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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 481
PRINTER'S NO. 749
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
33
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY YUDICHAK, BREWSTER, GREENLEAF, McGARRIGLE, BLAKE,
FONTANA, HAYWOOD, SABATINA, COSTA, HUGHES, SCHWANK, FARNESE,
BROWNE, WARD AND LEACH, MARCH 2, 2017
SENATOR YAW, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, AS AMENDED,
APRIL 25, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Establishing a task force on lead exposure and the hazards of
lead poisoning; imposing duties on the Joint State Government
Commission; and authorizing a study.
WHEREAS, Recent events in Flint, Michigan, have brought
national attention to lead levels in drinking water; and
WHEREAS, Based on the 2010 census, Pennsylvania ranks fifth
nationally in the percentage of homes built before 1978; and
WHEREAS, Based on the 2010 census, Pennsylvania ranks fifth
nationally in the percentage of homes built before 1950; and
WHEREAS, Older homes are significantly more likely to contain
lead paint, lead pipes or copper pipes with lead soldering; and
WHEREAS, Lead affects virtually every system in the body and
is particularly harmful to a child's developing brain and
nervous system; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate establish a task force on lead
exposure and the hazards of lead poisoning; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the task force be comprised of two members
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COMPRISED OF:
(1) THE CHAIRPERSON AND MINORITY CHAIRPERSON OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE;
(2) THE CHAIRPERSON AND MINORITY CHAIRPERSON OF THE
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE; AND
(3) TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS of the Senate, one appointed
by the President pro tempore and one appointed by the
Minority Leader of the Senate; and be it further SENATE;
AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission
establish an advisory committee to the task force consisting of
the following members:
(1) the Secretary of Health, or his or her designee;
(2) the Secretary of Environmental Protection, or his or
her designee;
(3) the chairperson of the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission, or his or her designee;
(4) the executive director of the Pennsylvania Housing
and Finance Agency, or his or her designee;
(5) the Physician General for the Commonwealth, or his
or her designee;
(6) nine individuals appointed by the Governor as
follows:
(i) two individuals who are pediatric doctors with
experience in lead poisoning;
(ii) one individual who is the parent of a child
with elevated lead levels;
(iii) one individual representing municipal water
authorities;
(iv) one individual representing rural water
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companies;
(v) one individual representing water companies that
are not owned by a municipal water authority or a rural
water company;
(vi) one individual who is certified to remediate
lead in this Commonwealth;
(vii) one individual who works in maintenance in a
school in an urban school district; and
(viii) one individual who works in maintenance in a
school in a rural school district.
(7) The executive director of the Housing Alliance of
Pennsylvania;
(1) THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;
(2) THE SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, OR HIS OR
HER DESIGNEE;
(3) THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, OR HIS OR HER
DESIGNEE;
(4) THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY
COMMISSION, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;
(5) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING
FINANCE AGENCY, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;
(6) THE PHYSICIAN GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH, OR HIS OR
HER DESIGNEE;
(7) TWO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WITH RECOGNIZED EXPERIENCE
IN PEDIATRIC CARE AND LEAD POISONING;
(8) ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A PARENT OF A CHILD WITH
ELEVATED LEAD LEVELS OR AN INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING AN
ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION WITH RECOGNIZED EXPERIENCE IN
CHILDREN'S HEALTH;
(9) ONE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING MUNICIPAL WATER
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AUTHORITIES;
(10) ONE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING RURAL WATER COMPANIES;
(11) ONE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING A WATER UTILITY
REGULATED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION AND
THAT IS INCORPORATED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH;
(12) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENT;
(13) ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS CERTIFIED TO REMEDIATE LEAD
IN THIS COMMONWEALTH;
(14) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT;
(15) ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF A RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND
(16) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING ALLIANCE OF
PENNSYLVANIA;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of Health serve as the
chairperson of the advisory committee; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission, working
with the advisory committee, conduct a comprehensive review and
analysis of laws, regulations, policies and procedures of the
Commonwealth and other states regarding an assessment of lead
exposure as a public health concern; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the review and analysis include the following
areas:
(1) an assessment of the age of this Commonwealth's
housing stock, public housing units, water pipelines, school
buildings and day-care facilities;
(2) an assessment of the threat lead exposure poses to
public health;
(3) an assessment of the prevalence of lead in homes,
schools, day-care centers and other places in which children
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spend a majority of their days; and
(4) an assessment of the Commonwealth's approach to lead
testing, ABATEMENT and remediation and how it compares to
other states;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the task force recommend changes to State
statutes, regulations, practices, policies and procedures
relating to lead testing, ABATEMENT and remediation; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission issue a
report of the task force's findings and recommendations to the
Senate within 18 months of the adoption of ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE UNDER this resolution.
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