1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health; modifying provisions for lead 
  1.3             poisoning prevention; providing alternative compliance 
  1.4             methods for inspections of food and beverage service 
  1.5             and lodging establishments; repealing certain obsolete 
  1.6             laws relating to hotel inspectors, duplication 
  1.7             equipment, pay toilets, and enclosed sports arenas; 
  1.8             amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.9501, 
  1.9             subdivisions 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 17a, 18, 19, 20a, 20b, 
  1.10            20c, 21, 22, 22a, 23, 28a, 29, and by adding 
  1.11            subdivisions; 144.9502, subdivision 8; 144.9503; 
  1.12            144.9504, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8; 144.9505; 
  1.13            144.9507, subdivision 5; 144.9508, subdivisions 1, 2, 
  1.14            3, 4, and 5; 144.9509, subdivisions 1 and 3; and 
  1.15            157.20, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota 
  1.16            Statutes 2000, sections 144.073; 144.08; 144.1222, 
  1.17            subdivision 3; 144.9501, subdivision 32; 144.9502, 
  1.18            subdivision 6; 144.9503, subdivision 6; 144.9504, 
  1.19            subdivisions 4 and 11; 144.9505, subdivisions 2 and 5; 
  1.20            144.9506; 144.9508, subdivision 6; and 145.425. 
  1.21  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.22                             ARTICLE 1
  1.23                     LEAD POISONING PREVENTION
  1.24     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  1.25  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  1.26     Subd. 3.  [ABATEMENT.] ~~(a)~~ "Abatement" means any set of 
  1.27  measures ~~designed~~ intended to ~~permanently~~ eliminate ~~lead-based~~ 
  1.28  ~~paint~~ known or presumed lead hazards~~, defined in United States~~ 
  1.29  ~~Code, title 42, section 4851, of the federal Housing and~~ 
  1.30  ~~Community Development Act of 1992, and that exceed the standards~~ 
  1.31  ~~adopted under section 144.9508~~.  Abatement includes:  
  1.32     (1) the removal of lead-based paint and lead-contaminated 
  1.33  dust, the permanent ~~containment~~ enclosure or encapsulation of 
  2.1   lead-based paint, the replacement of lead-painted surfaces or 
  2.2   fixtures, and the removal or ~~covering~~ enclosure of 
  2.3   lead-contaminated soil; and 
  2.4      (2) all preparation, cleanup, disposal, and postabatement 
  2.5   clearance testing activities associated with these measures.  
  2.6      ~~(b) Abatement does not include:~~  
  2.7      ~~(1) activities such as remodeling, renovation,~~ 
  2.8   ~~installation, rehabilitation, or landscaping activities whose~~ 
  2.9   ~~primary intent is to remodel, repair, or restore a given~~ 
  2.10  ~~structure or dwelling, rather than to permanently eliminate~~ 
  2.11  ~~lead-based paint hazards, even though these activities may~~ 
  2.12  ~~incidentally result in a reduction in lead-based paint hazards;~~ 
  2.13  ~~and~~ 
  2.14     ~~(2) interim controls for the temporary reduction of~~ 
  2.15  ~~exposure to lead hazards such as lead-specific cleaning,~~ 
  2.16  ~~repairs, maintenance, painting, and temporary containment.~~  
  2.17     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  2.18  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  2.19     Subd. 4.  [AREAS AT HIGH RISK FOR TOXIC LEAD EXPOSURE.] 
  2.20  "Areas at high risk for toxic lead exposure" means a census 
  2.21  tract ~~which meets one or more of the following criteria:~~  
  2.22     ~~(1) elevated blood lead levels have been diagnosed in a~~ 
  2.23  ~~population of children or pregnant females;~~ 
  2.24     ~~(2) many residential structures that are known to have or~~ 
  2.25  ~~suspected of having deteriorated lead-based paint; or~~ 
  2.26     ~~(3) median soil lead concentrations are greater than 100~~ 
  2.27  ~~parts per million for samples collected according to rules~~ 
  2.28  ~~adopted under section 144.9508~~ in a city of the first class or a 
  2.29  county or area within a county outside a city of the first class 
  2.30  that has been determined to be at high risk for toxic lead 
  2.31  exposure under section 144.9503.  
  2.32     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is 
  2.33  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.34     Subd. 6c.  [CAPILLARY BLOOD SAMPLE.] "Capillary blood 
  2.35  sample" means a quantity of blood drawn from a capillary.  The 
  2.36  sample generally is collected by fingerstick. 
  3.1      Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is 
  3.2   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  3.3      Subd. 6d.  [CERTIFIED LEAD FIRM.] "Certified lead firm" 
  3.4   means a person that employs individuals to perform regulated 
  3.5   lead work and that is certified by the commissioner under 
  3.6   section 144.9505. 
  3.7      Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is 
  3.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  3.9      Subd. 7a.  [CONTRACTING ENTITY.] "Contracting entity" means 
  3.10  a public or private body, board, individual, corporation, 
  3.11  partnership, proprietorship, joint venture, fund, authority, or 
  3.12  similar entity that contracts with a person to do regulated lead 
  3.13  work. 
  3.14     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  3.15  subdivision 10, is amended to read: 
  3.16     Subd. 10.  [ENCAPSULATION.] "Encapsulation" means covering 
  3.17  a surface coated with paint that exceeds the standards under 
  3.18  section 144.9508 with a liquid or solid material~~, approved by~~ 
  3.19  ~~the commissioner,~~ that adheres to the surface, rather than 
  3.20  mechanically attaches to it; or covering bare soil that exceeds 
  3.21  the standards under section 144.9508 with a permeable material 
  3.22  such as vegetation, mulch, or soil that meets the standards 
  3.23  under section 144.9508.  
  3.24     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  3.25  subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
  3.26     Subd. 11.  [ENCLOSURE.] "Enclosure" means covering a 
  3.27  surface coated with paint that exceeds the standards under 
  3.28  section 144.9508 by mechanically fastening to the surface a 
  3.29  durable, solid material ~~approved by the commissioner~~; or 
  3.30  covering bare soil that exceeds the standards under section 
  3.31  144.9508 with an impermeable material, such as asphalt or 
  3.32  concrete.  
  3.33     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is 
  3.34  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  3.35     Subd. 13a.  [INTERIM CONTROLS.] "Interim controls" means a 
  3.36  set of measures intended to temporarily reduce human exposure or 
  4.1   likely exposure to known or presumed lead hazards, including 
  4.2   specialized cleaning, repairs, maintenance, painting, temporary 
  4.3   encapsulation, or enclosure. 
  4.4      Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  4.5   subdivision 17, is amended to read: 
  4.6      Subd. 17.  [LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION.] "Lead hazard reduction" 
  4.7   means ~~action~~ abatement or interim controls undertaken to make a 
  4.8   residence, child care facility, school, or playground lead-safe 
  4.9   by complying with the lead standards and methods adopted under 
  4.10  section 144.9508~~, by:~~ 
  4.11     ~~(1) a property owner or persons hired by the property owner~~ 
  4.12  ~~to comply with a lead order issued under section 144.9504;~~ 
  4.13     ~~(2) a swab team service provided in response to a lead~~ 
  4.14  ~~order issued under section 144.9504; or~~ 
  4.15     ~~(3) a renter residing at a rental property or one or more~~ 
  4.16  ~~volunteers to comply with a lead order issued under section~~ 
  4.17  ~~144.9504~~.  
  4.18     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  4.19  subdivision 17a, is amended to read: 
  4.20     Subd. 17a.  [LEAD HAZARD SCREEN.] "Lead hazard screen" 
  4.21  means a limited risk assessment activity that involves the 
  4.22  visual identification of ~~the existence and location of any~~ 
  4.23  ~~deteriorated paint, collection and analysis of~~ dust ~~samples, and~~ 
  4.24  ~~visual identification of the existence and location of~~, paint, 
  4.25  or bare soil and sampling and analysis of dust. 
  4.26     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is 
  4.27  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  4.28     Subd. 17b.  [LEAD INTERIM CONTROL WORKER.] "Lead interim 
  4.29  control worker" means an individual who is trained as specified 
  4.30  by the commissioner to conduct interim control activities. 
  4.31     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  4.32  subdivision 18, is amended to read: 
  4.33     Subd. 18.  [LEAD INSPECTION.] "Lead inspection" means a 
  4.34  ~~quantitative measurement of the~~ surface by surface investigation 
  4.35  to determine the presence of lead content of paint and a visual 
  4.36  identification of the existence and location of bare soil. 
  5.1      Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  5.2   subdivision 19, is amended to read: 
  5.3      Subd. 19.  [LEAD INSPECTOR.] "Lead inspector" means a 
  5.4   person who is licensed by the commissioner to perform a lead 
  5.5   inspection under section ~~144.9506~~ 144.9505.  
  5.6      Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is 
  5.7   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  5.8      Subd. 19a.  [LEAD PROJECT DESIGN.] "Lead project design" 
  5.9   means site-specific written project specifications for a 
  5.10  regulated lead work project.  Lead project design includes 
  5.11  written technical project specifications incorporated into 
  5.12  bidding documents. 
