1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to health; modifying provisions for lead
1.3 poisoning prevention; modifying provisions for pay
1.4 toilets in public places; providing for certain
1.5 alternative compliance methods for food, beverage, and
1.6 lodging establishment inspections; repealing certain
1.7 obsolete laws relating to hotel inspectors and
1.8 duplication equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.9 2000, sections 144.9501, subdivisions 3, 4, 10, 11,
1.10 17, 17a, 18, 19, 20a, 20b, 20c, 21, 22, 22a, 23, 28a,
1.11 29, and by adding subdivisions; 144.9502, subdivision
1.12 8; 144.9503; 144.9504, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8;
1.13 144.9505; 144.9507, subdivision 5; 144.9508,
1.14 subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; 144.9509, subdivisions
1.15 1 and 3; 145.425; and 157.20, by adding a subdivision;
1.16 repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.073;
1.17 144.08; 144.9501, subdivision 32; 144.9502,
1.18 subdivision 6; 144.9503, subdivision 6; 144.9504,
1.19 subdivisions 4 and 11; 144.9505, subdivisions 2 and 5;
1.20 144.9506; 144.9508, subdivision 6.
1.21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.22 ARTICLE 1
1.23 LEAD POISONING PREVENTION
1.24 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
1.25 subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.26 Subd. 3. [ABATEMENT.] (a) "Abatement" means any set of
1.27 measures designed intended to permanently eliminate lead-based
1.28 paint known or presumed lead hazards, defined in United States
1.29 Code, title 42, section 4851, of the federal Housing and
1.30 Community Development Act of 1992, and that exceed the standards
1.31 adopted under section 144.9508. Abatement includes:
1.32 (1) the removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated
1.33 dust, the permanent containment enclosure or encapsulation of
2.1 lead-based paint, the replacement of lead-painted surfaces or
2.2 fixtures, and the removal or covering enclosure of
2.3 lead-contaminated soil; and
2.4 (2) all preparation, cleanup, disposal, and postabatement
2.5 clearance testing activities associated with these measures.
2.6 (b) Abatement does not include:
2.7 (1) activities such as remodeling, renovation,
2.8 installation, rehabilitation, or landscaping activities whose
2.9 primary intent is to remodel, repair, or restore a given
2.10 structure or dwelling, rather than to permanently eliminate
2.11 lead-based paint hazards, even though these activities may
2.12 incidentally result in a reduction in lead-based paint hazards;
2.13 and
2.14 (2) interim controls for the temporary reduction of
2.15 exposure to lead hazards such as lead-specific cleaning,
2.16 repairs, maintenance, painting, and temporary containment.
2.17 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
2.18 subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.19 Subd. 4. [AREAS AT HIGH RISK FOR TOXIC LEAD EXPOSURE.]
2.20 "Areas at high risk for toxic lead exposure" means a census
2.21 tract which meets one or more of the following criteria:
2.22 (1) elevated blood lead levels have been diagnosed in a
2.23 population of children or pregnant females;
2.24 (2) many residential structures that are known to have or
2.25 suspected of having deteriorated lead-based paint; or
2.26 (3) median soil lead concentrations are greater than 100
2.27 parts per million for samples collected according to rules
2.28 adopted under section 144.9508 in a city of the first class or a
2.29 county or area within a county outside a city of the first class
2.30 that has been determined to be at high risk for toxic lead
2.31 exposure under section 144.9503.
2.32 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is
2.33 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
2.34 Subd. 6c. [CAPILLARY BLOOD SAMPLE.] "Capillary blood
2.35 sample" means a quantity of blood drawn from a capillary. The
2.36 sample generally is collected by fingerstick.
3.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is
3.2 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
3.3 Subd. 6d. [CERTIFIED LEAD FIRM.] "Certified lead firm"
3.4 means a person that employs individuals to perform regulated
3.5 lead work and that is certified by the commissioner under
3.6 section 144.9505.
3.7 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is
3.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
3.9 Subd. 7a. [CONTRACTING ENTITY.] "Contracting entity" means
3.10 a public or private body, board, individual, corporation,
3.11 partnership, proprietorship, joint venture, fund, authority, or
3.12 similar entity that contracts with a person to do regulated lead
3.13 work.
3.14 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
3.15 subdivision 10, is amended to read:
3.16 Subd. 10. [ENCAPSULATION.] "Encapsulation" means covering
3.17 a surface coated with paint that exceeds the standards under
3.18 section 144.9508 with a liquid or solid material, approved by
3.19 the commissioner, that adheres to the surface, rather than
3.20 mechanically attaches to it; or covering bare soil that exceeds
3.21 the standards under section 144.9508 with a permeable material
3.22 such as vegetation, mulch, or soil that meets the standards
3.23 under section 144.9508.
3.24 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
3.25 subdivision 11, is amended to read:
3.26 Subd. 11. [ENCLOSURE.] "Enclosure" means covering a
3.27 surface coated with paint that exceeds the standards under
3.28 section 144.9508 by mechanically fastening to the surface a
3.29 durable, solid material approved by the commissioner; or
3.30 covering bare soil that exceeds the standards under section
3.31 144.9508 with an impermeable material, such as asphalt or
3.32 concrete.
3.33 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is
3.34 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
3.35 Subd. 13a. [INTERIM CONTROLS.] "Interim controls" means a
3.36 set of measures intended to temporarily reduce human exposure or
4.1 likely exposure to known or presumed lead hazards, including
4.2 specialized cleaning, repairs, maintenance, painting, temporary
4.3 encapsulation, or enclosure.
4.4 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
4.5 subdivision 17, is amended to read:
4.6 Subd. 17. [LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION.] "Lead hazard reduction"
4.7 means action abatement or interim controls undertaken to make a
4.8 residence, child care facility, school, or playground lead-safe
4.9 by complying with the lead standards and methods adopted under
4.10 section 144.9508, by:
4.11 (1) a property owner or persons hired by the property owner
4.12 to comply with a lead order issued under section 144.9504;
4.13 (2) a swab team service provided in response to a lead
4.14 order issued under section 144.9504; or
4.15 (3) a renter residing at a rental property or one or more
4.16 volunteers to comply with a lead order issued under section
4.17 144.9504.
4.18 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
4.19 subdivision 17a, is amended to read:
4.20 Subd. 17a. [LEAD HAZARD SCREEN.] "Lead hazard screen"
4.21 means a limited risk assessment activity that involves the
4.22 visual identification of the existence and location of any
4.23 deteriorated paint, collection and analysis of dust samples, and
4.24 visual identification of the existence and location of, paint,
4.25 or bare soil and sampling and analysis of dust.
4.26 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is
4.27 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
4.28 Subd. 17b. [LEAD INTERIM CONTROL WORKER.] "Lead interim
4.29 control worker" means an individual who is trained as specified
4.30 by the commissioner to conduct interim control activities.
4.31 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
4.32 subdivision 18, is amended to read:
4.33 Subd. 18. [LEAD INSPECTION.] "Lead inspection" means a
4.34 quantitative measurement of the surface by surface investigation
4.35 to determine the presence of lead content of paint and a visual
4.36 identification of the existence and location of bare soil.
5.1 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
5.2 subdivision 19, is amended to read:
5.3 Subd. 19. [LEAD INSPECTOR.] "Lead inspector" means a
5.4 person who is licensed by the commissioner to perform a lead
5.5 inspection under section 144.9506 144.9505.
5.6 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is
5.7 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
5.8 Subd. 19a. [LEAD PROJECT DESIGN.] "Lead project design"
5.9 means site-specific written project specifications for a
5.10 regulated lead work project. Lead project design includes
5.11 written technical project specifications incorporated into
5.12 bidding documents.
