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Other Related Strategies (Lead Based Paint, Performance Measures, Monitoring) Reduction of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Background The health risk to young children posed by lead-based paint in residential dwellings is an important local and national issue. Progress in research and technology during the past 25 years has improved the understanding of how children are poisoned and how to better protect them. To address this problem, HUD published its Final Rule to Title X of the 1992 Housing and Community Development Act on September 15, 1999. This rule requires certain prescribed actions by HUD grantees receiving assistance to identify, stabilize, or remove lead-based paint hazards in housing. The scope of activities required by HUD is largely dependent upon the type of housing affected and the amount of Federal assistance provided. Rehabilitation activities using in excess of $25,000 of HUD funds require the highest level of treatment. The rule only affects residential structures built before 1978. City-Administered Housing Rehabilitation Programs In Eugene and Springfield, approximately 70.0% (55,000) of the total housing units were built prior to 1978, and may contain lead-based paint. The vast majority of the homes assisted through each City's rehabilitation program are in this age category. Dealing with the lead-based paint rule has had a significant impact on these programs, including: Training current staff or hiring contractors to perform the duties required (including inspection, testing, risk assessment, clearance activities, and follow-up) impacts the housing rehabilitation program budget and staff time. Lead-based paint testing and treatment increases the total cost of many projects, meaning either an increased project budget or a reduction in the number of units assisted. · Temporary relocation of residents while treatment/abatement activities are taking place adds to the project cost and makes higher demands on the assigned staff. Contractors qualified to provide the services required for paint stabilization and/or abatement have been identified. Contractors who participate in City housing programs have been made aware of the new requirements. Internal policies have been established to determine when the cost of lead-based paint treatment exceeds the benefit of rehabilitating a unit with substantial lead- based paint hazards. City-Administered Homeownership Programs The downpayment assistance programs currently administered by each City are also affected by the lead-based paint rule, though not to the extent of the rehabilitation programs. Compliance with the new requirements means visually identifying