Nebraska Statutes 71-6318.01. Act; purpose and applicability
(1) The Residential Lead-Based Paint Professions Practice Act contains procedures and requirements for the accreditation of training programs, procedures and requirements for the licensure of individuals and firms engaged in lead-based paint activities, and work practice standards for performing lead-based paint activities. The act also requires that, except as otherwise provided in the act, all lead-based paint activities be performed by licensed individuals and firms.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-6318.01
- Elevated blood-lead level: means a confirmed concentration of lead in whole blood of twenty micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood for a single venous test or of fifteen to nineteen micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood in two consecutive tests taken three to four months apart. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6319.18
- Lead-based paint: means paint or other surface coatings that contain lead equal to or in excess of one milligram per square centimeter or more than five-tenths of one percent by weight in a residential dwelling or child-occupied facility. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6319.26
- Person: means any natural or judicial person, including any individual, corporation, partnership, or association, any state, or political subdivision thereof, any interstate body, and any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6319.32
- Residential dwelling: means a detached single-family dwelling unit, including attached structures such as porches and stoops, or a single-family dwelling unit in a structure that contains more than one separate residential dwelling unit which is used or occupied or intended to be used or occupied, in whole or in part, as the home or residence of one or more persons. See Nebraska Statutes 71-6319.35
(2) The act applies to all individuals and firms who are engaged in lead-based paint activities, except persons who perform lead-based paint activities within residential dwellings that they own, unless the residential dwelling is occupied by a person or persons other than the owner or the owner’s immediate family while these activities are being performed or unless a child residing in the building has been identified as having an elevated blood-lead level.
(3) While the act establishes specific requirements for performing lead-based paint activities should they be undertaken, nothing in the act requires that the owner or occupant undertake any particular lead-based paint activity.