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Chapter 4. Residential Lead-based Paint Hazard Reduction of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 103. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 4.

(a) A program is hereby established within the department to meet the requirements of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4851 and following) and Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-550).
  (b) The department shall implement and administer the program. The department shall have powers and authority consistent with the intent of, and shall adopt regulations to establish the program as an authorized state program pursuant to, Title IV, Sections 402 to 404, inclusive, of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 and following).
  (c) Regulations regarding accreditation of training providers that are adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall include, but not be limited to, provisions governing accreditation of providers of health and safety training to employees who engage in or supervise lead-related construction work as defined in Section 6716 of the Labor Code, and certification of employees who have successfully completed that training. Regulations regarding accreditation of training providers shall, as a condition of accreditation, require providers to offer training that meets the requirements of Section 6717 of the Labor Code. The department shall, not later than August 1, 1994, adopt regulations establishing fees for the accreditation of training providers, the certification of individuals, and the licensing of entities engaged in lead-related occupations. The fees imposed under this subdivision shall be established at levels not exceeding an amount sufficient to cover the costs of administering and enforcing the standards and regulations adopted under this section. The fees established pursuant to this subdivision shall not be imposed on any state or local government or nonprofit training program.
  (d) All regulations affecting the training of employees shall be adopted in consultation with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The regulations shall include provisions for allocating to the division an appropriate portion of funds to be expended for the program for the division's cost of enforcing compliance with training and certification requirements. The department shall adopt regulations to establish the program on or before August 1, 1994.
  (e) The department shall review and amend its training, certification, and accreditation regulations adopted under this section as is necessary to ensure continued eligibility for federal and state funding of lead-hazard reduction activities in the state.
  (f) Effective July 1, 2010, all fees collected pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be deposited in the Lead-Related Construction Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the department upon appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of this chapter. Moneys in the fund are available for cashflow borrowing pursuant to Sections 16310 and 16381 of the Government Code.
  (g) Of the amount appropriated in Item 4265-001-0070 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2009, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) from the Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Account shall be used to administer the program in the 2009-10 fiscal year. These funds shall be repaid to the Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Account upon a determination by the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys are available in the Lead-Related Construction Fund. No interest shall be paid by the Lead-Related Construction Fund at the time of repayment.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
  (a) The following terms shall have the same meaning as contained in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 35001) of Division 1 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations adopted by the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Sections 105250 and 124160: "abatement," "accredited training provider," "certificate," "course completion form," "DHS-approved course," "lead hazard," "lead hazard evaluation," "lead related construction work," "public building," and "residential building."
  (b) "Department" means the State Department of Health Services.
  (c) "Local enforcement agency" means the health department, environmental agency, housing department, or building department of any city, county, or city and county.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to offer lead-related construction courses to meet department certificate requirements unless that person is an accredited training provider as specified in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 35001) of Division 1 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, as adopted pursuant to Sections 105250 and 124160.
  (b) It is unlawful for any person to issue, or offer to issue, a lead-related construction course completion form to any person except upon successful completion by that person of a DHS-approved course.
  (c) The department or any local enforcement agency may, consistent with Section 17972, enter, inspect, and photograph any premises or facilities, and inspect and copy any business record, where any accredited training provider, or any person who offers lead-related construction courses or issues lead-related construction course completion forms, conducts business to determine whether the person is complying with this section.
  (d) It is unlawful for any person who is an accredited training provider or who offers lead-related construction courses or issues lead-related construction completion forms, to refuse entry or inspection, the taking of photographs or other evidence, or access to copying of any record as authorized by this section, or to conceal or withhold evidence.
  (e) A violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than six months in the county jail, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(a) Any person issued a certificate by the department to conduct lead-related construction work, abatement, or lead hazard evaluation, shall comply with regulations as specified in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 35001) of Division 1 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, as adopted pursuant to Sections 105250 and 124160.
