The New York City Council - File #: Int 0865-2018

• File #: Int 0865-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Lead Package - Lead reference/action levels and standards relating to lead-based paint hazards.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Laid Over in Committee
• File created: 5/9/2018
• In control: Committee on Health
• On agenda: 5/9/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to lead reference/action levels and standards relating to lead-based paint hazards
• Sponsors: Corey D. Johnson, Robert F. Holden, Ben Kallos

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Health	Hearing Held by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Health	Laid Over by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Laid Over by Committee
9/27/2018	*	Committee on Housing and Buildings	Laid Over by Committee
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/9/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 865

By The Speaker (Council Member Johnson), Holden and Kallos

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to lead reference/action levels and standards relating to lead-based paint hazards
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 9 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 1 for the year 2004, is retitled as follows:
Chapter 9
[Lead-Based Paint in Day Care Facilities] Lead
? 2. Subchapter 1 of chapter 9 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED and a new subchapter 1 is added to such chapter to read as follows:
Subchapter 1
Lead Reference/Action Levels
? 17-910 Definitions. As used in this subchapter:
Child of applicable age. The term "child of applicable age" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term by section 27-2056.18 of the housing maintenance code.
Lead-based paint hazard. The term "lead-based paint hazard" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term by section 27-2056.2 of the housing maintenance code.
? 17-911 Reserved.
? 17-912 Lead reference levels and action levels. a. For the purposes of this subchapter, section 27-2056.14 of the housing maintenance code and any local law referring to a blood lead reference level except as otherwise provided in such local law, the blood lead reference level shall be five micrograms per deciliter, except that, if the United States centers for disease control and prevention or a successor agency adopts a lower blood lead reference level, the department shall (i) by rule adopt such lower level as the blood lead reference level for the purposes of this subchapter and section 27-2056.14 of the housing maintenance code or (ii) submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council detailing the reasons why such lower blood lead reference level should not be adopted for the city.
b. For the purposes of t...