  5.13     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  5.14  subdivision 20a, is amended to read: 
  5.15     Subd. 20a.  [LEAD PROJECT DESIGNER.] "Lead project 
  5.16  designer" means an individual who is responsible for planning 
  5.17  the site-specific performance of ~~lead abatement or lead hazard~~ 
  5.18  ~~reduction~~ regulated lead work and who has been licensed by the 
  5.19  commissioner under section 144.9505. 
  5.20     Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  5.21  subdivision 20b, is amended to read: 
  5.22     Subd. 20b.  [LEAD RISK ASSESSMENT.] "Lead risk assessment" 
  5.23  means ~~a quantitative measurement of the lead content of paint,~~ 
  5.24  ~~interior dust, and bare soil to determine compliance with the~~ 
  5.25  ~~standards established under section 144.9508~~ an investigation to 
  5.26  determine the existence, nature, severity, and location of lead 
  5.27  hazards. 
  5.28     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  5.29  subdivision 20c, is amended to read: 
  5.30     Subd. 20c.  [LEAD RISK ASSESSOR.] "Lead risk assessor" 
  5.31  means an individual who performs lead risk assessments or lead 
  5.32  inspections and who has been licensed by the commissioner under 
  5.33  section ~~144.9506~~ 144.9505. 
  5.34     Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  5.35  subdivision 21, is amended to read: 
  5.36     Subd. 21.  [LEAD-SAFE.] "Lead-safe" means a condition in 
  6.1   which: 
  6.2      (1) lead is not present; 
  6.3      (2) lead may be present at the residence, child care 
  6.4   facility, school, or playground, if the lead concentration in 
  6.5   the dust, paint, soil, and water of a residence does not exceed 
  6.6   the standards adopted under section 144.9508~~,~~; or~~,~~ 
  6.7      (3) if the lead concentrations in the paint or soil do 
  6.8   exceed the standards, the paint is intact and the soil is not 
  6.9   bare soil.  
  6.10     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  6.11  subdivision 22, is amended to read: 
  6.12     Subd. 22.  [LEAD-SAFE ~~DIRECTIVES~~ PRACTICES.] 
  6.13  "Lead-safe ~~directives~~ practices" means methods for construction, 
  6.14  renovation, remodeling, or maintenance activities that are not 
  6.15  regulated ~~as abatement or lead hazard reduction~~ lead work and 
  6.16  that are performed so that they do not: 
  6.17     (1) violate the standards under section 144.9508; 
  6.18     (2) create lead dust through the use of prohibited 
  6.19  practices; 
  6.20     (3) leave debris or a lead residue that can form a dust; 
  6.21     (4) provide a readily accessible source of lead dust, lead 
  6.22  paint, lead paint chips, or lead contaminated soil, after the 
  6.23  use of containment methods; and 
  6.24     (5) result in improper disposal of lead contaminated 
  6.25  debris, dust, or soil. 
  6.26     Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  6.27  subdivision 22a, is amended to read: 
  6.28     Subd. 22a.  [LEAD SUPERVISOR.] "Lead supervisor" means an 
  6.29  individual who is responsible for the on-site performance of 
  6.30  ~~lead~~ abatement or ~~lead hazard reduction~~ interim controls and who 
  6.31  has been licensed by the commissioner under section 144.9505. 
  6.32     Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is 
  6.33  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  6.34     Subd. 22b.  [LEAD SAMPLING TECHNICIAN.] "Lead sampling 
  6.35  technician" means an individual who performs clearance 
  6.36  inspections for nonabatement or nonorder lead hazard reduction 
  7.1   sites, lead dust sampling in other settings, or visual 
  7.2   assessment for deteriorated paint, and who is registered with 
  7.3   the commissioner under section 144.9505. 
  7.4      Sec. 22.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  7.5   subdivision 23, is amended to read: 
  7.6      Subd. 23.  [LEAD WORKER.] "Lead worker" means an individual 
  7.7   who performs ~~lead~~ abatement or ~~lead hazard reduction~~ interim 
  7.8   control work and who has been licensed by the commissioner under 
  7.9   section 144.9505.  
  7.10     Sec. 23.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, is 
  7.11  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  7.12     Subd. 26a.  [REGULATED LEAD WORK.] (a) "Regulated lead work"
  7.13  means: 
  7.14     (1) abatement; 
  7.15     (2) interim controls; 
  7.16     (3) a clearance inspection; 
  7.17     (4) a lead hazard screen; 
  7.18     (5) a lead inspection; 
  7.19     (6) a lead risk assessment; 
  7.20     (7) lead project designer services; 
  7.21     (8) lead sampling technician services; or 
  7.22     (9) swab team services. 
  7.23     (b) Regulated lead work does not include: 
  7.24     (1) activities such as remodeling, renovation, 
  7.25  installation, rehabilitation, or landscaping activities, the 
  7.26  primary intent of which is to remodel, repair, or restore a 
  7.27  structure or dwelling, rather than to permanently eliminate lead 
  7.28  hazards, even though these activities may incidentally result in 
  7.29  a reduction in lead hazards; or 
  7.30     (2) interim control activities that are not performed as a 
  7.31  result of a lead order and that do not disturb painted surfaces 
  7.32  that total more than:  
  7.33     (i) 20 square feet (two square meters) on exterior 
  7.34  surfaces; 
  7.35     (ii) two square feet (0.2 square meters) in an interior 
  7.36  room; or 
  8.1      (iii) ten percent of the total surface area on an interior 
  8.2   or exterior type of component with a small surface area. 
  8.3      Sec. 24.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  8.4   subdivision 28a, is amended to read: 
  8.5      Subd. 28a.  [STANDARD.] "Standard" means a quantitative 
  8.6   assessment of lead in any environmental media or consumer 
  8.7   product~~, or a work practice or method that reduces the~~ 
  8.8   ~~likelihood of lead exposure~~. 
  8.9      Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9501, 
  8.10  subdivision 29, is amended to read: 
  8.11     Subd. 29.  [SWAB TEAM SERVICES.] "Swab team services" means 
  8.12  activities that provide protection from lead hazards primarily 
  8.13  through the use of interim controls, such as:  
  8.14     (1) removing lead dust by washing, vacuuming with high 
  8.15  efficiency particle accumulator (HEPA) or wet vacuum cleaners, 
  8.16  and cleaning the interior of residential property; 
  8.17     (2) removing loose paint and paint chips and repainting or 
  8.18  installing guards to protect intact paint; 
  8.19     (3) covering or replacing bare soil that has a lead 
  8.20  concentration of 100 parts per million or more; 
  8.21     (4) health education; 
  8.22     (5) advice and assistance to help residents locate and move 
  8.23  to a temporary residence while lead hazard reduction is being 
  8.24  completed; or 
  8.25     (6) any other assistance necessary to meet the resident's 
  8.26  immediate needs as a result of the relocation.  
  8.27     Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9502, 
  8.28  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
  8.29     Subd. 8.  [LABORATORY STANDARDS.] (a) A laboratory 
  8.30  performing blood lead analysis shall use methods that: 
  8.31     (1) meet or exceed the proficiency standards established in 
  8.32  the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Regulations, Code of 
  8.33  Federal Regulations, title 42, section 493, promulgated in 
  8.34  accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act 
  8.35  amendments of 1988, Public Law Number 100-578; or 
  8.36     (2) meet or exceed the Occupational Safety and Health 
  9.1   Standards for Lead in General Industries, Code of Federal 
  9.2   Regulations, section 1910.1025, and Occupational Safety and 
  9.3   Health Standards for Lead in Construction, Code of Federal 
  9.4   Regulations, section 1926.62.  
  9.5      (b) A laboratory performing lead analysis of paint, 
  9.6   soil, or dust~~, or drinking water shall use methods that meet or~~ 
  9.7   ~~exceed the proficiency standards established in the National~~ 
  9.8   ~~Lead Accreditation Program pursuant to United States Code, title~~ 
  9.9   ~~42, section 4851, of the federal Housing and Community~~ 
  9.10  ~~Development Act~~ must be a laboratory recognized by the United 
  9.11  States Environmental Protection Agency under the Toxic 
  9.12  Substances Control Act, United States Code, title 15, section 
  9.13  2685, paragraph (b).  Analysis of samples of drinking water must 
  9.14  be performed by a laboratory certified by the commissioner to 
  9.15  analyze lead in water. 
  9.16     Sec. 27.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9503, is 
  9.17  amended to read: 
  9.18     144.9503 [PRIMARY PREVENTION.] 
