoning and liability for lead risks; and (ix) Recommend any necessary legislative actions to implement appropriate lead risk reduction measures.