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Federal, State and Local Rules, Regulations and Policies

Poisoned: Nearly 1 in 4 black children living in houses built before 1946. It's as high as 60% in some neighborhoods!

The National Center has worked with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) and several state and local governments to help design laws and write regulations to address childhood lead poisoning prevention and lead hazard controls. The National Center's assistance was sought out in this area because of our scientific research into the most effective ways to reduce lead hazards, and because of our staff's unique blend of public health and housing development experience.

Rules and regulations have proven necessary to induce people to control lead hazards. The passage of Title X (Title Ten) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 heralded a new era of involvement of the federal government in this area. Title X affects virtually every aspect of dealing with lead-based paint hazards in U.S. housing, prompting profound changes in efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning across the nation. It called for regulations in a number of key areas, most of which have been written and are in effect. In response to Title X and to an increased awareness of childhood lead poisoning, several states passed legislation seeking to reduce lead hazards in privately owned housing.

For complete information on current laws and regulations governing lead hazard control and lead poisoning prevention, you may click the links below and visit the following sites:

HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Hazard Control
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

These sites also have downloadable copies of the pamphlet that is required to be distributed at sale or lease of a home, and the pamphlet that is required to be distributed by contractors disturbing paint in pre-1978 homes.

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