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HOUSE BILL NO. 756 – Lead-based paint/lead hazards

HOUSE BILL NO. 756

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H0756......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
LEAD-BASED PAINT - Adds to existing law to regulate lead hazards and
lead-based paint activities to provide a short title; to provide a
statement of legislative findings; to provide definitions; to provide that
the Department of Health and Welfare shall develop and manage lead hazard
activities; to provide for licensing of persons in lead-based paint
disciplines; to provide prohibited acts; to provide enforcement, penalties,
orders, injunctions and other remedies; to establish the Lead-based
Activities Fund and to provide for its sources and uses; to provide for
development and adoption of work practice standards, and inspection and
risk management in target housing standards; to provide for inspections of
sites; to provide for eligibility for federal funding; and to provide for a
liaison with other states to promote reciprocity.

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H0756


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 756

                                BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF LEAD POISONING AND LEAD HAZARDS; AMENDING  TITLE
 3        39, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 77, TITLE 39, IDAHO CODE,
 4        TO  PROVIDE A SHORT TITLE, TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS,
 5        TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND  WEL-
 6        FARE  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  MANAGE  LEAD  HAZARD  ACTIVITIES AND TO PROVIDE
 7        AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES, TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSING OF PERSONS IN  LEAD-BASED
 8        PAINT  DISCIPLINES,  TO  PROVIDE  PROHIBITED ACTS, TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT,
 9        PENALTIES, ORDERS, INJUNCTIONS AND OTHER REMEDIES, TO ESTABLISH THE  LEAD-
10        BASED ACTIVITIES FUND AND ITS SOURCES AND USES, TO PROVIDE FOR DEVELOPMENT
11        AND ADOPTION OF WORK PRACTICE STANDARDS AND INSPECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT
12        IN  TARGET  HOUSING  STANDARDS, TO PROVIDE FOR INSPECTIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR
13        ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING, TO  PROVIDE  FOR  A  LIAISON  WITH  OTHER
14        STATES TO PROMOTE RECIPROCITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

15    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

16        SECTION  1.  That Title 39, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended
17    by the addition thereto of a  NEW CHAPTER , to be known and  desig-
18    nated as Chapter 77, Title 39, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

19                                      CHAPTER 77
20                     LEAD HAZARDS AND LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES

21        39-7701.  SHORT  TITLE.  This  act shall be known as the "Lead-Based Paint
22    Activities Act."

23        39-7702.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (1) The legislature of the state of  Idaho
24    finds  and declares that lead is a toxic substance and is harmful to the citi-
25    zens of the state.  Lead poisoning is a devastating health hazard to all  per-
26    sons,  especially children.  Lead poisoning is one of the most common and pre-
27    ventable pediatric health problems today.  Children exposed to even low levels
28    of  lead  exhibit  learning  disabilities,  decreased  growth,  hyperactivity,
29    impaired hearing and neurological damage. The effects of lead  on  a  person's
30    cognitive,   behavioral,   and  developmental  abilities  are  cumulative  and
31    irreversible, and may require large expenditures of public  funds  for  health
32    care and special education.
33        Lead  poisoning  often  occurs  due to exposure to lead through lead-based
34    paint chips, lead dust, lead contaminated soil and other sources. Lead poison-
35    ing presents a serious threat to the health of the citizens of this state. The
36    most common source of lead exposure is lead-based paint used  in  homes  built
37    before  1978, when residential use of lead-based paint was not prohibited. The
38    majority of homes in Idaho were built before 1978.  Injuries and  health  care
39    expenses could be reduced if exposure to lead-based paint is decreased through
40    effective lead abatement programs.
41        (2)  (a) The  federal  government regulates lead poisoning and lead hazard


