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NATIONAL PAINT A COATINGS ASSOCIATION **'*g#o ii u*i 0c 1IM February 23,1973 NO. 11 iMoin*) TO: All NPCA members in Maine NPCA Legislative Committee All Officers, New England Coatings Association, Inc. Subject; Main* Home Bill 474 - Lead Poitoning Control Act; and Main* Ho u m Bill 4S0 - Prohibiting Use of Spray froint Com in Stare Controlled Aram. A. LEAD POISONING CONTROL ACT (Ho mo Bill No. 474) 1. Storm: Introduced on February 1,1973 by Representative Mary Najarian, (B.-Cumberland County), 173 PlaaMnt Avenua, Portland, Maine. Referred to Home Committee on Health end Institutional Service!. 2. BriefSynopsis* e. Define! "lead boie tubttonce1' ai any paint, plaster or other surface ~ material or substance containing mote than .9% lead by weight, calculated as lead moral in the total non-volatile contant on or before Jorxmry 1, 1974, or mare than .06% lead by weight, calcu lated as lead metal, in tfie total non-volotile content after January 1,1974. b. Prohibits use or application of lead base substances on: 1. any exposed interior surfoee of a dwelling; 2. any fixtures or ether objects mad, installed or located in or upon any exposed surface of a dwelling or Intended to be so used. Installed or located; and 3. rays or household furniture. e. Prohibits tale of toys, household furniture or fixtures (as defined ** above) iftFSe exterior finish contains e lead base substance. 0007--SWP-036738 -3 All addrami ora urged to advise their representatives in the Moina legislature of their opposition to the bill os presentlywordedond urga omandmanti mentioned abovt, noma ly, dalation of tha ."SS^ stendord ond limiting tha labeling rapuiramanti to products sold to tha ganarol public. As o foilbock position from complete deletion of the .06% stendord. the bill should be amended to make tha leod content standard ,3% "or such lower standard for load content in raiidantiol points os may hereafter be established by Federal low or regu lation." This fallback position would automatically make tha Maine standard the soma as the Federal standard now or in tha futum. B. PROHIBITING USE AND POSSESSION OF SPRAY PAINT CANS IN STATE COKITEQUIDTBTO (Noma gill' NdVWOJ----------------------------------------------------1. Status; Introduced on February 1, 1973 by Representative Welter A. Birt, (it. - Penobscot County), 33 Pine Street, East Mlllnocket, Me. Re ined to Committee on Natural Resources. 2. Brief Synopsis: a, Tha bill prohibits the use or personol possession of a spray con con ~ taining paint in a state-owned or loosed structure, pork or other arao by panora other thon employees of tho Store or persons having contracts with the State 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 laait it dots net place restrictions an the sola of aerosols as has boon proposed In other Jurisdictions. Your representative In tho Maine legislature should be able to provide you with capias of those bill* In the shortest time. NPCA will also furnish eopiason re guest. Counsel 0007--SWP--036739 0007-SWP-000118056