| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
|
| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1315, sub-§1-C is enacted to read: |
|
| | | 1-C.__Child-occupied facility.__"Child-occupied facility" | | means a building or portion of a building visited regularly for | | the purpose of child care by the same child, 6 years of age or | | under, on at least 2 days within any week if each day's visit | | lasts at least 3 hours, the combined weekly visit lasts at least | | 6 hours and the combined annual visit lasts at least 60 hours. |
|
| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1315, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 453, §2, is | | further amended to read: |
|
| | | 3-A. Environmental lead hazard. "Environmental lead hazard" | means the presence of lead in any form that exceeds the | permissible concentration and that exists in an unacceptable | condition. "Permissible concentration" and "unacceptable | condition" are defined by rules adopted under this Act, using | information currently available on environmental lead hazards, | including but not limited to information from the federal | Environmental Protection Agency or the federal Department of | Housing and Urban Development. "Environmental lead hazard" may | include, but is not limited to, lead in dust, paint, soil or | water | | contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, lead-contaminated | | water or lead-based paint that is in poor condition. |
|
| | | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1315, sub-§§3-B and 3-C, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 810, | | §5, are amended to read: |
|
| | | 3-B. Environmental lead inspection. "Environmental lead | inspection" means an assessment performed by a lead inspector to | identify lead-based substances | | rules of the Department of Environmental Protection in chapter | | 424, "Lead Management Regulations." |
|
| | | 3-C. Environmental lead investigation. "Environmental lead | | investigation" means a detailed and extensive investigation to | | determine the potential cause of a confirmed case of lead | | poisoning in a child. |
|
| | | Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §1315, sub-§6-B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 494, §3 and | | affected by §15, is repealed. |
|
| | | Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §1315, sub-§6-C, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 453, §6, is | | repealed. |
|
| | | Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §1315, sub-§6-D is enacted to read: |
|
|