5.13 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
5.14 subdivision 20a, is amended to read:
5.15 Subd. 20a. [LEAD PROJECT DESIGNER.] "Lead project
5.16 designer" means an individual who is responsible for planning
5.17 the site-specific performance of lead abatement or lead hazard
5.18 reduction regulated lead work and who has been licensed by the
5.19 commissioner under section 144.9505.
5.20 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
5.21 subdivision 20b, is amended to read:
5.22 Subd. 20b. [LEAD RISK ASSESSMENT.] "Lead risk assessment"
5.23 means a quantitative measurement of the lead content of paint,
5.24 interior dust, and bare soil to determine compliance with the
5.25 standards established under section 144.9508 an investigation to
5.26 determine the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead
5.27 hazards.
5.28 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
5.29 subdivision 20c, is amended to read:
5.30 Subd. 20c. [LEAD RISK ASSESSOR.] "Lead risk assessor"
5.31 means an individual who performs lead risk assessments or lead
5.32 inspections and who has been licensed by the commissioner under
5.33 section 144.9506 144.9505.
5.34 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
5.35 subdivision 21, is amended to read:
5.36 Subd. 21. [LEAD-SAFE.] "Lead-safe" means a condition in
6.1 which:
6.2 (1) lead is not present;
6.3 (2) lead may be present at the residence, child care
6.4 facility, school, or playground, if the lead concentration in
6.5 the dust, paint, soil, and water of a residence does not exceed
6.6 the standards adopted under section 144.9508,; or,
6.7 (3) if the lead concentrations in the paint or soil do
6.8 exceed the standards, the paint is intact and the soil is not
6.9 bare soil.
6.10 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
6.11 subdivision 22, is amended to read:
6.12 Subd. 22. [LEAD-SAFE DIRECTIVES PRACTICES.]
6.13 "Lead-safe directives practices" means methods for construction,
6.14 renovation, remodeling, or maintenance activities that are not
6.15 regulated as abatement or lead hazard reduction lead work and
6.16 that are performed so that they do not:
6.17 (1) violate the standards under section 144.9508;
6.18 (2) create lead dust through the use of prohibited
6.19 practices;
6.20 (3) leave debris or a lead residue that can form a dust;
6.21 (4) provide a readily accessible source of lead dust, lead
6.22 paint, lead paint chips, or lead contaminated soil, after the
6.23 use of containment methods; and
6.24 (5) result in improper disposal of lead contaminated
6.25 debris, dust, or soil.
6.26 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
6.27 subdivision 22a, is amended to read:
6.28 Subd. 22a. [LEAD SUPERVISOR.] "Lead supervisor" means an
6.29 individual who is responsible for the on-site performance of
6.30 lead abatement or lead hazard reduction interim controls and who
6.31 has been licensed by the commissioner under section 144.9505.
6.32 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is
6.33 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
6.34 Subd. 22b. [LEAD SAMPLING TECHNICIAN.] "Lead sampling
6.35 technician" means an individual who performs clearance
6.36 inspections for nonabatement or nonorder lead hazard reduction
7.1 sites, lead dust sampling in other settings, or visual
7.2 assessment for deteriorated paint, and who is registered with
7.3 the commissioner under section 144.9505.
7.4 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
7.5 subdivision 23, is amended to read:
7.6 Subd. 23. [LEAD WORKER.] "Lead worker" means an individual
7.7 who performs lead abatement or lead hazard reduction interim
7.8 control work and who has been licensed by the commissioner under
7.9 section 144.9505.
7.10 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is
7.11 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
7.12 Subd. 26a. [REGULATED LEAD WORK.] (a) "Regulated lead work"
7.13 means:
7.14 (1) abatement;
7.15 (2) interim controls;
7.16 (3) a clearance inspection;
7.17 (4) a lead hazard screen;
7.18 (5) a lead inspection;
7.19 (6) a lead risk assessment;
7.20 (7) lead project designer services;
7.21 (8) lead sampling technician services; or
7.22 (9) swab team services.
7.23 (b) Regulated lead work does not include:
7.24 (1) activities such as remodeling, renovation,
7.25 installation, rehabilitation, or landscaping activities, the
7.26 primary intent of which is to remodel, repair, or restore a
7.27 structure or dwelling, rather than to permanently eliminate lead
7.28 hazards, even though these activities may incidentally result in
7.29 a reduction in lead hazards; or
7.30 (2) interim control activities that are not performed as a
7.31 result of a lead order and that do not disturb painted surfaces
7.32 that total more than:
7.33 (i) 20 square feet (two square meters) on exterior
7.34 surfaces;
7.35 (ii) two square feet (0.2 square meters) in an interior
7.36 room; or
8.1 (iii) ten percent of the total surface area on an interior
8.2 or exterior type of component with a small surface area.
8.3 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
8.4 subdivision 28a, is amended to read:
8.5 Subd. 28a. [STANDARD.] "Standard" means a quantitative
8.6 assessment of lead in any environmental media or consumer
8.7 product, or a work practice or method that reduces the
8.8 likelihood of lead exposure.
8.9 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501,
8.10 subdivision 29, is amended to read:
8.11 Subd. 29. [SWAB TEAM SERVICES.] "Swab team services" means
8.12 activities that provide protection from lead hazards primarily
8.13 through the use of interim controls, such as:
8.14 (1) removing lead dust by washing, vacuuming with high
8.15 efficiency particle accumulator (HEPA) or wet vacuum cleaners,
8.16 and cleaning the interior of residential property;
8.17 (2) removing loose paint and paint chips and repainting or
8.18 installing guards to protect intact paint;
8.19 (3) covering or replacing bare soil that has a lead
8.20 concentration of 100 parts per million or more;
8.21 (4) health education;
8.22 (5) advice and assistance to help residents locate and move
8.23 to a temporary residence while lead hazard reduction is being
8.24 completed; or
8.25 (6) any other assistance necessary to meet the resident's
8.26 immediate needs as a result of the relocation.
8.27 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9502,
8.28 subdivision 8, is amended to read:
8.29 Subd. 8. [LABORATORY STANDARDS.] (a) A laboratory
8.30 performing blood lead analysis shall use methods that:
8.31 (1) meet or exceed the proficiency standards established in
8.32 the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Regulations, Code of
8.33 Federal Regulations, title 42, section 493, promulgated in
8.34 accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act
8.35 amendments of 1988, Public Law Number 100-578; or
8.36 (2) meet or exceed the Occupational Safety and Health
9.1 Standards for Lead in General Industries, Code of Federal
9.2 Regulations, section 1910.1025, and Occupational Safety and
9.3 Health Standards for Lead in Construction, Code of Federal
9.4 Regulations, section 1926.62.
9.5 (b) A laboratory performing lead analysis of paint,
9.6 soil, or dust, or drinking water shall use methods that meet or
9.7 exceed the proficiency standards established in the National
9.8 Lead Accreditation Program pursuant to United States Code, title
9.9 42, section 4851, of the federal Housing and Community
9.10 Development Act must be a laboratory recognized by the United
9.11 States Environmental Protection Agency under the Toxic
9.12 Substances Control Act, United States Code, title 15, section
9.13 2685, paragraph (b). Analysis of samples of drinking water must
9.14 be performed by a laboratory certified by the commissioner to
9.15 analyze lead in water.
9.16 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9503, is
9.17 amended to read:
9.18 144.9503 [PRIMARY PREVENTION.]
