Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act

EPA/HUD Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992-42 U.S. Code 4852d Lead-Based Paint Poisoning and Prevention Act of 1992- 42 U.S. Code 4822 Yes Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Title X U.S. Congress 1992b... 

Year OF Enactment/Amendments Toxic Substances Control Act, 1976 Asbestos Elazard Emergency Response Act Amendment, 1986 Radon Program Development Act Amendment, 1988 Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act Amendment, 1990 Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act Amendment, 1992... 

There are two primary TSCA lead programs, the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule and the Disclosure Rule. Both were authorized by The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, codified as... 

TSCA regulations require sellers and landlords to disclose the presence of lead-based paint and lead hazards in target housing. These regulations, usually referred to as the Disclosure Rule, were jointly issued by the EPA and HUD, pursuant to a mandate in Section 1018 of Title X of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. The only affirmative act the Disclosure Rule requires is disclosure TSCA does not require landlords and sellers to conduct any lead abatement projects. As the EPA said in the enforcement response policy for the Disclosure Rule, [t]he purpose of the Disclosure Rule is to ensure that individuals and families receive the information necessary to protect themselves and their families from lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards. Because the Disclosure Rule does not require any reduction of lead in homes, it has been criticized as a weak response to a national crisis. On the other hand, the cost of removing lead... 

C.F.R. 745.107(a). Lead programs under other statutes do require lead abatement for example, federal agencies and purchasers of certain federal property are required to abate lead under Title X of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. 66 Fed. Reg. 1206 (Jan. 5.2001). 

The most important federal law regarding lead paint poisoning is the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, referred to as Title X. Although much of the law affects only publicly owned or assisted housing, there are also important provisions regarding licensing of contractors and information disclosure, which apply to private housing also. 

TITLE X of the Community Housing and Development Act, also known as the Residential Lead-based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. 

A more recent piece of U.S. legislation with a lead focus was Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act, referred to as the 1992 Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act or simply Title X. Tide X provides a number of steps to eliminate the most hazardous of lead-painted residences in public and certain classes of private housing. Its guiding purpose was to develop a national approach to creating infrastructure to eliminate hazards as rapidly as possible. Some provisions of the legislation as interpreted by HUD and EPA are controversial, particularly in the matter of interim controls of lead paint exposures in the most deteriorated living units. 

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