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<section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="4-711" 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 section, “Committee” means the Lead Hazard Advisory Committee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Lead Hazard Advisory Committee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Committee consists of the following seven members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>four members appointed by the Governor:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a member of the Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a representative of owners of residential rental property built before 1950;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a representative of a child, youth, or health advocacy group; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a member of the public who has an interest in lead in the environment.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of an appointed member of the Committee is 4 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Committee on October 1, 2005.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>An appointed member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Secretary or the Secretary’s designee is the chair of the Committee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Each member of the Committee is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>In consultation with the Committee, the Department shall develop regulations, policies, and guidelines to carry out the Grant Program and the Loan Program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