  9.19     Subdivision 1.  [PRIMARY PREVENTION PROGRAM.] The 
  9.20  commissioner shall develop and maintain a primary prevention 
  9.21  program to reduce lead exposure in young children and pregnant 
  9.22  women.  A board of health serving a city of the first class 
  9.23  shall determine areas at high risk for toxic lead exposure 
  9.24  before doing primary prevention lead hazard reduction 
  9.25  activities.  The ~~commissioner~~ program shall ~~develop a priority~~ 
  9.26  ~~list for high risk census tracts,~~ provide primary prevention 
  9.27  lead education materials, promote primary prevention swab team 
  9.28  services in cooperation with the commissioner of economic 
  9.29  security or housing finance, provide lead cleanup equipment and 
  9.30  material grants as funding allows, monitor ~~voluntary lead hazard~~ 
  9.31  ~~reduction or abatement~~ regulated lead work, and develop and 
  9.32  maintain lead-safe ~~directives~~ practices in cooperation with the 
  9.33  commissioner of administration. 
  9.34     Subd. 2.  [PRIORITIES FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION.] (a) The 
  9.35  commissioner of health and boards of health serving cities of 
  9.36  the first class shall ~~publish in the State Register a priority~~ 
 10.1   ~~list of census tracts~~ determine areas at high risk for toxic 
 10.2   lead exposure.  ~~All local governmental units and boards of~~ 
 10.3   ~~health shall follow the priorities published in the State~~ 
 10.4   ~~Register.  In establishing the list, the commissioner shall use~~ 
 10.5   ~~the surveillance data collected under section 144.9502 and other~~ 
 10.6   ~~information as appropriate or~~ 
 10.7      (b) A board of health serving a city of the first class 
 10.8   shall rank order census tracts by awarding points as specified 
 10.9   in this ~~section and shall award points to each census tract on~~ 
 10.10  ~~which information is available~~ paragraph.  The priority for 
 10.11  primary prevention in census tracts at high risk for toxic lead 
 10.12  exposure shall be based on the cumulative points awarded to each 
 10.13  census tract.  A greater number of points means a higher 
 10.14  priority.  ~~If a tie occurs in the number of points, priority~~ 
 10.15  ~~shall be given to the census tract with the higher percentage of~~ 
 10.16  ~~population with blood lead levels greater than ten micrograms of~~ 
 10.17  ~~lead per deciliter of whole blood.  The commissioner shall~~ 
 10.18  ~~revise and update the priority list at least every five years.~~  
 10.19  ~~Points shall be awarded as specified in paragraphs (a) to (c).~~  
 10.20     ~~(a) In~~ (1) One point may be awarded to a census tract ~~where~~ 
 10.21  ~~at least 20 children have been screened in the last five years,~~ 
 10.22  ~~one point shall be awarded~~ for each ten percent of children who 
 10.23  were under six years old at the time they were screened for lead 
 10.24  in blood and whose blood lead level exceeds ten micrograms of 
 10.25  lead per deciliter of whole blood, provided the commissioner has 
 10.26  determined that the data used to award the points are 
 10.27  comprehensive and representative.  ~~An additional point shall be~~ 
 10.28  ~~awarded if one percent of the children had blood lead levels~~ 
 10.29  ~~greater than 20 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood.  Two~~ 
 10.30  ~~points shall be awarded to a census tract, where the blood lead~~ 
 10.31  ~~screening has been inadequate, that is contiguous with a census~~ 
 10.32  ~~tract where more than ten percent of the children under six~~ 
 10.33  ~~years of age have blood lead levels exceeding ten micrograms of~~ 
 10.34  ~~lead per deciliter of whole blood.~~  
 10.35     ~~(b)~~ (2) One point ~~shall~~ may be awarded for every five 
 10.36  percent of housing that is defined as dilapidated or 
 11.1   deteriorated by the planning department or similar agency of the 
 11.2   city in which the housing is located.  Where data is available 
 11.3   by neighborhood or section within a city, the percent of 
 11.4   dilapidated or deteriorated housing shall apply equally to each 
 11.5   census tract within the neighborhood or section.  
 11.6      ~~(c)~~ (3) One point ~~shall~~ may be awarded for every 100 parts 
 11.7   per million of lead in soil, based on the median soil lead 
 11.8   values of foundation soil samples, calculated on 100 parts per 
 11.9   million intervals, or fraction thereof.  ~~For the cities of St.~~ 
 11.10  ~~Paul and Minneapolis, the commissioner~~ A board of health shall 
 11.11  use data from its own soil survey conducted according to rules 
 11.12  adopted under section 144.9508, except that a board of health 
 11.13  serving Minneapolis or St. Paul that has not conducted its own 
 11.14  soil survey shall use the June 1988 census tract version of the 
 11.15  houseside map titled "Distribution of Houseside Lead Content of 
 11.16  Soil-Dust in the Twin Cities," prepared by the Center for Urban 
 11.17  and Regional Affairs, Humphrey Institute, University of 
 11.18  Minnesota, Publication 1989, Center for Urban and Regional 
 11.19  Affairs 89-4.  Where the map displays a census tract that is 
 11.20  crossed by two or more intervals, the ~~commissioner~~ board of 
 11.21  health shall make a reasoned determination of the median 
 11.22  foundation soil lead value for that census tract.  ~~Values for~~ 
 11.23  ~~census tracts may be updated by surveying the census tract~~ 
 11.24  ~~according to the procedures adopted under this section.~~ 
 11.25     (4) A board of health may award one point to each census 
 11.26  tract for each of the following factors based on cutoff criteria 
 11.27  to be determined by the board of health: 
 11.28     (i) percent of minority population; 
 11.29     (ii) number of children less than six years of age; 
 11.30     (iii) percent of housing built before 1950; and 
 11.31     (iv) percent of population living in poverty. 
 11.32     (c) The commissioner may determine areas at high risk for 
 11.33  toxic lead exposure at the county level or within a county 
 11.34  outside a city of the first class using one or more of the 
 11.35  following criteria: 
 11.36     (1) blood lead levels greater than ten micrograms per 
 12.1   deciliter of whole blood in children under six years of age; 
 12.2      (2) percent of dilapidated or deteriorated housing; 
 12.3      (3) soil lead levels in excess of 100 parts per million; 
 12.4      (4) percent of minority population; 
 12.5      (5) percent of housing built before 1950; 
 12.6      (6) percent of children living in poverty; or 
 12.7      (7) other factors appropriate in preventing lead exposure, 
 12.8   as determined by a federal agency including the United States 
 12.9   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States 
 12.10  Environmental Protection Agency, or the United States Department 
 12.11  of Housing and Urban Development. 
 12.12     Subd. 3.  [PRIMARY PREVENTION LEAD EDUCATION STRATEGY.] The 
 12.13  commissioner of health shall develop and maintain a primary 
 12.14  prevention lead education strategy to prevent lead exposure.  
 12.15  The strategy ~~shall specify~~ includes:  
 12.16     (1) ~~the development of~~ lead education materials that 
 12.17  describe the health effects of lead exposure, safety measures, 
 12.18  and methods to be used in the lead hazard reduction process; 
 12.19     (2) ~~the provision of~~ providing lead education materials to 
 12.20  the general public; 
 12.21     (3) ~~the provision of~~ providing lead education materials to 
 12.22  property owners, landlords, and tenants by swab team workers and 
 12.23  public health professionals, such as nurses, sanitarians, health 
 12.24  educators, nonprofit organizations working on lead issues, and 
 12.25  other public health professionals in areas at high risk for 
 12.26  toxic lead exposure; and 
 12.27     (4) ~~the promotion of~~ promoting awareness of community, 
 12.28  legal, and housing resources.  
 12.29     Subd. 4.  [SWAB TEAM SERVICES.] Primary prevention ~~must~~ may 
 12.30  include the use of swab team services ~~in census tracts~~ 
 12.31  ~~identified at high risk for toxic lead exposure as identified by~~ 
 12.32  ~~the commissioner under this section~~.  The swab team services may 
 12.33  be provided based on lead hazard screens whenever possible and 
 12.34  must at least include lead hazard reduction for deteriorated 
 12.35  interior lead-based paint, bare soil, and dust.  
 12.36     ~~Subd. 6.  [VOLUNTARY LEAD ABATEMENT OR LEAD HAZARD~~ 
 13.1   ~~REDUCTION.] The commissioner shall monitor the lead abatement or~~ 
 13.2   ~~lead hazard reduction methods adopted under section 144.9508 in~~ 
 13.3   ~~cases of voluntary lead abatement or lead hazard reduction.  All~~ 
 13.4   ~~persons hired to do voluntary lead abatement or lead hazard~~ 
 13.5   ~~reduction must be licensed by the commissioner under section~~ 
 13.6   ~~144.9505 or 144.9506.  Renters and volunteers performing lead~~ 
 13.7   ~~abatement or lead hazard reduction must be trained and licensed~~ 
 13.8   ~~as lead supervisors or lead workers.  If a property owner does~~ 
 13.9   ~~not hire a person for voluntary lead abatement or lead hazard~~ 
 13.10  ~~reduction, the property owner shall provide the commissioner~~ 
 13.11  ~~with a work plan for lead abatement or lead hazard reduction at~~ 
 13.12  ~~least ten working days before beginning the lead abatement or~~ 
 13.13  ~~lead hazard reduction.  The work plan must include the details~~ 
 13.14  ~~required in section 144.9505, and notice as to when lead~~ 
 13.15  ~~abatement or lead hazard reduction activities will begin.~~  
 13.16  ~~Within the limits of appropriations, the commissioner shall~~ 
 13.17  ~~review work plans and shall approve or disapprove them as to~~ 
 13.18  ~~compliance with the requirements in section 144.9505.  No~~ 
 13.19  ~~penalty shall be assessed against a property owner for~~ 
 13.20  ~~discontinuing voluntary lead hazard reduction before completion~~ 
 13.21  ~~of the work plan, provided that the property owner discontinues~~ 
 13.22  ~~the lead hazard reduction in a manner that leaves the property~~ 
 13.23  ~~in a condition no more hazardous than its condition before the~~ 
 13.24  ~~work plan implementation.~~ 
 13.25     Subd. 7.  [LEAD-SAFE ~~INFORMATIONAL DIRECTIVES~~ PRACTICES 
 13.26  INFORMATION.] ~~(a) By July 1, 1995, and amended and updated as~~ 
 13.27  ~~necessary,~~ The commissioner shall develop and maintain in 
 13.28  cooperation with the commissioner of administration provisions 
 13.29  and procedures to define lead-safe ~~informational directives~~ 
 13.30  practices information for residential remodeling, renovation, 
 13.31  installation, and rehabilitation activities that are not lead 
 13.32  hazard reduction, but may disrupt lead-based paint surfaces and 
 13.33  guidance documents for the regulated industry. 
