House Resolution 110 - Introduced

PAG LIN

                                    H.R. ________ S.R. ________


  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                   BY  FORD and MURPHY
  1  3 A Resolution requesting the legislative council
  1  4    to authorize a 2008 interim study of methods and
  1  5    funding for mitigating the presence of lead=based
  1  6    paint and other lead hazards.
  1  7    WHEREAS, lead is a highly toxic metal that was used
  1  8 for many years in products found in and around homes
  1  9 and buildings used by children; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, lead may cause a range of health effects,
  1 11 from behavioral problems and learning disabilities to
  1 12 seizures and death, and children age six and under are
  1 13 most at risk because their bodies are growing quickly;
  1 14 and
  1 15    WHEREAS, research suggests that the primary sources
  1 16 of lead exposure for most children are deteriorating
  1 17 lead=based paint, lead=contaminated dust, and
  1 18 lead=contaminated residential soil; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, identification of appropriate funding
  1 20 sources, preferred methods, and cost=effective
  1 21 strategies for mitigating lead=based paint and other
  1 22 lead hazards is needed, NOW THEREFORE,
  1 23    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 24 That the legislative council is requested to authorize
  1 25 a 2008 interim study of methods and funding for
  1 26 mitigating the presence of lead=based paint and other
  1 27 lead hazards.
  1 28 LSB 6405HH 82
  1 29 jp/nh/14