Section 20-3311. CERTIFICATION OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PERFORMING LEAD-BASED PAINT ACTIVITIES AND OF FIRMS CONDUCTING RENOVATION ACTIVITIES

 

3311.1To become certified, a business entity or a firm shall comply with all applicable requirements of this section before any employee or sub-contractor of the business entity or firm may conduct a lead-based paint activity, clearance examination, or renovation in a dwelling unit or child-occupied facility built before 1978.

 

3311.2The business entity or firm shall be responsible for ensuring that each employee and subcontractor of the business entity conducting a lead-based paint activity, clearance examination, or renovation for the entity, is:

 

(a)Certified pursuant to §§ 3307 or 3308;

 

(b)In compliance with the provisions of §§ 3302, 3304 and 3310; and

 

(c)In compliance with all applicable federal and District laws, regulations,  and rules governing the disposal of all waste containing lead.

 

3311.3An entity applying for certification as a business that conducts lead-based paint activities or as a firm that conducts renovation activities in the District of Columbia shall:

 

(a)Document that the entity has a valid DCRA license, if required, to do  business in the District;

 

(b)Submit documentation to DDOE that proves that the entity has liability  insurance for at least one million dollars ($1,000,000), which the entity  shall maintain for the entire period of the DDOE business entity  certification;

 

(c)Execute a District of Columbia Clean Hands Self-Certification Form  stating that paragraph (c) above has been met; and

 

(d)Pay the applicable certification fee required under § 3322.

 

3311.4The business entity or firm shall comply with the recordkeeping requirements of D.C. Official Code § 8-231.01 et seq. 

 

3311.5A business entity or firm’s certification shall expire after five (5) years.

 

authority

District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.01 et seq. (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)), the Childhood Lead Screening Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-265; D.C. Official Code § 7-871.03 (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)), the Transfer of Lead Poison Prevention Program to the District Department of the Environment Amendment Act of 2008, effective August 16, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-219; 55 DCR 7602 (July 18, 2008)), the Lead-Hazard Prevention and Elimination Act of 2008, effective March 31, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-381; D.C. Official Code § 8-231.01 et seq. (2012 Supp.)), Mayor’s Order 2009-113, dated June 18, 2009, and the Lead Hazard Prevention and Elimination Amendment Act of 2010 (“2011 Amendments”), effective March 31, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-348; 58 DCR 717 (January 28, 2011)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10909 (July 26, 2013).