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 1        reduction through:
 2             (i)   The lead-based paint poisoning prevention act;
 3             (ii)  The lead contamination control act of 1988;
 4             (iii) The safe drinking water act;
 5             (iv)  The resource conservation and recovery act of 1976; and
 6             (v)   The residential lead-based paint hazard reduction act of  1992;
 7             and
 8        (b)  Through the implementing regulations of:
 9             (i)   The department of housing and urban development (HUD);
10             (ii)  The environmental protection agency (EPA);
11             (iii) The occupational safety and health administration (OSHA); and
12             (iv)  The centers for disease control and prevention (CDC).
13        (3)  The  federal  residential  lead-based  paint  hazard reduction act of
14    1992, title X of the housing and community development act, allows  states  to
15    provide  for  the  accreditation  of lead-based paint activities programs, the
16    certification of persons completing training programs, and  the  licensing  of
17    lead-based paint activities under standards developed by the EPA.
18        (4)  The  legislature  recognizes  the  state's need to protect the public
19    from exposure to lead hazards. A qualified and properly trained work force  is
20    needed  to  assist  in the prevention, detection, reduction and elimination of
21    lead-based paint  hazards.  The  purpose  of  training  workers,  supervisors,
22    inspectors,  risk assessors, and project designers engaged in lead-based paint
23    activities is to  protect  building  occupants,  particularly  children,  from
24    potential lead poisoning. Qualified and properly trained individuals and firms
25    will  help  to  ensure lead-based paint activities are conducted in a way that
26    protects the health of the citizens of Idaho and the environment.
27        (5)  For the welfare of the people of the state of Idaho, this act  estab-
28    lishes  a  lead-based paint activities program to be administered by the Idaho
29    department of health and welfare. The program is intended to protect the  pub-
30    lic  from  exposure  to lead through health, education and lead screening pro-
31    grams and to ensure the availability of a trained and qualified work force  to
32    identify and address lead-based paint hazards.

33        39-7703.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this act:
34        (1)  "Abatement"  has  the  meaning given that term in public law 102-550,
35    section 1003, and 40 CFR 745.223 (1996) as now existing or hereafter amended.
36        (2)  "Accredited training program" means a training program that has  been
37    accredited  by  the  department to provide training for individuals engaged in
38    lead-based paint activities.
39        (3)  "Certified" means an action by the department verifying the  success-
40    ful  completion  of  a  training  program accredited by the department and any
41    other requirements.
42        (4)  "Department" means the Idaho department of health and welfare,  divi-
43    sion of health.
44        (5)  "Director"  means  the director of the Idaho department of health and
45    welfare, or the agent or designee of the director.
46        (6)  "Discipline" means a specific type or category  of  lead-based  paint
47    activity.
48        (7)  "EPA" means the federal environmental protection agency.
49        (8)  "HUD" means the federal department of housing and urban development.
50        (9)  "Inspection"  has  the meaning given that term in public law 102-550,
51    section 1003, and 40 CFR 745.223  and  as  further  defined  pursuant  to  the
52    authorities described in this act.
53        (10) "Lead-based  paint"  has  the  meaning  given that term in public law
54    102-550, section 1003 and as  further  defined  pursuant  to  the  authorities


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 1    described in this act.
 2        (11) "Lead-based  paint  activities" has the meaning given that term in 40
 3    CFR 745.223 and as further defined pursuant to the  authorities  described  in
 4    this act.
 5        (12) "Lead hazards" or "lead-based paint hazards" means any condition that
 6    causes  exposure  to lead from lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil,
 7    lead-contaminated paint that is deteriorated or  present  in  accessible  sur-
 8    faces,  friction  surfaces,  or  impact  surfaces that would result in adverse
 9    human health effects as established by the appropriate federal agency.
10        (13) "Licensed" means a person who has been certified by the department in
11    one (1) or more disciplines and has completed the requirements of the  depart-
12    ment.
13        (14) "Registered" means a person or business that has met the requirements
14    for registration under this chapter.
15        (15) "Risk  assessment"  has the meaning given that term in 40 CFR 745.223
16    and as further defined pursuant to the authorities described in this act.
17        (16) "Target housing" has the  meaning  given  that  term  in  public  law
18    102-550,  section  1003, and 40 CFR 745.223 and as further defined pursuant to
19    the authorities described in this act.