9.19 Subdivision 1. [PRIMARY PREVENTION PROGRAM.] The
9.20 commissioner shall develop and maintain a primary prevention
9.21 program to reduce lead exposure in young children and pregnant
9.22 women. A board of health serving a city of the first class
9.23 shall determine areas at high risk for toxic lead exposure
9.24 before doing primary prevention lead hazard reduction
9.25 activities. The commissioner program shall develop a priority
9.26 list for high risk census tracts, provide primary prevention
9.27 lead education materials, promote primary prevention swab team
9.28 services in cooperation with the commissioner of economic
9.29 security or housing finance, provide lead cleanup equipment and
9.30 material grants as funding allows, monitor voluntary lead hazard
9.31 reduction or abatement regulated lead work, and develop and
9.32 maintain lead-safe directives practices in cooperation with the
9.33 commissioner of administration.
9.34 Subd. 2. [PRIORITIES FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION.] (a) The
9.35 commissioner of health and boards of health serving cities of
9.36 the first class shall publish in the State Register a priority
10.1 list of census tracts determine areas at high risk for toxic
10.2 lead exposure. All local governmental units and boards of
10.3 health shall follow the priorities published in the State
10.4 Register. In establishing the list, the commissioner shall use
10.5 the surveillance data collected under section 144.9502 and other
10.6 information as appropriate or
10.7 (b) A board of health serving a city of the first class
10.8 shall rank order census tracts by awarding points as specified
10.9 in this section and shall award points to each census tract on
10.10 which information is available paragraph. The priority for
10.11 primary prevention in census tracts at high risk for toxic lead
10.12 exposure shall be based on the cumulative points awarded to each
10.13 census tract. A greater number of points means a higher
10.14 priority. If a tie occurs in the number of points, priority
10.15 shall be given to the census tract with the higher percentage of
10.16 population with blood lead levels greater than ten micrograms of
10.17 lead per deciliter of whole blood. The commissioner shall
10.18 revise and update the priority list at least every five years.
10.19 Points shall be awarded as specified in paragraphs (a) to (c).
10.20 (a) In (1) One point may be awarded to a census tract where
10.21 at least 20 children have been screened in the last five years,
10.22 one point shall be awarded for each ten percent of children who
10.23 were under six years old at the time they were screened for lead
10.24 in blood and whose blood lead level exceeds ten micrograms of
10.25 lead per deciliter of whole blood, provided the commissioner has
10.26 determined that the data used to award the points are
10.27 comprehensive and representative. An additional point shall be
10.28 awarded if one percent of the children had blood lead levels
10.29 greater than 20 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood. Two
10.30 points shall be awarded to a census tract, where the blood lead
10.31 screening has been inadequate, that is contiguous with a census
10.32 tract where more than ten percent of the children under six
10.33 years of age have blood lead levels exceeding ten micrograms of
10.34 lead per deciliter of whole blood.
10.35 (b) (2) One point shall may be awarded for every five
10.36 percent of housing that is defined as dilapidated or
11.1 deteriorated by the planning department or similar agency of the
11.2 city in which the housing is located. Where data is available
11.3 by neighborhood or section within a city, the percent of
11.4 dilapidated or deteriorated housing shall apply equally to each
11.5 census tract within the neighborhood or section.
11.6 (c) (3) One point shall may be awarded for every 100 parts
11.7 per million of lead in soil, based on the median soil lead
11.8 values of foundation soil samples, calculated on 100 parts per
11.9 million intervals, or fraction thereof. For the cities of St.
11.10 Paul and Minneapolis, the commissioner A board of health shall
11.11 use data from its own soil survey conducted according to rules
11.12 adopted under section 144.9508, except that a board of health
11.13 serving Minneapolis or St. Paul that has not conducted its own
11.14 soil survey shall use the June 1988 census tract version of the
11.15 houseside map titled "Distribution of Houseside Lead Content of
11.16 Soil-Dust in the Twin Cities," prepared by the Center for Urban
11.17 and Regional Affairs, Humphrey Institute, University of
11.18 Minnesota, Publication 1989, Center for Urban and Regional
11.19 Affairs 89-4. Where the map displays a census tract that is
11.20 crossed by two or more intervals, the commissioner board of
11.21 health shall make a reasoned determination of the median
11.22 foundation soil lead value for that census tract. Values for
11.23 census tracts may be updated by surveying the census tract
11.24 according to the procedures adopted under this section.
11.25 (4) A board of health may award one point to each census
11.26 tract for each of the following factors based on cutoff criteria
11.27 to be determined by the board of health:
11.28 (i) percent of minority population;
11.29 (ii) number of children less than six years of age;
11.30 (iii) percent of housing built before 1950; and
11.31 (iv) percent of population living in poverty.
11.32 (c) The commissioner may determine areas at high risk for
11.33 toxic lead exposure at the county level or within a county
11.34 outside a city of the first class using one or more of the
11.35 following criteria:
11.36 (1) blood lead levels greater than ten micrograms per
12.1 deciliter of whole blood in children under six years of age;
12.2 (2) percent of dilapidated or deteriorated housing;
12.3 (3) soil lead levels in excess of 100 parts per million;
12.4 (4) percent of minority population;
12.5 (5) percent of housing built before 1950;
12.6 (6) percent of children living in poverty; or
12.7 (7) other factors appropriate in preventing lead exposure,
12.8 as determined by a federal agency including the United States
12.9 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States
12.10 Environmental Protection Agency, or the United States Department
12.11 of Housing and Urban Development.
12.12 Subd. 3. [PRIMARY PREVENTION LEAD EDUCATION STRATEGY.] The
12.13 commissioner of health shall develop and maintain a primary
12.14 prevention lead education strategy to prevent lead exposure.
12.15 The strategy shall specify includes:
12.16 (1) the development of lead education materials that
12.17 describe the health effects of lead exposure, safety measures,
12.18 and methods to be used in the lead hazard reduction process;
12.19 (2) the provision of providing lead education materials to
12.20 the general public;
12.21 (3) the provision of providing lead education materials to
12.22 property owners, landlords, and tenants by swab team workers and
12.23 public health professionals, such as nurses, sanitarians, health
12.24 educators, nonprofit organizations working on lead issues, and
12.25 other public health professionals in areas at high risk for
12.26 toxic lead exposure; and
12.27 (4) the promotion of promoting awareness of community,
12.28 legal, and housing resources.
12.29 Subd. 4. [SWAB TEAM SERVICES.] Primary prevention must may
12.30 include the use of swab team services in census tracts
12.31 identified at high risk for toxic lead exposure as identified by
12.32 the commissioner under this section. The swab team services may
12.33 be provided based on lead hazard screens whenever possible and
12.34 must at least include lead hazard reduction for deteriorated
12.35 interior lead-based paint, bare soil, and dust.
12.36 Subd. 6. [VOLUNTARY LEAD ABATEMENT OR LEAD HAZARD
13.1 REDUCTION.] The commissioner shall monitor the lead abatement or
13.2 lead hazard reduction methods adopted under section 144.9508 in
13.3 cases of voluntary lead abatement or lead hazard reduction. All
13.4 persons hired to do voluntary lead abatement or lead hazard
13.5 reduction must be licensed by the commissioner under section
13.6 144.9505 or 144.9506. Renters and volunteers performing lead
13.7 abatement or lead hazard reduction must be trained and licensed
13.8 as lead supervisors or lead workers. If a property owner does
13.9 not hire a person for voluntary lead abatement or lead hazard
13.10 reduction, the property owner shall provide the commissioner
13.11 with a work plan for lead abatement or lead hazard reduction at
13.12 least ten working days before beginning the lead abatement or
13.13 lead hazard reduction. The work plan must include the details
13.14 required in section 144.9505, and notice as to when lead
13.15 abatement or lead hazard reduction activities will begin.
13.16 Within the limits of appropriations, the commissioner shall
13.17 review work plans and shall approve or disapprove them as to
13.18 compliance with the requirements in section 144.9505. No
13.19 penalty shall be assessed against a property owner for
13.20 discontinuing voluntary lead hazard reduction before completion
13.21 of the work plan, provided that the property owner discontinues
13.22 the lead hazard reduction in a manner that leaves the property
13.23 in a condition no more hazardous than its condition before the
13.24 work plan implementation.
