Laws and Rules - Environmental Lead Program
Texas Laws
Occupations Code
Health and Safety Code
Legislation
- Senate Bill 544 (74R) - Lead-Based Paint Activities In Target Housing
- House Bill 729 (75R) - Facilities Covered by and the Emergency Authority of DSHS Under the Lead Abatement Law
Rules and Regulations
The rules require that all lead-based paint activities in target housing (housing built before 1978) and child-occupied facilities (built before 1978) be performed by certified individuals and firms . Exclusions to the rules are housing for the elderly or persons with disabilities, unless a child younger than six years of age resides or is expected to reside in that housing, or target housing with zero bedrooms. These rules also do not apply to homeowners performing lead-based paint activities in dwellings that they own, unless the dwelling is occupied by a person or persons other than the owner or the owner's immediate family while the lead activities are being performed.
Texas Environmental Lead Reduction Rules - Texas Administrative Code, Title 25
Chapter 295, Subchapter I - Texas Environmental Lead Reduction (PDF)as of 12/5/2021
- §295.201 - General Provisions
- §295.202 - Definitions
- §295.203 - Approved Federal Documented Methodologies
- §295.204 - Accreditation of Training Program Providers
- §295.205 - Certification: Applications, Denials, and Renewals
- §295.206 - Lead Inspector: Certification Requirements
- §295.207 - Lead Risk Assessor: Certification Requirements
- §295.208 - Lead Abatement Supervisor: Certification Requirements
- §295.209 - Lead Abatement Project Designer: Certification Requirements
- §295.210 - Lead Abatement Worker: Certification Requirements
- §295.211 - Lead Firm: Certification Requirements
- §295.212 - Standards for Conducting Lead -Based Paint Activities
- §295.213 - Lead -Based Paint Activities Requirements
- §295.214 - Notifications
- §295.215 - Reciprocity
- §295.216 - Accreditation and Certification Fee Exemption
- §295.218 - Compliance: Inspections and Investigations
- §295.219 - Compliance: Reprimand, Suspension, Decertification, Deaccreditation, and Probation
- §295.220 - Compliance: Administrative Penalty
Summary of the Texas Lead-Based Paint Rules