 13.34     ~~(b) The provisions and procedures shall define lead-safe~~ 
 13.35  ~~directives for nonlead hazard reduction activities including~~ 
 13.36  ~~preparation, cleanup, and disposal procedures.  The directives~~ 
 14.1   ~~shall be based on the different levels and types of work~~ 
 14.2   ~~involved and the potential for lead hazards.  The directives~~ 
 14.3   ~~shall address activities including painting; remodeling;~~ 
 14.4   ~~weatherization; installation of cable, wire, plumbing, and gas;~~ 
 14.5   ~~and replacement of doors and windows.  The commissioners of~~ 
 14.6   ~~health and administration shall consult with representatives of~~ 
 14.7   ~~builders, weatherization providers, nonprofit rehabilitation~~ 
 14.8   ~~organizations, each of the affected trades, and housing and~~ 
 14.9   ~~redevelopment authorities in developing the directives and~~ 
 14.10  ~~procedures.  This group shall also make recommendations for~~ 
 14.11  ~~consumer and contractor education and training.  The~~ 
 14.12  ~~commissioner of health shall report to the legislature by~~ 
 14.13  ~~February 15, 1996, regarding development of the provisions~~ 
 14.14  ~~required under this paragraph.~~  
 14.15     ~~(c) By January 1, 1999, the commissioner, in cooperation~~ 
 14.16  ~~with interested and informed persons and using the meeting~~ 
 14.17  ~~structure and format developed in paragraph (b), shall develop~~ 
 14.18  ~~lead-safe informational directives on the following topics:~~ 
 14.19     ~~(1) maintaining floors, walls, and ceilings;~~ 
 14.20     ~~(2) maintaining and repairing porches;~~ 
 14.21     ~~(3) conducting a risk evaluation for lead; and~~ 
 14.22     ~~(4) prohibited practices when working with lead.~~ 
 14.23  ~~The commissioner shall report to the legislature by January 1,~~ 
 14.24  ~~1999, regarding development of the provisions required under~~ 
 14.25  ~~this paragraph.~~ 
 14.26     Sec. 28.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9504, 
 14.27  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 14.28     Subdivision 1.  [JURISDICTION.] (a) A board of health 
 14.29  serving cities of the first class must conduct lead risk 
 14.30  assessments for purposes of secondary prevention, according to 
 14.31  the provisions of this section.  A board of health not serving 
 14.32  cities of the first class must conduct lead risk assessments for 
 14.33  the purposes of secondary prevention, unless they certified in 
 14.34  writing to the commissioner by January 1, 1996, that they 
 14.35  desired to relinquish these duties back to the commissioner.  ~~At~~ 
 14.36  ~~the discretion of the commissioner, a board of health may~~ 
 15.1   ~~relinquish the authority and duty to perform lead risk~~ 
 15.2   ~~assessments for secondary prevention by so certifying in writing~~ 
 15.3   ~~to the commissioner by December 31, 1999.~~  At the discretion of 
 15.4   the commissioner, a board of health may, upon written request to 
 15.5   the commissioner, resume these duties. 
 15.6      (b) Lead risk assessments must be conducted by a board of 
 15.7   health serving a city of the first class.  The commissioner must 
 15.8   conduct lead risk assessments in any area not including cities 
 15.9   of the first class where a board of health has relinquished to 
 15.10  the commissioner the responsibility for lead risk assessments.  
 15.11  The commissioner shall coordinate with the board of health to 
 15.12  ensure that the requirements of this section are met.  
 15.13     (c) The commissioner may assist boards of health by 
 15.14  providing technical expertise, equipment, and personnel to 
 15.15  boards of health.  The commissioner may provide laboratory or 
 15.16  field lead-testing equipment to a board of health or may 
 15.17  reimburse a board of health for direct costs associated with 
 15.18  lead risk assessments. 
 15.19     ~~(d) The commissioner shall enforce the rules under section~~ 
 15.20  ~~144.9508 in cases of voluntary lead hazard reduction.~~ 
 15.21     Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9504, 
 15.22  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 15.23     Subd. 2.  [LEAD RISK ASSESSMENT.] (a) An assessing agency 
 15.24  shall conduct a lead risk assessment of a residence according to 
 15.25  the venous blood lead level and time frame set forth in clauses 
 15.26  (1) to (5) for purposes of secondary prevention: 
 15.27     (1) within 48 hours of a child or pregnant female in the 
 15.28  residence being identified to the agency as having a venous 
 15.29  blood lead level equal to or greater than 70 micrograms of lead 
 15.30  per deciliter of whole blood; 
 15.31     (2) within five working days of a child or pregnant female 
 15.32  in the residence being identified to the agency as having a 
 15.33  venous blood lead level equal to or greater than 45 micrograms 
 15.34  of lead per deciliter of whole blood; 
 15.35     (3) within ten working days of a child in the residence 
 15.36  being identified to the agency as having a venous blood lead 
 16.1   level equal to or greater than 20 micrograms of lead per 
 16.2   deciliter of whole blood; 
 16.3      (4) within ten working days of a child in the residence 
 16.4   being identified to the agency as having a venous blood lead 
 16.5   level that persists in the range of 15 to 19 micrograms of lead 
 16.6   per deciliter of whole blood for 90 days after initial 
 16.7   identification; or 
 16.8      (5) within ten working days of a pregnant female in the 
 16.9   residence being identified to the agency as having a venous 
 16.10  blood lead level equal to or greater than ten micrograms of lead 
 16.11  per deciliter of whole blood.  
 16.12     (b) Within the limits of available local, state, and 
 16.13  federal appropriations, an assessing agency may also conduct a 
 16.14  lead risk assessment for children with any elevated blood lead 
 16.15  level.  
 16.16     (c) In a building with two or more dwelling units, an 
 16.17  assessing agency shall ~~inspect~~ assess the individual unit in 
 16.18  which the conditions of this section are met and shall ~~also~~ 
 16.19  inspect all common areas accessible to a child.  If a child 
 16.20  visits one or more other sites such as another residence, or a 
 16.21  residential or commercial child care facility, playground, or 
 16.22  school, the assessing agency shall also inspect the other 
 16.23  sites.  The assessing agency shall have one additional day added 
 16.24  to the time frame set forth in this subdivision to complete the 
 16.25  lead risk assessment for each additional site.  
 16.26     (d) Within the limits of appropriations, the assessing 
 16.27  agency shall identify the known addresses for the previous 12 
 16.28  months of the child or pregnant female with venous blood lead 
 16.29  levels of at least 20 micrograms per deciliter for the child or 
 16.30  at least ten micrograms per deciliter for the pregnant female; 
 16.31  notify the property owners, landlords, and tenants at those 
 16.32  addresses that an elevated blood lead level was found in a 
 16.33  person who resided at the property; and give them ~~a copy of the~~ 
 16.34  ~~lead risk assessment guide~~ primary prevention information.  
 16.35  Within the limits of appropriations, the assessing agency may 
 16.36  perform a risk assessment and issue corrective orders in the 
 17.1   properties, if it is likely that the previous address 
 17.2   contributed to the child's or pregnant female's blood lead 
 17.3   level.  The assessing agency shall provide the notice required 
 17.4   by this subdivision without identifying the child or pregnant 
 17.5   female with the elevated blood lead level.  The assessing agency 
 17.6   is not required to obtain the consent of the child's parent or 
 17.7   guardian or the consent of the pregnant female for purposes of 
 17.8   this subdivision.  This information shall be classified as 
 17.9   private data on individuals as defined under section 13.02, 
 17.10  subdivision 12.  
 17.11     (e) The assessing agency shall conduct the lead risk 
 17.12  assessment according to rules adopted by the commissioner under 
 17.13  section 144.9508.  An assessing agency shall have lead risk 
 17.14  assessments performed by lead risk assessors licensed by the 
 17.15  commissioner according to rules adopted under section 144.9508.  
