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NATIONAL PAINT A COATINGS ASSOCIATION ii u*i AA|*I<6*0 0c February 23,1973 NO. II (Maine) TO: All NPCA memben in Main* NPCA LegiilotiVe Cammirraa All Officer*, New England Coating* Auoc'ration, Inc. Subject; Maine Houte Bill 474 - Lead Peitoning Central Act; and Maine Haute Bill 4|0 - Prohigiting Lhe at jproy Point Caw in stare Controlled Areei. A. LEAD POISONING CONTROL ACT (Haute Bill Na. 474) 1. Stotut; Introduced on February 1,1973 by Repretentative Mary Najarian, |B.-turnbartend Carnty), 173 Pleotont Avenge, Portland, Maine. Referred to Haute Committee on Health end Imtitutianal Servieei. 2. BriefSynoptitt a. Define, "lead bote tubtrance* at any paint, platter or other turfoee ~ material or tubttance containing more than .9% lead by weight, calculated at lead metal in the total nonvolatile content on or before Joiwary 1, 1974, or mare than ,0fl% lead by weight, calcu lated at lead metal, in tile total non-volatile content after January 1,1974. b, Prohibltt ute or application of lead bate tubttancet on: 1. any expaeed interior turfoee of a dwelling; .2 any fixture* or other objeett mod, iretailed or located in or upon any expated turfoee of a dwelling or Intended to be to uted, iretailed or located; and 3. toye or hautehold furniture. e. Prohibit! tala of toys, hautehold furniture or fixture! (ac defined ** above) ifrFSe exterior finith contain! a lead bate tubttance. 0007--SWP-036738 -3 All addrami ora urged to advise their representatives in rh* Moina legislature of their opposition to rh bill os presentlywordedand urga omandmanti mentioned abovt, noma ly, dalation of tha .86% stendord ond limiting tha lobaling requirements to products sold to tha ganarol public. As o foilbock position from complete deletion of the .06% stendord. the bill should ba omandad to moke tha laod content ilondord ,5% "or mch lower standard for load content in residantial points as may hereafter be established by Federal low or regu lation." This fallback position would automatically malm tha Maine standard the same as the Federal standard now or in tha futura. B. PROHIBITING USE AND POSSESSION OF SPRAY PAINT CANS IN STATE CSfUTEOHIDTBTO {Mouse gill' No.'WBJ---------------------------------------------- 1. Status; Introduced on February 1, 1973 by Representative Walter A. Birt, (d. - Penobscot County), 33 Pine Street, East Mlllnoeket, Me. Re* Renod to Committee on Natural Resources. 2. Brief Synopsis: a, The bill prohibits the use or personol possession of a spray can con* ~ raining point in a stote-owned or loosed structure, pork or other area by persons other than employees of tha State at persons having contracts with tha Stott when the possession ond use of such products is in the course of employment. 3. COMMENTS: This bill is apparently intended to combat the graffiti problem. At least it dots net place restrictions on tha solo of aerosols as has been proposed In other Jurisdictions. """ Your representative In the Maine legislature should bo able to provide you with copies of those bill* In the shartast time. NPCA will alto furnish eopiason re guest. Counsel 0007--SWP--036739 0007-SWP-000118056