Section 19a-111c - Abatement of lead in dwellings. List of encapsulant products. Regulations(a) The owner of any dwelling in which the paint, plaster or other material is found to contain toxic levels of lead and in which children under the age of six reside, shall remediate such toxic levels of lead through testing, abatement or management of such materials consistent with regulations adopted pursuant to this section. The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish requirements and procedures for testing, abatement and management of materials containing toxic levels of lead.(b) The commissioner shall authorize the use of any liquid, cementitious or flexible lead encapsulant product which complies with an appropriate standard for such products developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials or similar testing organization acceptable to the commissioner for the abatement and remediation of lead hazards. The commissioner shall maintain a list of all such approved lead encapsulant products that may be used in this state for the remediation of lead hazards.(c)(1) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to regulate paint removal from the exterior of any building or structure where the paint removal project may present a health hazard related to lead exposure to neighboring premises. The regulations may establish: (B) applicability and exemption criteria,(C) procedures for submission of notifications,(D) appropriate work practices, and (E) penalties for noncompliance.(2) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to regulate the standards and procedures for remediation of lead hazards, including testing, abatement and management of materials containing toxic levels of lead in any premises.(3) The commissioner may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulations, provided the department posts such policies and procedures on the eRegulations System prior to adopting them. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until final regulations are adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-111c
(P.A. 87-394, S. 5, 7; P.A. 93-321 , S. 3 , 6 ; P.A. 95-204 , S. 1 , 2 ; 95-257 , S. 12 , 21 , 58 ; June sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2 , S. 54.)
Amended by P.A. 23-0031, S. 34 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2023. Cited. 31 Conn.App. 359 .