13.25 Subd. 7. [LEAD-SAFE INFORMATIONAL DIRECTIVES PRACTICES
13.26 INFORMATION.] (a) By July 1, 1995, and amended and updated as
13.27 necessary, The commissioner shall develop and maintain in
13.28 cooperation with the commissioner of administration provisions
13.29 and procedures to define lead-safe informational directives
13.30 practices information for residential remodeling, renovation,
13.31 installation, and rehabilitation activities that are not lead
13.32 hazard reduction, but may disrupt lead-based paint surfaces and
13.33 guidance documents for the regulated industry.
13.34 (b) The provisions and procedures shall define lead-safe
13.35 directives for nonlead hazard reduction activities including
13.36 preparation, cleanup, and disposal procedures. The directives
14.1 shall be based on the different levels and types of work
14.2 involved and the potential for lead hazards. The directives
14.3 shall address activities including painting; remodeling;
14.4 weatherization; installation of cable, wire, plumbing, and gas;
14.5 and replacement of doors and windows. The commissioners of
14.6 health and administration shall consult with representatives of
14.7 builders, weatherization providers, nonprofit rehabilitation
14.8 organizations, each of the affected trades, and housing and
14.9 redevelopment authorities in developing the directives and
14.10 procedures. This group shall also make recommendations for
14.11 consumer and contractor education and training. The
14.12 commissioner of health shall report to the legislature by
14.13 February 15, 1996, regarding development of the provisions
14.14 required under this paragraph.
14.15 (c) By January 1, 1999, the commissioner, in cooperation
14.16 with interested and informed persons and using the meeting
14.17 structure and format developed in paragraph (b), shall develop
14.18 lead-safe informational directives on the following topics:
14.19 (1) maintaining floors, walls, and ceilings;
14.20 (2) maintaining and repairing porches;
14.21 (3) conducting a risk evaluation for lead; and
14.22 (4) prohibited practices when working with lead.
14.23 The commissioner shall report to the legislature by January 1,
14.24 1999, regarding development of the provisions required under
14.25 this paragraph.
14.26 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9504,
14.27 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.28 Subdivision 1. [JURISDICTION.] (a) A board of health
14.29 serving cities of the first class must conduct lead risk
14.30 assessments for purposes of secondary prevention, according to
14.31 the provisions of this section. A board of health not serving
14.32 cities of the first class must conduct lead risk assessments for
14.33 the purposes of secondary prevention, unless they certified in
14.34 writing to the commissioner by January 1, 1996, that they
14.35 desired to relinquish these duties back to the commissioner. At
14.36 the discretion of the commissioner, a board of health may
15.1 relinquish the authority and duty to perform lead risk
15.2 assessments for secondary prevention by so certifying in writing
15.3 to the commissioner by December 31, 1999. At the discretion of
15.4 the commissioner, a board of health may, upon written request to
15.5 the commissioner, resume these duties.
15.6 (b) Lead risk assessments must be conducted by a board of
15.7 health serving a city of the first class. The commissioner must
15.8 conduct lead risk assessments in any area not including cities
15.9 of the first class where a board of health has relinquished to
15.10 the commissioner the responsibility for lead risk assessments.
15.11 The commissioner shall coordinate with the board of health to
15.12 ensure that the requirements of this section are met.
15.13 (c) The commissioner may assist boards of health by
15.14 providing technical expertise, equipment, and personnel to
15.15 boards of health. The commissioner may provide laboratory or
15.16 field lead-testing equipment to a board of health or may
15.17 reimburse a board of health for direct costs associated with
15.18 lead risk assessments.
15.19 (d) The commissioner shall enforce the rules under section
15.20 144.9508 in cases of voluntary lead hazard reduction.
15.21 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9504,
15.22 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.23 Subd. 2. [LEAD RISK ASSESSMENT.] (a) An assessing agency
15.24 shall conduct a lead risk assessment of a residence according to
15.25 the venous blood lead level and time frame set forth in clauses
15.26 (1) to (5) for purposes of secondary prevention:
15.27 (1) within 48 hours of a child or pregnant female in the
15.28 residence being identified to the agency as having a venous
15.29 blood lead level equal to or greater than 70 micrograms of lead
15.30 per deciliter of whole blood;
15.31 (2) within five working days of a child or pregnant female
15.32 in the residence being identified to the agency as having a
15.33 venous blood lead level equal to or greater than 45 micrograms
15.34 of lead per deciliter of whole blood;
15.35 (3) within ten working days of a child in the residence
15.36 being identified to the agency as having a venous blood lead
16.1 level equal to or greater than 20 micrograms of lead per
16.2 deciliter of whole blood;
16.3 (4) within ten working days of a child in the residence
16.4 being identified to the agency as having a venous blood lead
16.5 level that persists in the range of 15 to 19 micrograms of lead
16.6 per deciliter of whole blood for 90 days after initial
16.7 identification; or
16.8 (5) within ten working days of a pregnant female in the
16.9 residence being identified to the agency as having a venous
16.10 blood lead level equal to or greater than ten micrograms of lead
16.11 per deciliter of whole blood.
16.12 (b) Within the limits of available local, state, and
16.13 federal appropriations, an assessing agency may also conduct a
16.14 lead risk assessment for children with any elevated blood lead
16.15 level.
16.16 (c) In a building with two or more dwelling units, an
16.17 assessing agency shall inspect assess the individual unit in
16.18 which the conditions of this section are met and shall also
16.19 inspect all common areas accessible to a child. If a child
16.20 visits one or more other sites such as another residence, or a
16.21 residential or commercial child care facility, playground, or
16.22 school, the assessing agency shall also inspect the other
16.23 sites. The assessing agency shall have one additional day added
16.24 to the time frame set forth in this subdivision to complete the
16.25 lead risk assessment for each additional site.
16.26 (d) Within the limits of appropriations, the assessing
16.27 agency shall identify the known addresses for the previous 12
16.28 months of the child or pregnant female with venous blood lead
16.29 levels of at least 20 micrograms per deciliter for the child or
16.30 at least ten micrograms per deciliter for the pregnant female;
16.31 notify the property owners, landlords, and tenants at those
16.32 addresses that an elevated blood lead level was found in a
16.33 person who resided at the property; and give them a copy of the
16.34 lead risk assessment guide primary prevention information.
16.35 Within the limits of appropriations, the assessing agency may
16.36 perform a risk assessment and issue corrective orders in the
17.1 properties, if it is likely that the previous address
17.2 contributed to the child's or pregnant female's blood lead
17.3 level. The assessing agency shall provide the notice required
17.4 by this subdivision without identifying the child or pregnant
17.5 female with the elevated blood lead level. The assessing agency
17.6 is not required to obtain the consent of the child's parent or
17.7 guardian or the consent of the pregnant female for purposes of
17.8 this subdivision. This information shall be classified as
17.9 private data on individuals as defined under section 13.02,
17.10 subdivision 12.
17.11 (e) The assessing agency shall conduct the lead risk
17.12 assessment according to rules adopted by the commissioner under
17.13 section 144.9508. An assessing agency shall have lead risk
17.14 assessments performed by lead risk assessors licensed by the
17.15 commissioner according to rules adopted under section 144.9508.
17.16 If a property owner refuses to allow a lead risk assessment, the
17.17 assessing agency shall begin legal proceedings to gain entry to
17.18 the property and the time frame for conducting a lead risk
17.19 assessment set forth in this subdivision no longer applies. A
17.20 lead risk assessor or assessing agency may observe the
17.21 performance of lead hazard reduction in progress and shall
17.22 enforce the provisions of this section under section 144.9509.
