Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1315, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 276, §2, is further amended to read:

3-A. Environmental lead hazard. "Environmental lead hazard" means any condition that may cause exposure to lead from lead- contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, lead-contaminated water or, lead-based paint that is in poor condition or the use and disposal of lead-added products.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1315, sub-§4-H is enacted to read:

4-H.__Lead-added product.__"Lead-added product" means an item to which lead has been added during manufacture.

Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §§1322-E and 1322-F are enacted to read:

§1322-E.__Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund

1.__Fund established.__The Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established within the department as a nonlapsing fund for the purposes specified in this section.

2.__Sources of fund.__The fund is funded from all fees collected under section 1322-F and from other funds accepted by the commissioner or allocated or appropriated by the Legislature.

3.__Prevention purposes.__Allocations from the fund must be made for the following purposes:

A.__Grants for funding community and worker educational outreach programs to enable the public to identify lead hazards and take precautionary actions to prevent exposure to lead.__At least 50% of the fund must be allocated for grants for the purposes of this paragraph;

B.__An ongoing major media campaign to fulfill the purposes of the educational and publicity program required by section 1317-B;

C.__Measures to prevent children's exposure to lead, including targeted educational mailings to families with children that occupy dwellings built prior to 1978 with culturally appropriate information on the health hazards of lead, the identification of lead sources, actions to take to prevent lead exposure and the importance of screening children for lead poisoning;