§ 19a-111c — Abatement of lead in dwellings. List of encapsulant products. Regulations.

Connecticut § 19a-111c

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 19a: Public Health and Well-Being
• Ch. 368a: Department of Public Health

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(a) The owner of any dwelling in which the paint, plaster or other material is found to contain toxic levels of lead and in which children under the age of six reside, shall remediate such toxic levels of lead through testing, abatement or management of such materials consistent with regulations adopted pursuant to this section. The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish requirements and procedures for testing, abatement and management of materials containing toxic levels of lead. (b) The commissioner shall authorize the use of any liquid, cementitious or flexible lead encapsulant product which complies with an appropriate standard for such products developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials or similar testing organization acceptable to the commissioner for the abatement and remediation of lead hazards. The commissioner shall maintain a list of all such approved lead encapsulant products that may be used in this state for the remediation of lead hazards. (c) (1) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to regulate paint removal from the exterior of any building or structure where the paint removal project may present a health hazard related to lead exposure to neighboring premises. The regulations may establish: (A) Definitions, (B) applicability and exemption criteria, (C) procedures for submission of notifications, (D) appropriate work practices, and (E) penalties for noncompliance. (2) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to regulate the standards and procedures for remediation of lead hazards, including testing, abatement and management of materials containing toxic levels of lead in any premises. (3) The commissioner may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulations, provided the department posts such policies and procedures on the eRegulations System prior to adopting them. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until final regulations are adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

Legislative History

(P.A. 87-394, S. 5, 7; P.A. 93-321, S. 3, 6; P.A. 95-204, S. 1, 2; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 54; P.A. 23-31, S. 34.) History: P.A. 93-321 replaced requirement that dangerous materials be removed or covered with requirement that building owner “abate or manage” such materials “consistent with regulations adopted pursuant to this section”; P.A. 95-204 required the commissioner to authorize use of and keep a list of lead encapsulant products, effective June 28, 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2 designated provisions re owner's duty to abate and corresponding regulations as Subsec. (a) and expanded owner's duty to include remediation of dangerous materials, expanded scope of regulations to include requirements and procedures for testing, remediation and management of dangerous materials and defined “remediation”, designated provisions re approved lead encapsulant products as Subsec. (b) and added references to remediation of lead hazards therein and added Subsec. (c) authorizing Commissioner of Public Health to adopt regulations re paint removal from building exteriors and standards and procedures for testing, remediation, abatement and management of materials containing toxic levels of lead in any premises; P.A. 23-31 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “abate, remediate or manage such dangerous” with “remediate such toxic levels of lead through testing, abatement or management of such” and “testing, remediation, abatement and management of materials” with “testing, abatement and management of materials” and deleting provision defining “remediation”, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “abatement and remediation of lead hazards” with “remediation of lead hazards”, amended Subsec. (c)(1) by adding “related to lead exposure”, amended Subsec. (c)(2) by replacing “testing, remediation, as defined in this section” with “remediation of lead hazards, including testing”, and added Subsec. (c)(3) re implementation of policies and procedures. Cited. 31 CA 359.