17.23 Deteriorated painted surfaces, bare soil, and dust must be
17.24 tested with appropriate analytical equipment to determine the
17.25 lead content, except that deteriorated painted surfaces or bare
17.26 soil need not be tested if the property owner agrees to engage
17.27 in lead hazard reduction on those surfaces. The lead content of
17.28 drinking water must be measured if a another probable source of
17.29 lead exposure is not identified by measurement of lead in paint,
17.30 bare soil, or dust. Within a standard metropolitan statistical
17.31 area, an assessing agency may order lead hazard reduction of
17.32 bare soil without measuring the lead content of the bare soil if
17.33 the property is in a census tract in which soil sampling has
17.34 been performed according to rules established by the
17.35 commissioner and at least 25 percent of the soil samples contain
17.36 lead concentrations above the standard in section 144.9508.
18.1 (f) A lead risk assessor shall notify the commissioner and
18.2 the board of health of all violations of lead standards under
18.3 section 144.9508, that are identified in a lead risk assessment
18.4 conducted under this section.
18.5 (g) Each assessing agency shall establish an administrative
18.6 appeal procedure which allows a property owner to contest the
18.7 nature and conditions of any lead order issued by the assessing
18.8 agency. Assessing agencies must consider appeals that propose
18.9 lower cost methods that make the residence lead safe. The
18.10 commissioner shall use the authority and appeal procedure
18.11 granted under sections 144.989 to 144.993.
18.12 (h) (g) Sections 144.9501 to 144.9509 neither authorize nor
18.13 prohibit an assessing agency from charging a property owner for
18.14 the cost of a lead risk assessment.
18.15 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9504,
18.16 subdivision 5, is amended to read:
18.17 Subd. 5. [LEAD ORDERS.] (a) An assessing agency, after
18.18 conducting a lead risk assessment, shall order a property owner
18.19 to perform lead hazard reduction on all lead sources that exceed
18.20 a standard adopted according to section 144.9508. If lead risk
18.21 assessments and lead orders are conducted at times when weather
18.22 or soil conditions do not permit the lead risk assessment or
18.23 lead hazard reduction, external surfaces and soil lead shall be
18.24 inspected assessed, and lead orders complied with, if necessary,
18.25 at the first opportunity that weather and soil conditions allow.
18.26 (b) If the paint standard under section 144.9508 is
18.27 violated, but the paint is intact, the assessing agency shall
18.28 not order the paint to be removed unless the intact paint is a
18.29 known source of actual lead exposure to a specific person.
18.30 Before the assessing agency may order the intact paint to be
18.31 removed, a reasonable effort must be made to protect the child
18.32 and preserve the intact paint by the use of guards or other
18.33 protective devices and methods.
18.34 (c) Whenever windows and doors or other components covered
18.35 with deteriorated lead-based paint have sound substrate or are
18.36 not rotting, those components should be repaired, sent out for
19.1 stripping or be planed down to remove deteriorated lead-based
19.2 paint, or covered with protective guards instead of being
19.3 replaced, provided that such an activity is the least cost
19.4 method. However, a property owner who has been ordered to
19.5 perform lead hazard reduction may choose any method to address
19.6 deteriorated lead-based paint on windows, doors, or other
19.7 components, provided that the method is approved in rules
19.8 adopted under section 144.9508 and that it is appropriate to the
19.9 specific property.
19.10 (d) Lead orders must require that any source of damage,
19.11 such as leaking roofs, plumbing, and windows, be repaired or
19.12 replaced, as needed, to prevent damage to lead-containing
19.13 interior surfaces.
19.14 (e) The assessing agency is not required to pay for lead
19.15 hazard reduction. Lead orders must be issued within 30 days of
19.16 receiving the blood lead level analysis. The assessing agency
19.17 shall enforce the lead orders issued to a property owner under
19.18 this section. A copy of the lead order must be forwarded to the
19.19 commissioner.
19.20 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9504,
19.21 subdivision 7, is amended to read:
19.22 Subd. 7. [RELOCATION OF RESIDENTS.] (a) Within the limits
19.23 of appropriations, the assessing agency shall ensure that
19.24 residents are relocated from rooms or dwellings during a lead
19.25 hazard reduction process that generates leaded dust, such as
19.26 removal or disruption of lead-based paint or plaster that
19.27 contains lead. Residents shall not remain in rooms or dwellings
19.28 where the lead hazard reduction process is occurring. An
19.29 assessing agency is not required to pay for relocation unless
19.30 state or federal funding is available for this purpose. The
19.31 assessing agency shall make an effort to assist the resident in
19.32 locating resources that will provide assistance with relocation
19.33 costs. Residents shall be allowed to return to the residence
19.34 room or dwelling after completion of the lead hazard reduction
19.35 process. An assessing agency shall use grant funds under
19.36 section 144.9507 if available, in cooperation with local housing
20.1 agencies, to pay for moving costs and rent for a temporary
20.2 residence for any low-income resident temporarily relocated
20.3 during lead hazard reduction. For purposes of this section,
20.4 "low-income resident" means any resident whose gross household
20.5 income is at or below 185 percent of federal poverty level.
20.6 (b) A resident of rental property who is notified by an
20.7 assessing agency to vacate the premises during lead hazard
20.8 reduction, notwithstanding any rental agreement or lease
20.9 provisions:
20.10 (1) shall not be required to pay rent due the landlord for
20.11 the period of time the tenant vacates the premises due to lead
20.12 hazard reduction;
20.13 (2) may elect to immediately terminate the tenancy
20.14 effective on the date the tenant vacates the premises due to
20.15 lead hazard reduction; and
20.16 (3) shall not, if the tenancy is terminated, be liable for
20.17 any further rent or other charges due under the terms of the
20.18 tenancy.
20.19 (c) A landlord of rental property whose tenants vacate the
20.20 premises during lead hazard reduction shall:
20.21 (1) allow a tenant to return to the dwelling unit after
20.22 lead hazard reduction and clearance inspection, required under
20.23 this section, is completed, unless the tenant has elected to
20.24 terminate the tenancy as provided for in paragraph (b); and
20.25 (2) return any security deposit due under section 504B.178
20.26 within five days of the date the tenant vacates the unit, to any
20.27 tenant who terminates tenancy as provided for in paragraph (b).
20.28 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9504,
20.29 subdivision 8, is amended to read:
20.30 Subd. 8. [PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATION RESPONSIBILITY.]
20.31 Property owners shall comply with lead orders issued under this
20.32 section within 60 days or be subject to enforcement actions as
20.33 provided under section 144.9509. For orders or portions of
20.34 orders concerning external lead hazards, property owners shall
20.35 comply within 60 days, or as soon thereafter as weather
20.36 permits. If the property owner does not hire a person licensed
21.1 by the commissioner under section 144.9505 for compliance with
21.2 the lead orders, the property owner shall submit a work plan
21.3 notice as to when regulated lead work will begin, according to
21.4 section 144.9505, subdivision 4, to the assessing agency within
21.5 30 days after receiving the orders. The work plan must include
21.6 the details required in section 144.9505 as to how the property
21.7 owner intends to comply with the lead orders and notice as to
21.8 when lead hazard reduction activities will begin. Within the
21.9 limits of appropriations, the commissioner shall review plans
21.10 and shall approve or disapprove them as to compliance with the
21.11 requirements in section 144.9505, subdivision 5. Renters and
21.12 volunteers performing lead abatement or lead hazard reduction
21.13 must be trained and licensed as lead supervisors or lead workers
21.14 under section 144.9505.
