NAHB reports that a bill to improve the LRRP Rule was reintroduced to the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday by Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) as a result of concerns voiced by NAHB and other industry groups. The bill that was reintroduced, The Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2015 (H.R. 2328), is the same as the original bill that was introduced in the last Congress. It would reinstate the opt-out provision, which would let home owners that have no small children or pregnant women living in the home decide whether or not they wish to comply to the LRRP rule; allow remodelers to correct paperwork errors without facing full penalties; provide an exemption for emergency renovations; and remove the requirement that recertification training for remodelers be “hands on.” NAHB reports that the removal of the opt-out provision in July 2010 more than doubled the number of homes subject to the LRRP rule and unnecessarily added about $336 million a year in compliance costs for remodelers. Read More at NAHB.org