20        39-7704.  RESPONSIBLE AGENCY -- AUTHORITIES -- DUTIES. (1) The  department
21    of health and welfare, division of health, shall develop and manage activities
22    required  in this act and applicable federal law for the accreditation, train-
23    ing, certification and licensing of lead-based paint workers and  for  activi-
24    ties addressing education, health and screening for lead exposure.
25        (2)  The department is authorized to:
26        (a)  Contract  with  any  appropriate person or entity in order to satisfy
27        the purposes and requirements of this act.
28        (b)  Promulgate rules necessary and proper to carry out the  purposes  and
29        requirements  of  this  act.  Any rules adopted by the department shall be
30        consistent with federal laws, regulations and requirements, as they  exist
31        and as they may be amended, relating to lead-based activities specified by
32        the  residential  lead-based paint hazard reduction act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
33        sec. 4851 et seq.), title X of the housing and community  development  act
34        of 1992 (public law 102-550), and title IV of the toxic substances control
35        act  (15 U.S.C. sec. 2601 et seq.) and 40 CFR 745. Rules shall address, at
36        a minimum:
37             (i)    Certification of persons or entities who offer  to  detect  or
38             reduce lead hazards;
39             (ii)   The  setting  of training requirements for persons or entities
40             directly and substantially involved in lead-based  paint  activities,
41             including rules for refresher training and that training must be pro-
42             vided by accredited training providers;
43             (iii)  Accreditation  of  training  providers, including requirements
44             for accreditation of training providers,  requirements  for  training
45             curricula,  training  hour  requirements,  hands-on training require-
46             ments, trainee competency and proficiency requirements, and  require-
47             ments for training program quality control;
48             (iv)   Standard  for  performing  lead-based paint activities, taking
49             into account reliability, effectiveness and safety;
50             (v)    Required compliance with department rules;
51             (vi)   Enforcement of the state certification  program  and  suitable
52             sanctions;
53             (vii)  Maintaining eligibility for federal funding;
54             (viii) Establishment of a liaison with other states.


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 1        (c)  Impose  fees  established by rule of the department for certification
 2        of  training  programs,  annual  renewal   of   training   providers   and
 3        curriculums, certification of trainers, annual renewal of trainer's certi-
 4        fication,  certification test, and fees for other activities necessary and
 5        proper to carry out the intent and requirements of this act.
 6        (d)  Impose fines and other penalties for violations of this act,  and  to
 7        take other appropriate actions against violators consistent with this act.

 8        39-7705.  LICENSING  OF  PERSONS  IN  LEAD-BASED PAINT DISCIPLINES. (1) In
 9    accordance with applicable law, the department shall establish by rule a  sys-
10    tem  to  license persons and entities in lead-based paint disciplines required
11    to be licensed  under  this  act.  Licensing  shall  include  disciplines  and
12    requirements  described in 40 CFR 225. The licensing system shall include, but
13    not be limited to, the following provisions:
14        (a)  Prescribing the form and content of the times and procedures for sub-
15        mitting applications for license issuance or renewal;
16        (b)  Prescribing the fee for original issuance and renewal of the  license
17        in an amount that does not exceed the cost of administering the program;
18        (c)  Prescribing those actions or circumstances that constitute failure to
19        achieve or maintain licensing requirements, or that otherwise are contrary
20        to  the public interest, for which the agency may refuse to issue or renew
21        or may suspend or revoke a license.
22        (2)  In accordance with applicable  law,  the  department  shall  by  rule
23    establish  a  system to register businesses that employ persons or individuals
24    in disciplines required to be licensed  under  this  act.   Such  registration
25    shall  include  the  requirements described in 40 CFR 226. Such a system shall
26    include, but not be limited to, the following provisions:
27        (a)  Prescribing the form and content of the times and procedures for sub-
28        mitting applications for registration or renewal;
29        (b)  Prescribing the fee for original registration and renewal of the reg-
30        istration in an amount that does not exceed the cost of administering  the
31        program;
32        (c)  Prescribing those actions or circumstances that constitute failure to
33        achieve or maintain licensing requirements, or that otherwise are contrary
34        to  the public interest, for which the agency may refuse to issue or renew
35        or may suspend or revoke a license.

36        39-7706.  PROHIBITED ACTS. (1) No person shall  perform  lead-based  paint
37    activities  in  this  state  unless  the person is licensed in the appropriate
38    lead-based paint discipline under this act.
39        (2)  No person required by this act to obtain a license shall fail to com-
40    ply with the provisions of this act or any rules adopted pursuant to this act.
41        (3)  No person registered to conduct a lead-based paint  activities  busi-
42    ness  may  employ any individual to perform lead-based paint activities who is
43    not licensed in the appropriate lead-based paint discipline pursuant  to  this
44    act.

