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<section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="4-701" title_number="4" title_name="Division of Development Finance" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Child care center” has the meaning stated in § 9.5–401(c) of the Education Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Family of limited income” means a family that meets the qualifications under § 4–707 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Fund” means the Special Loan Programs Fund under Subtitle 5 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Grant Program” means the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Lead hazard reduction activity” means measures to reduce or eliminate lead–based paint hazards in accordance with State or federal standards.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Lead hazard reduction activity” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>removing lead–based paint and lead–contaminated dust, containing or encapsulating lead–based paint, and replacing or removing surfaces or fixtures painted with lead–based paint;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>meeting the risk reduction standards under § 6–815 of the Environment Article or the modified risk reduction standards under § 6–817 of the Environment Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>temporarily reducing human exposure or probable exposure to lead–based paint hazards, including specialized cleaning, repairing, maintaining, painting, temporarily containing, and ongoing monitoring of lead–based paint hazards or potential hazards;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>associated testing, preparing, cleaning, protecting workers, disposing, and post–lead hazard reduction clearance testing; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>testing an innovative or unproven method of lead hazard reduction.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Loan Program” means the Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
