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DEQ seeks to modernize lead-based paint rules to align with federal law
Summary
DEQ staff told the committee a bill would modernize the state's lead-based paint program to align it with current and anticipated federal law, mirroring last year's asbestos update; the committee recorded the bill and had no recorded opposition.
Chris Wells told the committee that the department manages two Clean Air Act programs — asbestos and lead-based paint — both of which govern remediation and demolition activity. He said SB 2761 (lead-paint-related language described in the session) seeks to modernize the state's lead-based paint program in the same way the legislature updated asbestos statutes last year to align with current and future federal law.
Wells described the measure as an update to remediation and demolition provisions to ensure state statutes match federal standards and anticipated federal changes. The committee voted to record the bill; no substantive objections were recorded in the session.
