Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§2683 Identification of dangerous levels of lead
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - LEAD EXPOSURE REDUCTION › § 2683
Summary
Within 18 months after October 28, 1992, the Administrator must define lead in paint, dust, and soil.
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Title 15, §2683
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Within 18 months after October 28, 1992, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations which shall identify, for purposes of this subchapter and the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 [42 U.S.C. 4851 et seq.], lead-based paint hazards, lead-contaminated dust, and lead-contaminated soil.
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The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, referred to in text, is title X of Pub. L. 102–550, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3897, which is classified principally to chapter 63A (§ 4851 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 4851 of Title 42 and Tables.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 2683
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73