 17.16  If a property owner refuses to allow a lead risk assessment, the 
 17.17  assessing agency shall begin legal proceedings to gain entry to 
 17.18  the property and the time frame for conducting a lead risk 
 17.19  assessment set forth in this subdivision no longer applies.  A 
 17.20  lead risk assessor or assessing agency may observe the 
 17.21  performance of lead hazard reduction in progress and shall 
 17.22  enforce the provisions of this section under section 144.9509.  
 17.23  Deteriorated painted surfaces, bare soil, and dust must be 
 17.24  tested with appropriate analytical equipment to determine the 
 17.25  lead content, except that deteriorated painted surfaces or bare 
 17.26  soil need not be tested if the property owner agrees to engage 
 17.27  in lead hazard reduction on those surfaces.  The lead content of 
 17.28  drinking water must be measured if ~~a~~ another probable source of 
 17.29  lead exposure is not identified ~~by measurement of lead in paint,~~ 
 17.30  ~~bare soil, or dust~~.  Within a standard metropolitan statistical 
 17.31  area, an assessing agency may order lead hazard reduction of 
 17.32  bare soil without measuring the lead content of the bare soil if 
 17.33  the property is in a census tract in which soil sampling has 
 17.34  been performed according to rules established by the 
 17.35  commissioner and at least 25 percent of the soil samples contain 
 17.36  lead concentrations above the standard in section 144.9508. 
 18.1      (f) ~~A lead risk assessor shall notify the commissioner and~~ 
 18.2   ~~the board of health of all violations of lead standards under~~ 
 18.3   ~~section 144.9508, that are identified in a lead risk assessment~~ 
 18.4   ~~conducted under this section.~~  
 18.5      ~~(g)~~ Each assessing agency shall establish an administrative 
 18.6   appeal procedure which allows a property owner to contest the 
 18.7   nature and conditions of any lead order issued by the assessing 
 18.8   agency.  Assessing agencies must consider appeals that propose 
 18.9   lower cost methods that make the residence lead safe.  The 
 18.10  commissioner shall use the authority and appeal procedure 
 18.11  granted under sections 144.989 to 144.993. 
 18.12     ~~(h)~~ (g) Sections 144.9501 to 144.9509 neither authorize nor 
 18.13  prohibit an assessing agency from charging a property owner for 
 18.14  the cost of a lead risk assessment. 
 18.15     Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9504, 
 18.16  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 18.17     Subd. 5.  [LEAD ORDERS.] (a) An assessing agency, after 
 18.18  conducting a lead risk assessment, shall order a property owner 
 18.19  to perform lead hazard reduction on all lead sources that exceed 
 18.20  a standard adopted according to section 144.9508.  If lead risk 
 18.21  assessments and lead orders are conducted at times when weather 
 18.22  or soil conditions do not permit the lead risk assessment or 
 18.23  lead hazard reduction, external surfaces and soil lead shall be 
 18.24  ~~inspected~~ assessed, and lead orders complied with, if necessary, 
 18.25  at the first opportunity that weather and soil conditions allow. 
 18.26     (b) If the paint standard under section 144.9508 is 
 18.27  violated, but the paint is intact, the assessing agency shall 
 18.28  not order the paint to be removed unless the intact paint is a 
 18.29  known source of actual lead exposure to a specific person.  
 18.30  Before the assessing agency may order the intact paint to be 
 18.31  removed, a reasonable effort must be made to protect the child 
 18.32  and preserve the intact paint by the use of guards or other 
 18.33  protective devices and methods.  
 18.34     (c) Whenever windows and doors or other components covered 
 18.35  with deteriorated lead-based paint have sound substrate or are 
 18.36  not rotting, those components should be repaired, sent out for 
 19.1   stripping or ~~be~~ planed down to remove deteriorated lead-based 
 19.2   paint, or covered with protective guards instead of being 
 19.3   replaced, provided that such an activity is the least cost 
 19.4   method.  However, a property owner who has been ordered to 
 19.5   perform lead hazard reduction may choose any method to address 
 19.6   deteriorated lead-based paint on windows, doors, or other 
 19.7   components, provided that the method is approved in rules 
 19.8   adopted under section 144.9508 and that it is appropriate to the 
 19.9   specific property.  
 19.10     (d) Lead orders must require that any source of damage, 
 19.11  such as leaking roofs, plumbing, and windows, be repaired or 
 19.12  replaced, as needed, to prevent damage to lead-containing 
 19.13  interior surfaces.  
 19.14     (e) The assessing agency is not required to pay for lead 
 19.15  hazard reduction.  ~~Lead orders must be issued within 30 days of~~ 
 19.16  ~~receiving the blood lead level analysis.~~  The assessing agency 
 19.17  shall enforce the lead orders issued to a property owner under 
 19.18  this section.  ~~A copy of the lead order must be forwarded to the~~ 
 19.19  ~~commissioner.~~  
 19.20     Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9504, 
 19.21  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 19.22     Subd. 7.  [RELOCATION OF RESIDENTS.] (a) Within the limits 
 19.23  of appropriations, the assessing agency shall ensure that 
 19.24  residents are relocated from rooms or dwellings during a lead 
 19.25  hazard reduction process that generates leaded dust, such as 
 19.26  removal or disruption of lead-based paint or plaster that 
 19.27  contains lead.  Residents shall not remain in rooms or dwellings 
 19.28  where the lead hazard reduction process is occurring.  An 
 19.29  assessing agency is not required to pay for relocation unless 
 19.30  state or federal funding is available for this purpose.  The 
 19.31  assessing agency shall make an effort to assist the resident in 
 19.32  locating resources that will provide assistance with relocation 
 19.33  costs.  Residents shall be allowed to return to the ~~residence~~ 
 19.34  room or dwelling after completion of the lead hazard reduction 
 19.35  process.  An assessing agency shall use grant funds under 
 19.36  section 144.9507 if available, in cooperation with local housing 
 20.1   agencies, to pay for moving costs and rent for a temporary 
 20.2   residence for any low-income resident temporarily relocated 
 20.3   during lead hazard reduction.  For purposes of this section, 
 20.4   "low-income resident" means any resident whose gross household 
 20.5   income is at or below 185 percent of federal poverty level.  
 20.6      (b) A resident of rental property who is notified by an 
 20.7   assessing agency to vacate the premises during lead hazard 
 20.8   reduction, notwithstanding any rental agreement or lease 
 20.9   provisions:  
 20.10     (1) shall not be required to pay rent due the landlord for 
 20.11  the period of time the tenant vacates the premises due to lead 
 20.12  hazard reduction; 
 20.13     (2) may elect to immediately terminate the tenancy 
 20.14  effective on the date the tenant vacates the premises due to 
 20.15  lead hazard reduction; and 
 20.16     (3) shall not, if the tenancy is terminated, be liable for 
 20.17  any further rent or other charges due under the terms of the 
 20.18  tenancy. 
 20.19     (c) A landlord of rental property whose tenants vacate the 
 20.20  premises during lead hazard reduction shall:  
 20.21     (1) allow a tenant to return to the dwelling unit after 
 20.22  lead hazard reduction and clearance inspection, required under 
 20.23  this section, is completed, unless the tenant has elected to 
 20.24  terminate the tenancy as provided for in paragraph (b); and 
 20.25     (2) return any security deposit due under section 504B.178 
 20.26  within five days of the date the tenant vacates the unit, to any 
 20.27  tenant who terminates tenancy as provided for in paragraph (b).  
 20.28     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9504, 
 20.29  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 20.30     Subd. 8.  [PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATION RESPONSIBILITY.] 
 20.31  ~~Property owners shall comply with lead orders issued under this~~ 
 20.32  ~~section within 60 days or be subject to enforcement actions as~~ 
 20.33  ~~provided under section 144.9509.  For orders or portions of~~ 
 20.34  ~~orders concerning external lead hazards, property owners shall~~ 
 20.35  ~~comply within 60 days, or as soon thereafter as weather~~ 
 20.36  ~~permits.~~  If the property owner does not hire a person licensed 
 21.1   by the commissioner under section 144.9505 for compliance with 
 21.2   the lead orders, the property owner shall submit a ~~work plan~~ 
 21.3   notice as to when regulated lead work will begin, according to 
 21.4   section 144.9505, subdivision 4, to the assessing agency within 
 21.5   30 days after receiving the orders.  ~~The work plan must include~~ 
 21.6   ~~the details required in section 144.9505 as to how the property~~ 
 21.7   ~~owner intends to comply with the lead orders and notice as to~~ 
 21.8   ~~when lead hazard reduction activities will begin.  Within the~~ 
 21.9   ~~limits of appropriations, the commissioner shall review plans~~ 
 21.10  ~~and shall approve or disapprove them as to compliance with the~~ 
 21.11  ~~requirements in section 144.9505, subdivision 5.  Renters and~~ 
 21.12  ~~volunteers performing lead abatement or lead hazard reduction~~ 
 21.13  ~~must be trained and licensed as lead supervisors or lead workers~~ 
 21.14  ~~under section 144.9505.~~ 
 21.15     Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9505, is 
 21.16  amended to read: 