21.15 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9505, is
21.16 amended to read:
21.17 144.9505 [LICENSING OF LEAD CONTRACTORS AND CERTIFICATION
21.18 OF WORKERS LEAD FIRMS AND PROFESSIONALS.]
21.19 Subdivision 1. [LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION; GENERALLY.]
21.20 (a) A person shall, before performing abatement or lead hazard
21.21 reduction or providing planning services for lead abatement or
21.22 lead hazard reduction, obtain a license from the commissioner as
21.23 a lead supervisor, lead worker, or lead project designer. The
21.24 commissioner shall specify training and testing requirements for
21.25 licensure and certification as required in section 144.9508 and
21.26 shall charge a fee for the cost of issuing a license or
21.27 certificate and for training provided by the commissioner.
21.28 License fees shall be nonrefundable and must be submitted with
21.29 each application in the amount of $50 for each lead supervisor,
21.30 lead worker, or lead inspector and $100 for each lead project
21.31 designer, lead risk assessor, or certified firm. All fees
21.32 received shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to
21.33 the lead abatement licensing and certification account and are
21.34 appropriated to the commissioner to cover costs incurred under
21.35 this section and section 144.9508.
21.36 (b) Persons shall not advertise or otherwise present
22.1 themselves as lead supervisors, lead workers, or lead
22.2 inspectors, lead risk assessors, lead sampling technicians, lead
22.3 project designers, or lead firms unless they have licenses or
22.4 certificates issued by or are registered with the commissioner
22.5 under this section.
22.6 (c) The fees required in this section for inspectors, risk
22.7 assessors, and certified lead firms are waived for state or
22.8 local government employees performing services for or as an
22.9 assessing agency.
22.10 (d) An individual who is the owner of property on which
22.11 regulated lead work is to be performed or an adult individual
22.12 who is related to the property owner, as defined under section
22.13 245A.02, subdivision 13, is exempt from the requirements to
22.14 obtain a license and pay a fee according to this section.
22.15 (e) A person that employs individuals to perform regulated
22.16 lead work outside of the person's property must obtain
22.17 certification as a certified lead firm. An individual who
22.18 performs regulated lead work must be employed by a certified
22.19 lead firm, unless the individual is a sole proprietor and does
22.20 not employ any other individual who performs regulated lead
22.21 work, the individual is employed by a person that does not
22.22 perform regulated lead work outside of the person's property, or
22.23 the individual is employed by an assessing agency.
22.24 Subd. 1a. [LEAD WORKER LICENSE.] Before an individual
22.25 performs regulated lead work as a worker, the individual shall
22.26 first obtain a license from the commissioner. No license shall
22.27 be issued unless the individual shows evidence of successfully
22.28 completing a training course in lead hazard control. The
22.29 commissioner shall specify the course of training and testing
22.30 requirements and shall charge a $50 fee for the license.
22.31 License fees are nonrefundable and must be submitted with each
22.32 application. The license must be carried by the individual and
22.33 be readily available for review by the commissioner and other
22.34 public health officials charged with the health, safety, and
22.35 welfare of the state's citizens.
22.36 Subd. 1b. [LEAD SUPERVISOR LICENSE.] Before an individual
23.1 performs regulated lead work as a supervisor, the individual
23.2 shall first obtain a license from the commissioner. No license
23.3 shall be issued unless the individual shows evidence of
23.4 experience and successful completion of a training course in
23.5 lead hazard control. The commissioner shall specify the course
23.6 of training, experience, and testing requirements and shall
23.7 charge a $50 fee for the license. License fees are
23.8 nonrefundable and must be submitted with each application. The
23.9 license must be carried by the individual and be readily
23.10 available for review by the commissioner and other public health
23.11 officials charged with the health, safety, and welfare of the
23.12 state's citizens.
23.13 Subd. 1c. [LEAD INSPECTOR LICENSE.] Before an individual
23.14 performs lead inspection services, the individual shall first
23.15 obtain a license from the commissioner. No license shall be
23.16 issued unless the individual shows evidence of successfully
23.17 completing a training course in lead inspection. The
23.18 commissioner shall specify the course of training and testing
23.19 requirements and shall charge a $50 fee for the license.
23.20 License fees are nonrefundable and must be submitted with each
23.21 application. The license must be carried by the individual and
23.22 be readily available for review by the commissioner and other
23.23 public health officials charged with the health, safety, and
23.24 welfare of the state's citizens.
23.25 Subd. 1d. [LEAD RISK ASSESSOR LICENSE.] Before an
23.26 individual performs lead risk assessor services, the individual
23.27 shall first obtain a license from the commissioner. No license
23.28 shall be issued unless the individual shows evidence of
23.29 experience and successful completion of a training course in
23.30 lead risk assessment. The commissioner shall specify the course
23.31 of training, experience, and testing requirements and shall
23.32 charge a $100 fee for the license. License fees are
23.33 nonrefundable and must be submitted with each application. The
23.34 license must be carried by the individual and be readily
23.35 available for review by the commissioner and other public health
23.36 officials charged with the health, safety, and welfare of the
24.1 state's citizens.
24.2 Subd. 1e. [LEAD PROJECT DESIGNER LICENSE.] Before an
24.3 individual performs lead project designer services, the
24.4 individual shall first obtain a license from the commissioner.
24.5 No license shall be issued unless the individual shows evidence
24.6 of experience and successful completion of a training course in
24.7 lead project design. The commissioner shall specify the course
24.8 of training, experience, and testing requirements and shall
24.9 charge a $100 fee for the license. License fees are
24.10 nonrefundable and must be submitted with each application. The
24.11 license must be carried by the individual and be readily
24.12 available for review by the commissioner and other public health
24.13 officials charged with the health, safety, and welfare of the
24.14 state's citizens.
24.15 Subd. 1f. [LEAD SAMPLING TECHNICIAN.] An individual
24.16 performing lead sampling technician services shall first
24.17 register with the commissioner. The commissioner shall not
24.18 register an individual unless the individual shows evidence of
24.19 successfully completing a training course in lead sampling. The
24.20 commissioner shall specify the course of training and testing
24.21 requirements. Proof of registration must be carried by the
24.22 individual and be readily available for review by the
24.23 commissioner and other public health officials charged with the
24.24 health, safety, and welfare of the state's citizens.
24.25 Subd. 1g. [CERTIFIED LEAD FIRM.] A person within the state
24.26 intending to directly perform or cause to be performed through
24.27 subcontracting or similar delegation any regulated lead work
24.28 shall first obtain certification from the commissioner. The
24.29 certificate must be in writing, contain an expiration date, be
24.30 signed by the commissioner, and give the name and address of the
24.31 person to whom it is issued. The certification fee is $100, is
24.32 nonrefundable, and must be submitted with each application. The
24.33 certificate or a copy of the certificate must be readily
24.34 available at the worksite for review by the contracting entity,
24.35 the commissioner, and other public health officials charged with
24.36 the health, safety, and welfare of the state's citizens.
25.1 Subd. 2. [LEAD TRAINING.] Lead abatement and lead hazard
25.2 reduction training must include a hands-on component and
25.3 instruction on the health effects of lead exposure, the use of
25.4 personal protective equipment, workplace hazards and safety
25.5 problems, lead abatement and lead hazard reduction methods,
25.6 lead-safe directives, decontamination procedures, cleanup and
25.7 waste disposal procedures, lead monitoring and testing methods,
25.8 swab team services, and legal rights and responsibilities.
25.9 Subd. 3. [LICENSED BUILDING CONTRACTOR; INFORMATION.] The
25.10 commissioner shall provide health and safety information on lead
25.11 abatement and lead hazard reduction to all residential building
25.12 contractors licensed under section 326.84. The information must
25.13 include the lead-safe directives practices and any other
25.14 materials describing ways to protect the health and safety of
25.15 both workers employees and residents.
