Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 4.djvu/311

 PUBLIC LAW 100-628—NOV. 7, 1988

102 STAT. 3281

including the abatement of lead-based paint and dust which exceeds the standard of lead permitted in paints by the Consumer Product Safety Commission under this Act, and such abatement shall qualify for assistance under section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937."; and (5) by inserting before the period at the end of the last sentence the following: ", industrial hygienist, or local public health official". (b) ABATEMENT DEMONSTRATION.—Section 302(d)(2) of the LeadBased Paint Poiiwning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4822(d)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking the paragraph caption and inserting the following: "ABATE^/ENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—";

(2) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by inserting after "Urban Development" the following: "and public housing"; and (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "For purposes of the demonstration, a public housing agency may elect to test for lead-based paint using atomic a ^ o r p tion spectroscopy and may elect to abate lead-based paint and dust containing lead under standards more stringent than that in subsection (c), including the abatement of leadbased paint and dust which exceeds the standard of lead permitted in paints by the Consumer Product Safety Commission under this Act, and such abatement shall qualify for assistance under section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937."; and (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: "Based on the demonstration, the Secretary shall prepare and include in the report a comprehensive and workable plan for the cost-effective inspection and abatement of public housing in accordance with paragraph (3), including an estimate of the total cost of abatement in accordance with paragraph (3)(B).". (c) REPORTS.—Section 302(d)(2)(B) of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4822(d)(2)(B)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by inserting ", including X-ray fluorescence and atomic absorption spectroscopy' before the semicolon; (2) in clause (ii), by inserting, including removal, containment, or encapsulation of the contaminated components, procedures which minimize the generation of dust (including the high efficiency vacuum removal of leaded dust), and procedures that provide for offsite disposal of the removed components, in compliance with all applicable r^fulatory standards and procedures" before the semicolon; (3) in clause (iii), by inserting ", abatement, and worker protection" before the semicolon; (4) by striking "and" at the end of clause (v); (5) by striking the period at the end of clause (vi) and inserting "; and "; and (6) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(vii) the merits of an interim containment protocol for public housing dwellings that are determined to have lead-based paint hazards but for which comprehensive improvement assistance under section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is not available.".

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