Nothing in this subsection may be construed to eliminate, diminish or restrict an owner's liability other than as specified in subsection 2.

Sec. 3. 14 MRSA §6030-B is enacted to read:

§6030-B.__Environmental lead hazards

1.__Environmental lead hazard disclosure. A landlord or other lessor shall provide to potential tenants and lessees a property disclosure statement that includes, but is not limited to, information about the presence or prior removal of lead-based paint in accordance with Title 22, section 1328.

2.__Application.__The landlord or lessor shall provide the property disclosure statement under subsection 1 when a structure that is part of the real property was built prior to 1978.

Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §1317-D, sub-§8 is enacted to read:

8.__Blood lead levels; triggers.__The department shall adopt rules that establish the blood lead levels upon which department action must be initiated under this chapter.__The rules adopted under this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

A.__The department shall notify the child's physician if the child's blood lead level is at 5 or more micrograms per deciliter.

B.__The department shall require inspection of the dwelling under section 1321 if the child's blood lead level is 15 or more micrograms per deciliter.

Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §1320-B is enacted to read:

§1320-B.__Liability for inspection costs

If the department determines after an inspection conducted under section 1320 or 1320-A that an environmental lead hazard exists, the owner is responsible for reimbursing the department for the reasonable costs of inspection.

Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §1328 is enacted to read:

§1328.__Real property disclosure statement forms