 21.17     144.9505 [LICENSING ~~OF LEAD CONTRACTORS AND CERTIFICATION~~ 
 21.18  OF ~~WORKERS~~ LEAD FIRMS AND PROFESSIONALS.] 
 21.19     Subdivision 1.  [LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION; GENERALLY.] 
 21.20  (a) ~~A person shall, before performing abatement or lead hazard~~ 
 21.21  ~~reduction or providing planning services for lead abatement or~~ 
 21.22  ~~lead hazard reduction, obtain a license from the commissioner as~~ 
 21.23  ~~a lead supervisor, lead worker, or lead project designer.  The~~ 
 21.24  ~~commissioner shall specify training and testing requirements for~~ 
 21.25  ~~licensure and certification as required in section 144.9508 and~~ 
 21.26  ~~shall charge a fee for the cost of issuing a license or~~ 
 21.27  ~~certificate and for training provided by the commissioner.~~  
 21.28  ~~License fees shall be nonrefundable and must be submitted with~~ 
 21.29  ~~each application in the amount of $50 for each lead supervisor,~~ 
 21.30  ~~lead worker, or lead inspector and $100 for each lead project~~ 
 21.31  ~~designer, lead risk assessor, or certified firm.~~  All fees 
 21.32  received shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to 
 21.33  the lead abatement licensing and certification account and are 
 21.34  appropriated to the commissioner to cover costs incurred under 
 21.35  this section and section 144.9508. 
 21.36     (b) Persons shall not advertise or otherwise present 
 22.1   themselves as lead supervisors, lead workers, ~~or~~ lead 
 22.2   inspectors, lead risk assessors, lead sampling technicians, lead 
 22.3   project designers, or lead firms unless they have licenses or 
 22.4   certificates issued by or are registered with the commissioner 
 22.5   under this section.  
 22.6      (c) The fees required in this section for inspectors, risk 
 22.7   assessors, and certified lead firms are waived for state or 
 22.8   local government employees performing services for or as an 
 22.9   assessing agency. 
 22.10     (d) An individual who is the owner of property on which 
 22.11  regulated lead work is to be performed or an adult individual 
 22.12  who is related to the property owner, as defined under section 
 22.13  245A.02, subdivision 13, is exempt from the requirements to 
 22.14  obtain a license and pay a fee according to this section. 
 22.15     (e) A person that employs individuals to perform regulated 
 22.16  lead work outside of the person's property must obtain 
 22.17  certification as a certified lead firm.  An individual who 
 22.18  performs regulated lead work must be employed by a certified 
 22.19  lead firm, unless the individual is a sole proprietor and does 
 22.20  not employ any other individual who performs regulated lead 
 22.21  work, the individual is employed by a person that does not 
 22.22  perform regulated lead work outside of the person's property, or 
 22.23  the individual is employed by an assessing agency. 
 22.24     Subd. 1a.  [LEAD WORKER LICENSE.] Before an individual 
 22.25  performs regulated lead work as a worker, the individual shall 
 22.26  first obtain a license from the commissioner.  No license shall 
 22.27  be issued unless the individual shows evidence of successfully 
 22.28  completing a training course in lead hazard control.  The 
 22.29  commissioner shall specify the course of training and testing 
 22.30  requirements and shall charge a $50 fee for the license.  
 22.31  License fees are nonrefundable and must be submitted with each 
 22.32  application.  The license must be carried by the individual and 
 22.33  be readily available for review by the commissioner and other 
 22.34  public health officials charged with the health, safety, and 
 22.35  welfare of the state's citizens.  
 22.36     Subd. 1b.  [LEAD SUPERVISOR LICENSE.] Before an individual 
 23.1   performs regulated lead work as a supervisor, the individual 
 23.2   shall first obtain a license from the commissioner.  No license 
 23.3   shall be issued unless the individual shows evidence of 
 23.4   experience and successful completion of a training course in 
 23.5   lead hazard control.  The commissioner shall specify the course 
 23.6   of training, experience, and testing requirements and shall 
 23.7   charge a $50 fee for the license.  License fees are 
 23.8   nonrefundable and must be submitted with each application.  The 
 23.9   license must be carried by the individual and be readily 
 23.10  available for review by the commissioner and other public health 
 23.11  officials charged with the health, safety, and welfare of the 
 23.12  state's citizens. 
 23.13     Subd. 1c.  [LEAD INSPECTOR LICENSE.] Before an individual 
 23.14  performs lead inspection services, the individual shall first 
 23.15  obtain a license from the commissioner.  No license shall be 
 23.16  issued unless the individual shows evidence of successfully 
 23.17  completing a training course in lead inspection.  The 
 23.18  commissioner shall specify the course of training and testing 
 23.19  requirements and shall charge a $50 fee for the license.  
 23.20  License fees are nonrefundable and must be submitted with each 
 23.21  application.  The license must be carried by the individual and 
 23.22  be readily available for review by the commissioner and other 
 23.23  public health officials charged with the health, safety, and 
 23.24  welfare of the state's citizens. 
 23.25     Subd. 1d.  [LEAD RISK ASSESSOR LICENSE.] Before an 
 23.26  individual performs lead risk assessor services, the individual 
 23.27  shall first obtain a license from the commissioner.  No license 
 23.28  shall be issued unless the individual shows evidence of 
 23.29  experience and successful completion of a training course in 
 23.30  lead risk assessment.  The commissioner shall specify the course 
 23.31  of training, experience, and testing requirements and shall 
 23.32  charge a $100 fee for the license.  License fees are 
 23.33  nonrefundable and must be submitted with each application.  The 
 23.34  license must be carried by the individual and be readily 
 23.35  available for review by the commissioner and other public health 
 23.36  officials charged with the health, safety, and welfare of the 
 24.1   state's citizens. 
 24.2      Subd. 1e.  [LEAD PROJECT DESIGNER LICENSE.] Before an 
 24.3   individual performs lead project designer services, the 
 24.4   individual shall first obtain a license from the commissioner.  
 24.5   No license shall be issued unless the individual shows evidence 
 24.6   of experience and successful completion of a training course in 
 24.7   lead project design.  The commissioner shall specify the course 
 24.8   of training, experience, and testing requirements and shall 
 24.9   charge a $100 fee for the license.  License fees are 
 24.10  nonrefundable and must be submitted with each application.  The 
 24.11  license must be carried by the individual and be readily 
 24.12  available for review by the commissioner and other public health 
 24.13  officials charged with the health, safety, and welfare of the 
 24.14  state's citizens. 
 24.15     Subd. 1f.  [LEAD SAMPLING TECHNICIAN.] An individual 
 24.16  performing lead sampling technician services shall first 
 24.17  register with the commissioner.  The commissioner shall not 
 24.18  register an individual unless the individual shows evidence of 
 24.19  successfully completing a training course in lead sampling.  The 
 24.20  commissioner shall specify the course of training and testing 
 24.21  requirements.  Proof of registration must be carried by the 
 24.22  individual and be readily available for review by the 
 24.23  commissioner and other public health officials charged with the 
 24.24  health, safety, and welfare of the state's citizens. 
 24.25     Subd. 1g.  [CERTIFIED LEAD FIRM.] A person within the state 
 24.26  intending to directly perform or cause to be performed through 
 24.27  subcontracting or similar delegation any regulated lead work 
 24.28  shall first obtain certification from the commissioner.  The 
 24.29  certificate must be in writing, contain an expiration date, be 
 24.30  signed by the commissioner, and give the name and address of the 
 24.31  person to whom it is issued.  The certification fee is $100, is 
 24.32  nonrefundable, and must be submitted with each application.  The 
 24.33  certificate or a copy of the certificate must be readily 
 24.34  available at the worksite for review by the contracting entity, 
 24.35  the commissioner, and other public health officials charged with 
 24.36  the health, safety, and welfare of the state's citizens. 
 25.1      ~~Subd. 2.  [LEAD TRAINING.] Lead abatement and lead hazard~~ 
 25.2   ~~reduction training must include a hands-on component and~~ 
 25.3   ~~instruction on the health effects of lead exposure, the use of~~ 
 25.4   ~~personal protective equipment, workplace hazards and safety~~ 
 25.5   ~~problems, lead abatement and lead hazard reduction methods,~~ 
 25.6   ~~lead-safe directives, decontamination procedures, cleanup and~~ 
 25.7   ~~waste disposal procedures, lead monitoring and testing methods,~~ 
 25.8   ~~swab team services, and legal rights and responsibilities.~~ 
 25.9      Subd. 3.  [LICENSED BUILDING CONTRACTOR; INFORMATION.] The 
 25.10  commissioner shall provide health and safety information on lead 
 25.11  abatement and lead hazard reduction to all residential building 
 25.12  contractors licensed under section 326.84.  The information must 
 25.13  include the lead-safe ~~directives~~ practices and any other 
 25.14  materials describing ways to protect the health and safety of 
 25.15  both ~~workers~~ employees and residents. 
