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Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To accept funds from the Lead Grant Assistance Program to help off-set the costs to City of Newark to provide required Lead Inspections.
Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services
Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $418,900.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, effective July 22, 2022, the Legislature enacted P.L. 2021, c. 182, "An Act concerning certain lead-based paint hazard, and residential rental property, and establishing lead-based paint hazard programs, supplementing P.L. 2003, c. 311 (C. 52:27D-437.1 et al.) amending various parts of the statutory law, and making an appropriation"; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16(b)(1), a municipality that maintains a permanent local agency for the purpose of conducting inspections and enforcing laws, ordinances, and regulations concerning buildings and structures, is required to inspect for lead-based paint hazards in certain specified single-family, two-family, and multiple rental dwellings, at the time periods set forth in the statute; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16(b)(2), a municipality that does not maintain such a permanent local agency must hire a lead evaluation contractor, certified to provide lead ...
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