  (b) It is unlawful for any person to do either of the following:
  (1) Falsely represent himself or herself as possessing a certificate issued by the department to conduct lead-related construction work, abatement, or lead hazard evaluation.
  (2) Submit false information or documentation to the department in order to obtain or renew a certificate to conduct lead-related construction work, abatement, or lead hazard evaluation.
  (c) The department or any local enforcement agency may, consistent with Section 17972, enter, inspect, and photograph any premises or facilities, and inspect and copy any business record, where any person issued a certificate by the department to perform lead-related construction work conducts business to determine whether the person is complying with this section.
  (d) A violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than six months in the county jail, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(a) The following persons engaged in the following types of lead construction work shall have a certificate:
  (1) Persons who receive pay for doing lead hazard evaluations, including, but not limited to, lead inspections, lead risk assessments, or lead clearance inspections, in residential or public buildings.
  (2) Persons preparing or designing plans for the abatement of lead-based paint or lead hazards from residential or public buildings.
  (3) Persons doing any work designed to reduce or eliminate lead hazards on a permanent basis (to last 20 years or more) from residential or public buildings.
  (4) Persons inspecting for lead or doing lead abatement activities in a public elementary school, preschool, or day care center.
  (5) Persons doing lead-related construction work in a residential or public building that will expose a person to airborne lead at or above the eight-hour permissible exposure limit of 50 micrograms per cubic meter.
  (b) Persons performing routine maintenance and repairs in housing are not required to have a certificate if they are not performing any of the activities listed under subdivision (a).
  (c) The department may adopt regulations to modify certification requirements for persons engaged in lead construction work based on changes to state or federal law, or programmatic need.
  (d) The department or any local enforcement agency may, consistent with Section 17972, enter, inspect, and photograph any premises where abatement or a lead hazard evaluation is being conducted or has been ordered, enter the place of business of any person who conducts abatement or lead hazard evaluations, and inspect and copy any business record of any person who conducts abatement or lead hazard evaluations to determine whether the person is complying with this section.
  (e) A violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than six months in the county jail, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(a) No person shall perform lead-related construction work on any residential or public building in a manner that creates a lead hazard.
  (b) The department and any local enforcement agency may, consistent with Section 17972, enter, inspect, and photograph any premises where lead-related construction work is being performed, enter the place of business of any person who performs lead-related construction work, and inspect and copy any business record of any person who performs lead-related construction work to determine whether the person is complying with this section and any regulations specified in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 35001) of Division 1 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations adopted by the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Sections 105250 and 124160.
  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the department or a local enforcement agency determines that a condition at a location or premises, or the activity of any person at the location or premises, is creating or has created a lead hazard at the location or premises, the department or the local enforcement agency may order the owner of the location or premises to abate or otherwise correct, at the option of the owner, the lead hazard, and may order the person whose activity is creating or has created the lead hazard, to cease and desist and shall give that owner or person a reasonable opportunity to correct.
  (d) It is unlawful for any person to refuse or disobey any order issued pursuant to subdivision (c).
  (e) A violation of subdivision (d) shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). Any penalties under this section shall be in addition to any other penalty or remedy provided by law.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the department or a local enforcement agency determines that a condition at a location or premises, or the activity of any person at the location or premises, is creating or has created a lead hazard at the location or premises, the department or the local enforcement agency may order the owner of the location or premises to abate the lead hazard, and may order the person whose activity is creating or has created the lead hazard, to cease and desist.
  (b) It is unlawful for any person to refuse to obey any order issued pursuant to this section.
  (c) A violation of subdivision (b) shall be an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
  (d) A second or subsequent violation of subdivision (b) shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment for not more than six months in the county jail or by both that fine and imprisonment.
  (e) Any penalties under this section shall be in addition to any other penalty or remedy provided by law.
Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 1464 of the Penal Code, any state penalties paid for the violation of this chapter shall be deposited into the General Fund.