§4854a — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must work with other federal agencies to run research to better find and fix lead paint dangers in homes. The research will make better tests to measure lead in paint, dust, and soil; set performance and cleanup standards for detection tools and fixes (including sealants); study temporary fixes, methods to remove lead, their long-term costs, and how well the funded programs work.

Title 42, §4854a

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The Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, shall conduct research to—

(1)develop improved methods for evaluating lead-based paint hazards in housing;

(2)develop improved methods for reducing lead-based paint hazards in housing;

(3)develop improved methods for measuring lead in paint films, dust, and soil samples;

(4)establish performance standards for various detection methods, including spot test kits;

(5)establish performance standards for lead-based paint hazard reduction methods, including the use of encapsulants;

(6)establish appropriate cleanup standards;

(7)evaluate the efficacy of interim controls in various hazard situations;

(8)evaluate the relative performance of various abatement techniques;

(9)evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of interim control and abatement strategies; and

(10)assess the effectiveness of hazard evaluation and reduction activities funded by this chapter.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in par. (10), was in the original “this Act”, meaning title X of Pub. L. 102–550, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3897, known as the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 4851 of this title and Tables.

§4854a Testing technologies