45        39-7707.  ENFORCEMENT -- PENALTIES -- ORDERS -- INJUNCTIONS -- OTHER REME-
46    DIES. (1) Any person or entity that violates any of the provisions of this act
47    or  any rule promulgated pursuant to this act may be punished by a fine not to
48    exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the first violation. For  the  second
49    or  subsequent  violations,  violators  are subject to a fine of not more than
50    four thousand dollars ($4,000) per violation, imprisonment for a period not to
51    exceed six (6) months, or both. The director may assess an administrative pen-
52    alty of not more than four thousand dollars ($4,000) for each day a person  is


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 1    not  in  compliance with this act. Fines and penalties shall be deposited into
 2    the lead-based paint activities fund.
 3        (2)  The director may issue cease and desist orders, seek negotiated reso-
 4    lutions, obtain temporary and permanent injunctions, and seek other  appropri-
 5    ate remedies provided by law in order to prevent, stop or remedy violations of
 6    this act.

 7        39-7708.  LEAD-BASED  ACTIVITIES  FUND -- CREATED -- USES. There is estab-
 8    lished in the state treasury the lead-based paint activities fund. All  moneys
 9    received  under  this  act  shall be deposited in this fund. The fund shall be
10    used to support the lead-based paint activities conducted under  this  act  by
11    the department or the department's authorized agent or contractor.

12        39-7709.  STANDARDS -- WORK PRACTICE --  INSPECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT IN
13    TARGET  HOUSING.  The department is authorized to develop standards, and adopt
14    standards developed by the EPA, for work practice for lead-based paint activi-
15    ties, and for inspection and risk assessment in target housing.

16        39-7710.  INSPECTIONS. The department is authorized to enter  and  inspect
17    premises  and  facilities if entry and/or inspection is necessary to carry out
18    the provisions of this act.

19        39-7711.  FEDERAL FUNDING ELIGIBILITY. The department shall from  time  to
20    time revise its rules and procedures as is necessary to assure that state lead
21    hazard  activities  continue  to  be  eligible for federal funding, by meeting
22    state certification program standards and other  requirements  that  may  from
23    time  to time be promulgated by EPA, HUD, and other federal agencies that have
24    jurisdiction over lead hazards.

25        39-7712.  RECIPROCITY. The department shall establish a liaison with other
26    states having their own state licensing or certification  programs  to  assure
27    maximum  consistency  of program requirements, in order to promote reciprocity
28    of licensing or certification and accreditation among the states.

29        SECTION 2.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
30    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
31    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


    





    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
          RS 08092C1
    
    This act establishes a lead hazard education, accreditation and abatement program to be 
    administered by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. It is intended to protect the public from 
    lead poisoning through health, education and lead screening programs and by ensuring the availability of 
    a trained and qualified!work force to identity and address lead hazards.
    
    Lead poisoning is a devastating health hazard it is one of the most common and preventable 
    pediatric health problems today. Children exposed to even low levels of lead exhibit learning disabilities, 
    decreased growth, hyperactivity, impaired hearing and neurological damage. The effects of lead on a 
    person's cognitive, behavioral, and developmental abilities are cumulative and irreversible, and may 
    require large expenditures of public funds for health care and special education.
    
    Lead poisoning often occurs through exposure to lead-based paint chips lead dust, lead 
    contaminated soil and other sources. The most common source of lead exposure is through leadbased 
    paint used in homes built before 1978, when the residential use of lead-based paint was made illegal. 
    The majority of homes in Idaho were built before 1978.
    
    In 1992, Congress passed the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, in Title X 
    of the Housing and Community Development Act. This act establishes a comprehensive framework for 
    addressing lead issues. It depends on the states adopting training and certification programs for risk 
    assessment, inspection and abatement professionals and builds an infrastructure that states can use to 
    control the hazards that cause lead poisoning. The federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 
    sections 402 and 404, declares that any state which seeks to administer and enforce the standards, 
    regulation or other EPA requirements that establish a training, certification and accreditation program for 
    lead-based paint activities may seek approval from EPA to administer such a program in the state. If 
    states do not operate their own accreditation programs based on EPA standards, the EPA will operate 
    the program. By authorizing state operation of such a program, this act will help maintain local control of 
    the accreditation process.
    
                                FISCAL NOTE
    
    This act is intended to satisfy EPA requirements for state operation of federal lead hazard 
    standards and should make Idaho eligible to receive federal grants of up to $275,000 for operation of 
    the state lead hazard program. This act should have little or no impact on the General Fund or on local 
    government.
    
    CONTACTS:
    Representative Jack Barraclough
    Idaho House of Representatives
    (208) 332-1000
    
    
    Michael McConnell
    Idaho Legislative Services Office
    (208) 334-2475
    
    Bill No. H 756