NAHB Urges Members to Support RRP Funding Restrictions
Bill withholds RRP enforcement funding until acceptable lead test kit is approved
July 11, 2011 - Responding to concerns from NAHB Remodelers, affiliated trade groups and other contractors in his home state and the rest of the country, Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) is putting additional pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency to make much-needed improvements to the Lead: Repair, Renovation and Painting rule.
During a meeting of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, July 12, Rehberg will offer an amendment to the Department of the Interior's appropriations bill that would make it more difficult for the EPA to enforce the rule by restricting its funding until the agency approves a test kit that meets the "false positive" and "false negative" criteria stated in the regulation.