 25.16     Subd. 4.  [NOTICE OF REGULATED LEAD ~~ABATEMENT OR LEAD~~ 
 25.17  ~~HAZARD REDUCTION~~ WORK.] (a) At least five working days before 
 25.18  starting work at each regulated lead ~~abatement or lead hazard~~ 
 25.19  ~~reduction~~ worksite, the person performing the regulated lead 
 25.20  ~~abatement or lead hazard reduction~~ work shall give written 
 25.21  notice ~~and an approved work plan as required in this section~~ to 
 25.22  the commissioner and the appropriate board of health.  ~~Within~~ 
 25.23  ~~the limits of appropriations, the commissioner shall review~~ 
 25.24  ~~plans and shall approve or disapprove them as to compliance with~~ 
 25.25  ~~the requirements in subdivision 5.~~ 
 25.26     (b) This provision does not apply to ~~swab team workers~~ 
 25.27  ~~performing work under an order of an assessing agency~~ lead 
 25.28  hazard screen, lead inspection, lead risk assessment, lead 
 25.29  sampling technician, or lead project design activities. 
 25.30     ~~Subd. 5.  [ABATEMENT OR LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION WORK PLANS.]~~ 
 25.31  ~~(a) A person who performs lead abatement or lead hazard~~ 
 25.32  ~~reduction shall present a lead abatement or lead hazard~~ 
 25.33  ~~reduction work plan to the property owner with each bid or~~ 
 25.34  ~~estimate for lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work.  The~~ 
 25.35  ~~work plan does not replace or supersede more stringent~~ 
 25.36  ~~contractual agreements.  A written lead abatement or lead hazard~~ 
 26.1   ~~reduction work plan must be prepared which describes the~~ 
 26.2   ~~equipment and procedures to be used throughout the lead~~ 
 26.3   ~~abatement or lead hazard reduction work project.  At a minimum,~~ 
 26.4   ~~the work plan must describe:~~ 
 26.5      ~~(1) the building area and building components to be worked~~ 
 26.6   ~~on;~~ 
 26.7      ~~(2) the amount of lead-containing material to be removed,~~ 
 26.8   ~~encapsulated, or enclosed;~~ 
 26.9      ~~(3) the schedule to be followed for each work stage;~~ 
 26.10     ~~(4) the workers' personal protection equipment and~~ 
 26.11  ~~clothing;~~ 
 26.12     ~~(5) the dust suppression and debris containment methods;~~ 
 26.13     ~~(6) the lead abatement or lead hazard reduction methods to~~ 
 26.14  ~~be used on each building component;~~ 
 26.15     ~~(7) cleaning methods;~~ 
 26.16     ~~(8) temporary, on-site waste storage, if any; and~~ 
 26.17     ~~(9) the methods for transporting waste material and its~~ 
 26.18  ~~destination.~~ 
 26.19     ~~(b) The work plan shall itemize the costs for each item~~ 
 26.20  ~~listed in paragraph (a) and for any other expenses associated~~ 
 26.21  ~~with the lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work and shall~~ 
 26.22  ~~be presented to the property owner with any bid or estimate for~~ 
 26.23  ~~lead abatement or lead hazard reduction work.~~ 
 26.24     ~~(c) The person performing the lead abatement or lead hazard~~ 
 26.25  ~~reduction shall keep a copy of the work plan readily available~~ 
 26.26  ~~at the worksite for the duration of the project and present it~~ 
 26.27  ~~to the assessing agency on demand.~~ 
 26.28     ~~(d) The person performing the lead abatement or lead hazard~~ 
 26.29  ~~reduction shall keep a copy of the work plan on record for one~~ 
 26.30  ~~year after completion of the project and shall present it to the~~ 
 26.31  ~~assessing agency on demand.~~ 
 26.32     ~~(e) This provision does not apply to swab team workers~~ 
 26.33  ~~performing work under an order of an assessing agency or~~ 
 26.34  ~~providing services at no cost to a property owner with funding~~ 
 26.35  ~~under a state or federal grant.~~  
 26.36     Subd. 6.  [DUTIES OF CONTRACTING ENTITY.] A contracting 
 27.1   entity intending to have regulated lead work performed for its 
 27.2   benefit shall include in the specifications and contracts for 
 27.3   the work a requirement that the work be performed by contractors 
 27.4   and subcontractors licensed by the commissioner under sections 
 27.5   144.9501 to 144.9509 and according to rules adopted by the 
 27.6   commissioner related to regulated lead work.  No contracting 
 27.7   entity shall allow regulated lead work to be performed for its 
 27.8   benefit unless the contracting entity has seen that the person 
 27.9   has a valid license or certificate.  A contracting entity's 
 27.10  failure to comply with this subdivision does not relieve a 
 27.11  person from any responsibility under sections 144.9501 to 
 27.12  144.9509. 
 27.13     Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9507, 
 27.14  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 27.15     Subd. 5.  [FEDERAL LEAD-RELATED FUNDS.] ~~To the extent~~ 
 27.16  ~~practicable under federal guidelines, the commissioner of health~~ 
 27.17  ~~shall coordinate with the commissioner of housing finance so~~ 
 27.18  ~~that at least 50 percent of federal lead funds are allocated for~~ 
 27.19  ~~swab team services.~~  
 27.20     To the extent practicable under federal guidelines, the 
 27.21  commissioner of health may ~~also~~ use federal funding to contract 
 27.22  with boards of health for purposes ~~as~~ specified in this section, 
 27.23  but only to the extent that the federal funds do not replace 
 27.24  existing funding for these lead services.  
 27.25     Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9508, 
 27.26  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 27.27     Subdivision 1.  [SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS.] The commissioner 
 27.28  shall adopt, by rule, methods for:  
 27.29     (1) lead inspections, lead hazard screens, lead risk 
 27.30  assessments, and clearance inspections; 
 27.31     (2) environmental surveys of lead in paint, soil, dust, and 
 27.32  drinking water to determine ~~census tracts that are~~ areas at high 
 27.33  risk for toxic lead exposure; 
 27.34     (3) soil sampling for soil used as replacement soil; 
 27.35     (4) drinking water sampling, which shall be done in 
 27.36  accordance with lab certification requirements and analytical 
 28.1   techniques specified by Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, 
 28.2   section 141.89; and 
 28.3      (5) sampling to determine whether at least 25 percent of 
 28.4   the soil samples collected from a census tract within a standard 
 28.5   metropolitan statistical area contain lead in concentrations 
 28.6   that exceed 100 parts per million.  
 28.7      Sec. 36.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9508, 
 28.8   subdivision 2, is amended to read:  
 28.9      Subd. 2.  [REGULATED LEAD WORK STANDARDS AND METHODS.] (a) 
 28.10  The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing ~~lead hazard~~ 
 28.11  ~~reduction~~ regulated lead work standards and methods in 
 28.12  accordance with the provisions of this section, for lead in 
 28.13  paint, dust, drinking water, and soil in a manner that protects 
 28.14  public health and the environment for all residences, including 
 28.15  residences also used for a commercial purpose, child care 
 28.16  facilities, playgrounds, and schools.  
 28.17     (b) In the rules required by this section, ~~the commissioner~~ 
 28.18  ~~shall differentiate between intact paint and deteriorated paint.~~ 
 28.19  the commissioner shall require lead hazard reduction of intact 
 28.20  paint only if the commissioner finds that the intact paint is on 
 28.21  a chewable or lead-dust producing surface that is a known source 
 28.22  of actual lead exposure to a specific individual.  The 
 28.23  commissioner shall prohibit methods that disperse lead dust into 
 28.24  the air that could accumulate to a level that would exceed the 
 28.25  lead dust standard specified under this section.  The 
 28.26  commissioner shall work cooperatively with the commissioner of 
 28.27  administration to determine which lead hazard reduction methods 
 28.28  adopted under this section may be used for lead-safe ~~directives~~ 
 28.29  practices including prohibited practices, preparation, disposal, 
 28.30  and cleanup.  The commissioner shall work cooperatively with the 
 28.31  commissioner of the pollution control agency to develop disposal 
 28.32  procedures.  In adopting rules under this section, the 
 28.33  commissioner shall require the best available technology for 
 28.34  ~~lead hazard reduction~~ regulated lead work methods, paint 
 28.35  stabilization, and repainting.  
 28.36     (c) The commissioner of health shall adopt ~~lead hazard~~ 
 29.1   ~~reduction~~ regulated lead work standards and methods for lead in 
 29.2   bare soil in a manner to protect public health and the 
 29.3   environment.  The commissioner shall adopt a maximum standard of 
 29.4   100 parts of lead per million in bare soil.  The commissioner 
 29.5   shall set a soil replacement standard not to exceed 25 parts of 
 29.6   lead per million.  Soil lead hazard reduction methods shall 
 29.7   focus on erosion control and covering of bare soil.  
 29.8      (d) The commissioner shall adopt ~~lead hazard~~ 
 29.9   ~~reduction~~ regulated lead work standards and methods for lead in 
 29.10  dust in a manner to protect the public health and environment.  
