Washington, D.C. - Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today applauded the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to move back the timeline for proposing "Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule" (LRRP) for the exterior of commercial buildings until July 1, 2015, giving the agency enough time to collect more data and ensure that it has a clear understanding of how commercial and public buildings are renovated and repaired or where potential lead hazards may occur. On April 15, 2011, Senator Inhofe along with nine other Republicans expressed concerns with EPA on proposing LRRP for commercial buildings due to the scarcity of data EPA had collected, explaining that without a full understanding of potential lead hazards in public and commercial buildings the health benefits of the rule could not be realized.