25.16 Subd. 4. [NOTICE OF REGULATED LEAD ABATEMENT OR LEAD
25.17 HAZARD REDUCTION WORK.] (a) At least five working days before
25.18 starting work at each regulated lead abatement or lead hazard
25.19 reduction worksite, the person performing the regulated lead
25.20 abatement or lead hazard reduction work shall give written
25.21 notice and an approved work plan as required in this section to
25.22 the commissioner and the appropriate board of health. Within
25.23 the limits of appropriations, the commissioner shall review
25.24 plans and shall approve or disapprove them as to compliance with
25.25 the requirements in subdivision 5.
25.26 (b) This provision does not apply to swab team workers
25.27 performing work under an order of an assessing agency lead
25.28 hazard screen, lead inspection, lead risk assessment, lead
25.29 sampling technician, or lead project design activities.
25.30 Subd. 5. [ABATEMENT OR LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION WORK PLANS.]
25.31 (a) A person who performs lead abatement or lead hazard
25.32 reduction shall present a lead abatement or lead hazard
25.33 reduction work plan to the property owner with each bid or
25.34 estimate for lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work. The
25.35 work plan does not replace or supersede more stringent
25.36 contractual agreements. A written lead abatement or lead hazard
26.1 reduction work plan must be prepared which describes the
26.2 equipment and procedures to be used throughout the lead
26.3 abatement or lead hazard reduction work project. At a minimum,
26.4 the work plan must describe:
26.5 (1) the building area and building components to be worked
26.6 on;
26.7 (2) the amount of lead-containing material to be removed,
26.8 encapsulated, or enclosed;
26.9 (3) the schedule to be followed for each work stage;
26.10 (4) the workers' personal protection equipment and
26.11 clothing;
26.12 (5) the dust suppression and debris containment methods;
26.13 (6) the lead abatement or lead hazard reduction methods to
26.14 be used on each building component;
26.15 (7) cleaning methods;
26.16 (8) temporary, on-site waste storage, if any; and
26.17 (9) the methods for transporting waste material and its
26.18 destination.
26.19 (b) The work plan shall itemize the costs for each item
26.20 listed in paragraph (a) and for any other expenses associated
26.21 with the lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work and shall
26.22 be presented to the property owner with any bid or estimate for
26.23 lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work.
26.24 (c) The person performing the lead abatement or lead hazard
26.25 reduction shall keep a copy of the work plan readily available
26.26 at the worksite for the duration of the project and present it
26.27 to the assessing agency on demand.
26.28 (d) The person performing the lead abatement or lead hazard
26.29 reduction shall keep a copy of the work plan on record for one
26.30 year after completion of the project and shall present it to the
26.31 assessing agency on demand.
26.32 (e) This provision does not apply to swab team workers
26.33 performing work under an order of an assessing agency or
26.34 providing services at no cost to a property owner with funding
26.35 under a state or federal grant.
26.36 Subd. 6. [DUTIES OF CONTRACTING ENTITY.] A contracting
27.1 entity intending to have regulated lead work performed for its
27.2 benefit shall include in the specifications and contracts for
27.3 the work a requirement that the work be performed by contractors
27.4 and subcontractors licensed by the commissioner under sections
27.5 144.9501 to 144.9509 and according to rules adopted by the
27.6 commissioner related to regulated lead work. No contracting
27.7 entity shall allow regulated lead work to be performed for its
27.8 benefit unless the contracting entity has seen that the person
27.9 has a valid license or certificate. A contracting entity's
27.10 failure to comply with this subdivision does not relieve a
27.11 person from any responsibility under sections 144.9501 to
27.12 144.9509.
27.13 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9507,
27.14 subdivision 5, is amended to read:
27.15 Subd. 5. [FEDERAL LEAD-RELATED FUNDS.] To the extent
27.16 practicable under federal guidelines, the commissioner of health
27.17 shall coordinate with the commissioner of housing finance so
27.18 that at least 50 percent of federal lead funds are allocated for
27.19 swab team services.
27.20 To the extent practicable under federal guidelines, the
27.21 commissioner of health may also use federal funding to contract
27.22 with boards of health for purposes as specified in this section,
27.23 but only to the extent that the federal funds do not replace
27.24 existing funding for these lead services.
27.25 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9508,
27.26 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.27 Subdivision 1. [SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS.] The commissioner
27.28 shall adopt, by rule, methods for:
27.29 (1) lead inspections, lead hazard screens, lead risk
27.30 assessments, and clearance inspections;
27.31 (2) environmental surveys of lead in paint, soil, dust, and
27.32 drinking water to determine census tracts that are areas at high
27.33 risk for toxic lead exposure;
27.34 (3) soil sampling for soil used as replacement soil;
27.35 (4) drinking water sampling, which shall be done in
27.36 accordance with lab certification requirements and analytical
28.1 techniques specified by Code of Federal Regulations, title 40,
28.2 section 141.89; and
28.3 (5) sampling to determine whether at least 25 percent of
28.4 the soil samples collected from a census tract within a standard
28.5 metropolitan statistical area contain lead in concentrations
28.6 that exceed 100 parts per million.
28.7 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9508,
28.8 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.9 Subd. 2. [REGULATED LEAD WORK STANDARDS AND METHODS.] (a)
28.10 The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing lead hazard
28.11 reduction regulated lead work standards and methods in
28.12 accordance with the provisions of this section, for lead in
28.13 paint, dust, drinking water, and soil in a manner that protects
28.14 public health and the environment for all residences, including
28.15 residences also used for a commercial purpose, child care
28.16 facilities, playgrounds, and schools.
28.17 (b) In the rules required by this section, the commissioner
28.18 shall differentiate between intact paint and deteriorated paint.
28.19 the commissioner shall require lead hazard reduction of intact
28.20 paint only if the commissioner finds that the intact paint is on
28.21 a chewable or lead-dust producing surface that is a known source
28.22 of actual lead exposure to a specific individual. The
28.23 commissioner shall prohibit methods that disperse lead dust into
28.24 the air that could accumulate to a level that would exceed the
28.25 lead dust standard specified under this section. The
28.26 commissioner shall work cooperatively with the commissioner of
28.27 administration to determine which lead hazard reduction methods
28.28 adopted under this section may be used for lead-safe directives
28.29 practices including prohibited practices, preparation, disposal,
28.30 and cleanup. The commissioner shall work cooperatively with the
28.31 commissioner of the pollution control agency to develop disposal
28.32 procedures. In adopting rules under this section, the
28.33 commissioner shall require the best available technology for
28.34 lead hazard reduction regulated lead work methods, paint
28.35 stabilization, and repainting.
28.36 (c) The commissioner of health shall adopt lead hazard
29.1 reduction regulated lead work standards and methods for lead in
29.2 bare soil in a manner to protect public health and the
29.3 environment. The commissioner shall adopt a maximum standard of
29.4 100 parts of lead per million in bare soil. The commissioner
29.5 shall set a soil replacement standard not to exceed 25 parts of
29.6 lead per million. Soil lead hazard reduction methods shall
29.7 focus on erosion control and covering of bare soil.
29.8 (d) The commissioner shall adopt lead hazard
29.9 reduction regulated lead work standards and methods for lead in
29.10 dust in a manner to protect the public health and environment.
29.11 Dust standards shall use a weight of lead per area measure and
29.12 include dust on the floor, on the window sills, and on window
29.13 wells. Lead hazard reduction methods for dust shall focus on
29.14 dust removal and other practices which minimize the formation of
29.15 lead dust from paint, soil, or other sources.
29.16 (e) The commissioner shall adopt lead hazard reduction
29.17 standards and methods for lead in drinking water both at the tap
29.18 and public water supply system or private well in a manner to
29.19 protect the public health and the environment. The commissioner
29.20 may adopt the rules for controlling lead in drinking water as
29.21 contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 141.
