# Plain Language Summary: Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022

This bill focuses on removing lead from drinking water in public housing and other government-assisted housing. Lead is a toxic substance that can cause serious health problems, especially for children, pregnant women, and elderly people. The bill recognizes that lead service lines—the pipes that bring water from the street into buildings—are a major source of lead contamination, and it sets up requirements to identify and fix this problem.

The bill requires housing authorities to test their water systems to find lead service lines and lead in interior plumbing. If lead is discovered, they must notify tenants within one day and tell the water company within 30 days. In the meantime, housing authorities must provide temporary solutions like water filters to reduce exposure. Importantly, the bill prohibits "partial replacement" of lead pipes, meaning if a lead service line needs to be fixed, the entire line must be replaced rather than just a section, since partial fixes can actually make lead exposure worse.

The bill also creates a pilot program that gives grants to state and local governments to identify lead service lines, test water at schools and childcare facilities, and check public water fountains. These grants help communities create public lists of where lead pipes exist so residents know about potential risks. Additionally, the bill allows housing programs to use their funding to replace leaded water fixtures and lead service lines, and it requires that when housing authorities receive grants for lead paint removal, they also test for lead in drinking water and notify residents of what they find.

Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022

Kildee, Daniel T.

Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022 This bill addresses the removal of lead from drinking water in federally assisted housing. Specifically, the bill <ul> <li>requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require specified testing and remediation with respect to water service lines containing lead; </li> <li>authorizes HUD to inspect all sources of lead contamination in federally assisted housing and to mitigate sources of lead exposure; </li> <li>establishes a grant program for states and local governments to create inventories of water service lines containing lead and to test for lead in the drinking water at child care facilities, schools, and public water fountains; and </li> <li>allows recipients of certain HUD assistance to use such assistance to replace water fixtures and service lines containing lead.</li></ul>