An Act To Require That Notice of Lead Abatement Orders Be Filed with the Registry of Deeds
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0336
Committee Amendment CA_A_H136 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §1321

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. IJ " to H.P. 261, L.D. 336, Bill, "An Act To 
Require That Notice of Lead Abatement Orders Be Filed with the Registry of Deeds" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1321, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 530, §4, is further 
amended to read: 
1. Notice posted. The department shall post in or upon the dwelling, premises, 
residential child-occupied facility, child care facility, premises of the family child care 
provider or nursery school, in a conspicuous place or places, notice of the existence of 
environmental lead hazard. Notice may not be removed until the department states that 
the envirnnmet1tal lead hazard no longer eJdsts property owner has complied with the 
order issued pursuant to subsection 3 that the lead-based substances be removed, replaced 
or securely and permanently covered;' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1321, sub-§7 is enacted to read: 
7. Notice filed in registry of deeds. The department shall file in the registry of 
deeds in the county in which the property is located a notice of an order issued pursuant 
to subsection 3 that the lead-based substances be removed, replaced or securely and 
permanently covered. When the department determines that the property owner has 
complied with the order, the department shall file a notice in the registry of deeds in the 
county in which the property is located stating that the property owner has complied with 
the order. A notice filed pursuant to this subsection must contain: 
A. The name of the property owner; 
B. The book and page in the registry of the property owner's deed; and 
C. A notarized signature of the person from the department filing the notice. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 261, L.D. 336 
A notice stating that the property owner has complied with the order must also contain 
the book and page of the original order. The department shall adopt rules to implement 
this subsection, including, but not limited to, rules establishing the form of the notice to 
be filed in the registry of deeds. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine 
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the unanimous report of the committee: 
1. Amends the bill to refer to an order directing that lead-based substances be 
removed, replaced or securely and permanently covered; 
2. Requires that the book and page in the registry of the owner's deed be identified 
on the notice filed with the registry of deeds that the owner complied with the order 
issued by the Department of Health and Human Services; 
3. Requires that a notice filed with the registry of deeds include a notarized signature 
of the person issuing the notice; and 
4. Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt routine technical 
rules, including for the form of the notice to be filed in the registry of deeds. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/27/19 ::Wac 
LD336 
LR 1168(02) 
An Act To Require That Notice of Lead Abatement Orders Be Filed with the Registry of Deeds 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment /J-, { /I- /J Y 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to implement the provisions of this bill are 
expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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