Colorado § 25-7-1102 - Definitions.

§ 25-7-1102. Definitions.

As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Abatement" means any measure or set of measures that will contain or permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards, including:

(a) The removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust;

(b) The permanent containment of lead-based paint;

(c) The encapsulation of lead-based paint;

(d) The replacement or enclosure of lead-painted surfaces or fixtures;

(e) The removal or covering of lead-contaminated soil; and

(f) All preparation, cleanup, disposal, monitoring, and clearance testing activities associated with the measures described in this subsection (1).

(2) (a) "Child-occupied facility" means a building or portion of a building that:

(I) Was constructed prior to 1978;

(II) Is visited regularly by the same child who is under seven years of age;

(III) Is visited by such child on two or more days within any week, consisting of the period from Sunday through the following Saturday, with each such visit totaling three or more hours; and

(IV) Is visited by such child a total of at least sixty hours in one year.

(b) "Child-occupied facility" includes, but is not limited to, any day-care center, preschool, or kindergarten classroom constructed prior to 1978.

(3) "Commission" means the air quality control commission created by section 25-7-104.

(4) "Division" means the air pollution control division in the department of public health and environment.

(5) "Lead-based paint" means any paint containing more than six one-hundredths of one per cent by wet weight of lead metal, more than five-tenths of one percent by dry weight of lead metal, or more than one milligram per square centimeter of lead metal.

(6) "Lead-based paint hazard" means any condition that causes exposure to lead from lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, or lead-based paint.

(7) "Target housing" means housing constructed prior to 1978 other than any zero-bedroom dwelling or any housing for the elderly or a person with a disability; except that "target housing" includes housing for the elderly or a person with a disability if a child under seven years of age resides or is expected to reside in the housing.

Source: L. 97: Entire part added, p. 1086, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2023: (2)(a)(III) amended, (HB 23-1058), ch. 49, p. 178, § 1, effective March 31.