City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0264R

• File #: 11-0264R
• Version: 0
• Name: In Support of State Legislation - Senate Bill 840/House Bill 1033 - Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Lead Paint Dust Testing
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/7/2011
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/7/2011
• Title: In Support of State Legislation - Senate Bill 840/House Bill 1033 - Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Lead Paint Dust Testing FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that alters the requirements for certain property owners to satisfy certain lead risk reduction standards to ensure that the dangers of lead-based paint exposure are eliminated; respectfully urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and Honorable Chair and Members of the House Environmental Matters Committee to give the bills a favorable report; requesting the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2011 Maryland General Assembly to work to secure passage of the measure; and calling upon the Governor to sign the measure into law.
• Sponsors: Robert Curran, Bill Henry, President Young, Sharon Green Middleton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Warren Branch, Carl Stokes, Mary Pat Clarke, Rochelle Spector, Belinda Conaway, Helen L. Holton, William "Pete" Welch, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/7/2011	0	City Council	Introduced
3/7/2011	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
3/7/2011	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Curran

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Support of State Legislation - Senate Bill 840/House Bill 1033 - Environment - Reducing Lead Risk in Housing - Lead Paint Dust Testing

FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that alters the requirements for certain property owners to satisfy certain lead risk reduction standards to ensure that the dangers of lead-based paint exposure are eliminated; respectfully urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and Honorable Chair and Members of the House Environmental Matters Committee to give the bills a favorable report; requesting the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2011 Maryland General Assembly to work to secure passage of the measure; and calling upon the Governor to sign the measure into law.
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The proposed legislation changes the requirements for how an owner of a pre-1950 property may comply with lead risk reduction standards. The bill would require a property owner to preform both a dust test and a series of lead hazard reduction treatments with a visual inspection when a change in occupancy occurs, the tenant issues a notice of defect, or an elevated blood lead level is reported. The bill also requires that leaded or untested window wells be encapsulated, that repairs to be consistent ...