29.22 Drinking water lead hazard reduction methods may include an
29.23 educational approach of minimizing lead exposure from lead in
29.24 drinking water.
29.25 (f) The commissioner of the pollution control agency shall
29.26 adopt rules to ensure that removal of exterior lead-based
29.27 coatings from residences and steel structures by abrasive
29.28 blasting methods is conducted in a manner that protects health
29.29 and the environment.
29.30 (g) All lead hazard reduction regulated lead work standards
29.31 shall provide reasonable margins of safety that are consistent
29.32 with more than a summary review of scientific evidence and an
29.33 emphasis on overprotection rather than underprotection when the
29.34 scientific evidence is ambiguous.
29.35 (h) No unit of local government shall have an ordinance or
29.36 regulation governing lead hazard reduction regulated lead work
30.1 standards or methods for lead in paint, dust, drinking water, or
30.2 soil that require a different lead hazard reduction regulated
30.3 lead work standard or method than the standards or methods
30.4 established under this section.
30.5 (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (h), the commissioner may
30.6 approve the use by a unit of local government of an innovative
30.7 lead hazard reduction method which is consistent in approach
30.8 with methods established under this section.
30.9 (j) The commissioner shall adopt rules for issuing lead
30.10 orders required under section 144.9504, rules for notification
30.11 of abatement or interim control activities requirements, and
30.12 other rules necessary to implement sections 144.9501 to 144.9509.
30.13 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9508,
30.14 subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.15 Subd. 3. [LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION.] The commissioner
30.16 shall adopt rules to license lead supervisors, lead workers,
30.17 lead project designers, lead inspectors, and lead risk
30.18 assessors. The commissioner shall also adopt rules requiring
30.19 certification of firms that perform lead abatement, lead hazard
30.20 reduction, lead hazard screens, or lead risk
30.21 assessments regulated lead work and rules requiring registration
30.22 of lead sampling technicians. The commissioner shall require
30.23 periodic renewal of licenses and, certificates, and
30.24 registrations and shall establish the renewal periods.
30.25 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9508,
30.26 subdivision 4, is amended to read:
30.27 Subd. 4. [LEAD TRAINING COURSE.] The commissioner shall
30.28 establish by rule a permit fee to be paid by a training course
30.29 provider on application for a training course permit
30.30 or requirements for training course providers and the renewal
30.31 period for each lead-related training course required for
30.32 certification or licensure. The commissioner shall establish
30.33 criteria in rules for the content and presentation of training
30.34 courses intended to qualify trainees for licensure under
30.35 subdivision 3. The commissioner shall establish criteria in
30.36 rules for the content and presentation of training courses for
31.1 lead interim control workers. Training course permit fees shall
31.2 be nonrefundable and must be submitted with each application in
31.3 the amount of $500 for an initial training course, $250 for
31.4 renewal of a permit for an initial training course, $250 for a
31.5 refresher training course, and $125 for renewal of a permit of a
31.6 refresher training course.
31.7 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9508,
31.8 subdivision 5, is amended to read:
31.9 Subd. 5. [VARIANCES.] In adopting the rules required under
31.10 this section, the commissioner shall provide variance procedures
31.11 for any provision in rules adopted under this section, except
31.12 for the numerical standards for the concentrations of lead in
31.13 paint, dust, bare soil, and drinking water. A variance shall be
31.14 considered only according to the procedures and criteria in
31.15 Minnesota Rules, parts 4717.7000 to 4717.7050.
31.16 Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9509,
31.17 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.18 Subdivision 1. [ENFORCEMENT.] When the commissioner
31.19 exercises authority for enforcement, the provisions of sections
31.20 144.9501 to 144.9509 shall be enforced under the provisions of
31.21 sections 144.989 to 144.993. The commissioner shall develop a
31.22 model ordinance for boards of health to adopt to enforce section
31.23 144.9504. Boards of health shall enforce a lead order issued
31.24 under section 144.9504 under a local ordinance or as a public
31.25 health nuisance under chapter 145A.
31.26 Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9509,
31.27 subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.28 Subd. 3. [ENFORCEMENT AND STATUS REPORT.] The commissioner
31.29 shall examine compliance with Minnesota's existing lead
31.30 standards and rules and report to the legislature biennially,
31.31 beginning February 15, 1997, including an evaluation of current
31.32 lead program activities by the state and boards of health, the
31.33 need for any additional enforcement procedures, recommendations
31.34 on developing a method to enforce compliance with lead
31.35 standards, and cost estimates for any proposed enforcement
31.36 procedure. The report shall also include a geographic analysis
32.1 of all blood lead assays showing incidence data and
32.2 environmental analyses reported or summary of lead surveillance
32.3 data collected by the commissioner.
32.4 Sec. 42. [ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTED METHODOLOGIES]
32.5 When performing a lead hazard screen, lead inspection, lead
32.6 risk assessment, or clearance inspection, the methodologies
32.7 referenced in the United States Environmental Protection Agency
32.8 regulation for lead-based paint activities, Code of Federal
32.9 Regulations, title 40, section 745.227, paragraph (a), clause
32.10 (3), are acceptable documented methodologies. The commissioner
32.11 of health shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 4761.1000, subpart
32.12 7, accordingly and may use the procedures established under
32.13 Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, clause (3). Except as
32.14 provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, Minnesota
32.15 Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply.
32.16 Sec. 43. [REPEALER.]
32.17 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.9501, subdivision 32;
32.18 144.9502, subdivision 6; 144.9503, subdivision 6; 144.9504,
32.19 subdivisions 4 and 11; 144.9505, subdivisions 2 and 5; 144.9506;
32.20 and 144.9508, subdivision 6, are repealed.
32.21 Sec. 44. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
32.22 Section 42 is effective the day following final enactment.
32.23 ARTICLE 2
32.24 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
32.25 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 145.425, is
32.26 amended to read:
32.27 145.425 [PAY TOILETS IN PUBLIC PLACES; PROHIBITIONS;
32.28 PENALTY.]
32.29 Pay toilets and urinals in public places, public
32.30 conveyances or public buildings are prohibited unless at least
32.31 one-half of the available toilets in the same area or rest room
32.32 are free and maintained at the same standards of sanitation and
32.33 upkeep. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
32.34 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 157.20, is
32.35 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
32.36 Subd. 4. [ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHODS FOR DELEGATED
33.1 AGENCIES.] (a) A local agency operating with a delegation
33.2 agreement under section 145A.07 may request approval from the
33.3 commissioner to supplant subdivisions 1 to 3 with alternative
33.4 compliance methods. The local agency must submit to the
33.5 commissioner:
33.6 (1) the alternative compliance methods that will be taken
33.7 to ensure an equivalent degree of protection to public health,
33.8 safety, or the environment;
33.9 (2) the reasons why alternative methods are requested;
33.10 (3) a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the
33.11 alternative methods;
33.12 (4) a statement that the local agency applying for approval
33.13 of the alternative methods will comply with the terms, if
33.14 granted; and
33.15 (5) other relevant information the commissioner determines
33.16 necessary to evaluate the request.
33.17 (b) The commissioner may approve the request if the
33.18 alternative methods will have no potential adverse effect on
33.19 public health, safety, or the environment and if the alternative
33.20 methods are equivalent to or superior to those prescribed in
33.21 subdivisions 1 to 3. In approving the request, the commissioner
33.22 may attach conditions the commissioner determines are needed to
33.23 protect public health, safety, or the environment. The
33.24 commissioner shall notify the local agency in writing of the
33.25 commissioner's decision to approve or deny the request. If a
33.26 request is denied, the commissioner shall specify the reasons
33.27 for the denial.
33.28 Sec. 3. [REPEALER.]
33.29 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.073 and 144.08, are
33.30 repealed.