Imposing an excise tax on the wholesale sales or transfers of paint; requiring commissioner of revenue deposit of the tax, penalties and interest collected into a lead risk assessment and lead hazard reduction account in the general fund for use by the commissioner of health for certain lead risk assessment and hazard reduction activities; requiring the commissioner to establish a method of distributing fund from the account throughout the state with priority on allocating funds to areas with the greatest risk of children and pregnant women developing elevated blood lead levels; requiring paint wholesalers to apply to the commissioner of revenue for a paint tax identification number and permit; requiring and providing for paint tax returns; specifying due dates for paint taxes; providing for tax administration and compliance
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