Paint companies blink and decide at the last minute to pull initiative that would absolve them of cleanup costs for lead paint in old homes. @toniatkins and @Rendon63rd say in statement they “appreciate the efforts of all involved” and will keep negotiating a deal this session.
“I have to admit I didn’t think we would be here at this moment and I’m glad we are,” @DavidChiu says at press conference. No deal yet, but he and others have agreed to hold the bills they introduced to pressure the paint companies. sacbee.com/news/politics-…
Lawmakers say the victory of this agreement is that taxpayers will not have to bear the multibillion dollar cost of cleaning up lead paint. Initiative would have created a bond to pay for those projects. But scope of liability and funding still to be worked out.
