Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 | NAHB ...

Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) presented S. 2148, the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 earlier this month. S.2148 expands and improves the Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule (RRP), which has shackled the construction industry with overly arduous and troublesome compliance costs.

The RRP rule sets new requirements for contractor and remodelers working in homes built before 1978, imposing a series of work practices and certification requirements designed to address impacts associated with the disturbance of lead paint in older homes. The rule is specifically designed to protect potential lead exposure to children under six years of age and pregnant women and requires contractors and remodelers working in homes built before 1978 to obtain certification from the Environment Protection Agency (EPA).

This piece of legislation will bring back the ?Opt-Out Provision? from the RRP rule which allowed homeowners without children under six or pregnant women residing in the home to allow their contractor to waive the use of lead-safe work practices. This would get rid of unnecessary regulation and compliance costs, saving the industry an estimated $336 million each year.

The National Association of Home Builders is working in support of the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012, addressing the impracticality of the RRP rule and offering solutions to these obstacles. Click here for the one page summary of S. 2148. Then, write to your senator at www.capitolconnect.com/BuilderLink, urging them to co-sponsor the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012.

Source: http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/03/17/tell-your-senator-to-co-sponsor-the-lead-exposure-reduction-amendments-act/

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