Pub. L. 91-695, tit. II, sec. 201

Sec. 201. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare is authorized to make grants to units of general local government in any State for the purpose of assisting such units in developing and carrying out programs that identify those areas that present a high risk to the health of residents because of the presence of lead-based 84 Stat. 2079paints on interior surfaces, and then to develop and carry out programs to eliminate the hazards of lead-based paint poisoning. (a) A local program should include: (1) development, and carrying out of comprehensive testing programs to detect the presence of lead-based paints on surfaces of residential housing; (2) the development and carrying out of a comprehensive program requiring the prompt elimination of lead-based paints from all interior surfaces, porches, and exterior surfaces to which children may be commonly exposed, of residential housing on which lead-based paints have been used as a surface covering, including those surfaces on which non-lead-based paints have been used to cover surfaces to which lead-based paints were previously applied; and (3) any other actions which will reduce or eliminate lead-based paint poisoning. (b) Each such program shall— (1) be consistent with the appropriate local program assisted under section 101, and (2) afford, to the maximum extent feasible, opportunities for employing the residents of communities or neighborhoods affected by lead-based paint poisoning, and for providing appropriate training, education, and any information which may be necessary to inform such residents of opportunities for employment in lead-based paint elimination programs.