3.0.0 2148 2019-02-20T23:25:54Z 2019-02-24T00:37:09Z Senate S S 2012-03-01 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-01T20:44:28Z Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 112 5911 HR 2012-06-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. Related bill CRS 2012-03-01 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2012-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2012-03-01 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2012-03-01 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2012-03-01 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2012-03-01 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2012-03-01 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2012-03-06 False C000542 Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] DANIEL COATS R IN RAY 2012-03-20 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2012-03-27 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2012-04-24 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2012-05-22 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2012-06-07 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2012-06-11 False S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2012-07-31 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Building construction Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Residential rehabilitation and home repair Worker safety and health Environmental Protection 00 2012-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-22T19:37:15Z Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any renovation, remodeling, landscaping, or other activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or remodel a structure or dwelling; and (2) that incidentally results in a reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards.

Removes from the definition of "lead-based paint" lead levels that may be established by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for paint or surface coating that are not otherwise specified in such definition.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct a lead-based paint certification study prior to proposing any new regulation applicable to target housing or public or commercial buildings constructed before 1978; and (2) complete and publish such study no later than a year prior to proposing any new regulation applicable to such structure or dwelling. Exempts from such regulations emergency renovations that result from a sudden, unexpected event that presents a risk to the public health or safety or threatens to cause significant damage to equipment or property if not attended to immediately. Prohibits such regulation from requiring post-abatement clearance testing.

Requires the Administrator, in promulgating regulations relating to renovation or remodeling activities in target housing in which the owner resides, to include a provision that permits the owner to authorize the renovation or remodeling contractor to forego compliance with such regulation if: (1) no pregnant woman or child under the age of six resides in such housing; and (2) the owner certifies that the renovation or remodeling project is to be carried out at the target housing of the owner, that no such woman or child resides in such housing, and that such contractor will be exempt from employing the work practices required by such regulation. Exempts contractors from liability resulting from any misrepresentation of the owner of the target housing.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish a process by which the Administrator shall identify and approve a commercially available lead-based paint test kit that is inexpensive, does not require special training, and enables users to determine the presence of lead at the job site; and (2) suspend implementation of such regulation relating to renovation and remodeling until the Administrator identifies and approves one or more test kits that meet such criteria.

]]> Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 Display Title Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Toxic Substance Control Act relating to lead-based paint renovation and remodeling activities. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2148is/xml/BILLS-112s2148is.xml 2012-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.