ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 446

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2003.

Approved May 22, 2003.

CHAPTER 446
(House Bill 722)

AN ACT concerning

Environment - Report by Local Government Agency - Noncompliance with

Lead Risk Reduction Provisions

FOR the purpose of requiring a local government agency to report to the Department
of the Environment any known noncompliance of a certain property with certain
lead risk reduction in housing provisions; and generally relating to reporting by
a local government agency to the Department of the Environment.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Environment

Section 1-101(a) and (d) and 6-801(a) and (b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Environment

Section 6-848.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1996 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Environment

1-101.

(a)     In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.

(d)    "Department" means the Department of the Environment.
6-801.

(a)     In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     (1) "Affected property" means:

(i) A property constructed before 1950 that contains at least one
rental dwelling unit; or

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