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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 307 - L.D. 490
An Act to Designate the Department of Health and Human Services as the
Implementing Department of the Lead-safe Housing Registry
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1322-E, sub-§3, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 628, Pt. A, §5,
is amended to read:
G. Implementation of the lead-safe housing registry by the Department of
Environmental Protection department pursuant to Title 38, chapter 12‑B and achieving
the goal of elimination of childhood lead poisoning risks in the State section 1331.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1331 is enacted to read:
§1331. Registry of leased lead-safe residential dwellings
1. Definitions.
following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Lead-based paint" has the same meaning as in Title 38, section 1291, subsection
16.
B. "Residential dwelling" has the same meaning as in Title 38, section 1291, subsection
26-A.
2. Registry.
built before 1978 that are lead-safe as designated by the residential dwelling owners in
accordance with subsection 3.
3. Designation as lead-safe.
safe for the purposes of this section if the residential dwelling owner has submitted to the
department an application for the leased residential dwelling to be placed on the registry
created pursuant to subsection 2. Submission of an application to the registry is voluntary
on the part of the residential dwelling owner.
4. Application.
a report by a lead inspector that indicates that the leased residential dwelling has been tested
for the presence of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust or a report by a lead dust
sampling technician that indicates the leased residential dwelling has been tested for lead-
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JUNE 8, 2023
BY GOVERNOR
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contaminated dust. The report must indicate that the leased residential dwelling meets the
requirements for inclusion on the registry in accordance with the standards and procedures
established by the department.
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1291, sub-§19-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 628, Pt. B, §1, is
repealed.
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §1291, sub-§23-A, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 628, Pt. B, §2, is
repealed.
Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §1298, as amended by PL 2009, c. 501, §14, is repealed.