Indiana § 16-18-2-0.5 - "Abatement"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-18-2-0.5 — "Abatement", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-18-2-0.5. "Abatement"
Sec. 0.5. (a) "Abatement", for purposes of IC 16-41-39.8, means any measure or set of measures designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards. The term includes the following:
(1) The removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust.
(2) The permanent enclosure or encapsulation of lead-based paint.
(3) The replacement of lead-painted surfaces or fixtures.
(4) The removal or covering of lead-contaminated soil.
(5) All preparation, cleanup, disposal, and postabatement clearance testing activities associated with subdivisions (1) through (4).
(6) A project for which there is a written contract or other documentation, providing that a person will be conducting activities in or to a residential dwelling or child occupied facility that:
(A) will permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards; or
(B) are designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards as described under subdivisions (1) through (5).
(7) A project resulting in the permanent elimination of lead-based paint hazards, conducted by persons certified under 40 CFR 745.226 or persons holding valid licenses issued under IC 13-17-14 (before its repeal) or IC 16-41-39.8, unless the project is described under subsection (b) or (c).
(8) A project resulting in the permanent elimination of lead-based paint hazards, conducted by persons who, through the person's company name or promotional literature, represent, advertise, or hold themselves out to be in the business of performing lead-based paint activities, unless those projects are described under subsection (b) or (c).
(9) A project resulting in the permanent elimination of lead-based paint hazards that is conducted in response to state or local abatement orders.
(b) The term does not include renovation, remodeling, landscaping, or other activities when those activities are not designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint hazards but are designed to repair, restore, or remodel a structure or dwelling, even though these activities may incidentally result in a reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards.
(c) The term does not include interim controls, operations, or maintenance activities or other measures designed to temporarily reduce lead-based paint hazards.
As added by P.L.57-2009, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.67; P.L.42-2011, SEC.33.
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