 29.11  Dust standards shall use a weight of lead per area measure and 
 29.12  include dust on the floor, on the window sills, and on window 
 29.13  wells.  Lead hazard reduction methods for dust shall focus on 
 29.14  dust removal and other practices which minimize the formation of 
 29.15  lead dust from paint, soil, or other sources.  
 29.16     (e) The commissioner shall adopt lead hazard reduction 
 29.17  standards and methods for lead in drinking water both at the tap 
 29.18  and public water supply system or private well in a manner to 
 29.19  protect the public health and the environment.  The commissioner 
 29.20  may adopt the rules for controlling lead in drinking water as 
 29.21  contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 141.  
 29.22  Drinking water lead hazard reduction methods may include an 
 29.23  educational approach of minimizing lead exposure from lead in 
 29.24  drinking water.  
 29.25     (f) The commissioner of the pollution control agency shall 
 29.26  adopt rules to ensure that removal of exterior lead-based 
 29.27  coatings from residences and steel structures by abrasive 
 29.28  blasting methods is conducted in a manner that protects health 
 29.29  and the environment.  
 29.30     (g) All ~~lead hazard reduction~~ regulated lead work standards 
 29.31  shall provide reasonable margins of safety that are consistent 
 29.32  with more than a summary review of scientific evidence and an 
 29.33  emphasis on overprotection rather than underprotection when the 
 29.34  scientific evidence is ambiguous.  
 29.35     (h) No unit of local government shall have an ordinance or 
 29.36  regulation governing ~~lead hazard reduction~~ regulated lead work 
 30.1   standards or methods for lead in paint, dust, drinking water, or 
 30.2   soil that require a different ~~lead hazard reduction~~ regulated 
 30.3   lead work standard or method than the standards or methods 
 30.4   established under this section.  
 30.5      (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (h), the commissioner may 
 30.6   approve the use by a unit of local government of an innovative 
 30.7   lead hazard reduction method which is consistent in approach 
 30.8   with methods established under this section.  
 30.9      (j) The commissioner shall adopt rules for issuing lead 
 30.10  orders required under section 144.9504, rules for notification 
 30.11  of abatement or interim control activities requirements, and 
 30.12  other rules necessary to implement sections 144.9501 to 144.9509.
 30.13     Sec. 37.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9508, 
 30.14  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 30.15     Subd. 3.  [LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION.] The commissioner 
 30.16  shall adopt rules to license lead supervisors, lead workers, 
 30.17  lead project designers, lead inspectors, and lead risk 
 30.18  assessors.  The commissioner shall also adopt rules requiring 
 30.19  certification of firms that perform ~~lead abatement, lead hazard~~ 
 30.20  ~~reduction, lead hazard screens, or lead risk~~ 
 30.21  ~~assessments~~ regulated lead work and rules requiring registration 
 30.22  of lead sampling technicians.  The commissioner shall require 
 30.23  periodic renewal of licenses ~~and~~, certificates, and 
 30.24  registrations and shall establish the renewal periods. 
 30.25     Sec. 38.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9508, 
 30.26  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 30.27     Subd. 4.  [LEAD TRAINING COURSE.] The commissioner shall 
 30.28  establish by rule ~~a permit fee to be paid by a training course~~ 
 30.29  ~~provider on application for a training course permit~~ 
 30.30  ~~or~~ requirements for training course providers and the renewal 
 30.31  period for each lead-related training course required for 
 30.32  certification or licensure.  The commissioner shall establish 
 30.33  criteria in rules for the content and presentation of training 
 30.34  courses intended to qualify trainees for licensure under 
 30.35  subdivision 3.  The commissioner shall establish criteria in 
 30.36  rules for the content and presentation of training courses for 
 31.1   lead interim control workers.  Training course permit fees shall 
 31.2   be nonrefundable and must be submitted with each application in 
 31.3   the amount of $500 for an initial training course, $250 for 
 31.4   renewal of a permit for an initial training course, $250 for a 
 31.5   refresher training course, and $125 for renewal of a permit of a 
 31.6   refresher training course. 
 31.7      Sec. 39.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9508, 
 31.8   subdivision 5, is amended to read:  
 31.9      Subd. 5.  [VARIANCES.] In adopting the rules required under 
 31.10  this section, the commissioner shall provide variance procedures 
 31.11  for any provision in rules adopted under this section, except 
 31.12  for the numerical standards for the concentrations of lead in 
 31.13  paint, dust, bare soil, and drinking water.  A variance shall be 
 31.14  considered only according to the procedures and criteria in 
 31.15  Minnesota Rules, parts 4717.7000 to 4717.7050. 
 31.16     Sec. 40.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9509, 
 31.17  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 31.18     Subdivision 1.  [ENFORCEMENT.] When the commissioner 
 31.19  exercises authority for enforcement, the provisions of sections 
 31.20  144.9501 to 144.9509 shall be enforced under the provisions of 
 31.21  sections 144.989 to 144.993.  ~~The commissioner shall develop a~~ 
 31.22  ~~model ordinance for boards of health to adopt to enforce section~~ 
 31.23  ~~144.9504.~~  Boards of health shall enforce a lead order issued 
 31.24  under section 144.9504 under a local ordinance or as a public 
 31.25  health nuisance under chapter 145A. 
 31.26     Sec. 41.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.9509, 
 31.27  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 31.28     Subd. 3.  [ENFORCEMENT AND STATUS REPORT.] The commissioner 
 31.29  shall examine compliance with Minnesota's existing lead 
 31.30  standards and rules and report to the legislature biennially, 
 31.31  beginning February 15, 1997, including an evaluation of current 
 31.32  lead program activities by the state and boards of health, the 
 31.33  need for any additional enforcement procedures, recommendations 
 31.34  on developing a method to enforce compliance with lead 
 31.35  standards, and cost estimates for any proposed enforcement 
 31.36  procedure.  The report shall also include a ~~geographic analysis~~ 
 32.1   ~~of all blood lead assays showing incidence data and~~ 
 32.2   ~~environmental analyses reported or~~ summary of lead surveillance 
 32.3   data collected by the commissioner. 
 32.4      Sec. 42.  [ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTED METHODOLOGIES] 
 32.5      When performing a lead hazard screen, lead inspection, lead 
 32.6   risk assessment, or clearance inspection, the methodologies 
 32.7   referenced in the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
 32.8   regulation for lead-based paint activities, Code of Federal 
 32.9   Regulations, title 40, section 745.227, paragraph (a), clause 
 32.10  (3), are acceptable documented methodologies.  The commissioner 
 32.11  of health shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 4761.1000, subpart 
 32.12  7, accordingly and may use the procedures established under 
 32.13  Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, clause (3).  Except as 
 32.14  provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, Minnesota 
 32.15  Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply. 
 32.16     Sec. 43.  [REPEALER.] 
 32.17     Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.9501, subdivision 32; 
 32.18  144.9502, subdivision 6; 144.9503, subdivision 6; 144.9504, 
 32.19  subdivisions 4 and 11; 144.9505, subdivisions 2 and 5; 144.9506; 
 32.20  and 144.9508, subdivision 6, are repealed. 
 32.21     Sec. 44.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 32.22     Section 42 is effective the day following final enactment. 
 32.23                             ARTICLE 2
 32.24                      MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 32.25     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 157.20, is 
 32.26  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 32.27     Subd. 4.  [ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE METHODS FOR DELEGATED 
 32.28  AGENCIES.] (a) A local agency operating with a delegation 
 32.29  agreement under section 145A.07 may request approval from the 
 32.30  commissioner to supplant subdivisions 1 to 3 with alternative 
 32.31  compliance methods.  The local agency must submit to the 
 32.32  commissioner: 
 32.33     (1) the alternative compliance methods that will be taken 
 32.34  to ensure an equivalent degree of protection to public health, 
 32.35  safety, or the environment; 
 32.36     (2) the reasons why alternative methods are requested; 
 33.1      (3) a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the 
 33.2   alternative methods; 
 33.3      (4) a statement that the local agency applying for approval 
 33.4   of the alternative methods will comply with the terms, if 
 33.5   granted; and 
 33.6      (5) other relevant information the commissioner determines 
 33.7   necessary to evaluate the request.  
 33.8      (b) The commissioner may approve the request if the 
 33.9   alternative methods will have no potential adverse effect on 
 33.10  public health, safety, or the environment and if the alternative 
 33.11  methods are equivalent to or superior to those prescribed in 
 33.12  subdivisions 1 to 3.  In approving the request, the commissioner 
 33.13  may attach conditions the commissioner determines are needed to 
 33.14  protect public health, safety, or the environment.  The 
 33.15  commissioner shall notify the local agency in writing of the 
 33.16  commissioner's decision to approve or deny the request.  If a 
 33.17  request is denied, the commissioner shall specify the reasons 
 33.18  for the denial. 
 33.19     Sec. 2.  [REPEALER.] 
 33.20     Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.073; 144.08; 
 33.21  144.1222, subdivision 3; and 145.425, are repealed.