PRINTER'S NO. 1722
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
16
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY YUDICHAK, HUGHES, FONTANA, KITCHEN, HAYWOOD,
COSTA, SABATINA, ARGALL, TEPLITZ, WOZNIAK, GREENLEAF,
FARNESE, WILEY, WARD, BLAKE, SCHWANK AND BREWSTER,
APRIL 20, 2016
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, APRIL 20, 2016
AN ACT
Establishing a task force on lead and the hazards of lead
poisoning; and authorizing a study.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Legislative findings.
The General Assembly finds as follows:
(1) The recent events in Flint, Michigan, have brought
national attention to lead levels in drinking water.
(2) Based on the 2010 census, Pennsylvania ranks fifth
nationally in the percentage of homes built before 1978.
(3) Based on the 2010 census, Pennsylvania ranks fifth
nationally in the percentage of homes built before 1950.
(4) Older homes are significantly more likely to contain
lead paint, lead pipes or copper pipes with lead soldering.
(5) Lead affects virtually every system in the body and
is particularly harmful to a child's developing brain and
nervous system.
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