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Substitute House Bill No. 6733

Public Act No. 23-31 58 of 74

person authorized by the director to act on the director's behalf, the local housing code official or a person authorized by the local housing code official to act on the local housing code official's behalf, or an agent of the commissioner; (4) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee; (5) "Department" means the Department of Public Health; (6) "Director of health" means a municipal health director or a district director of health as defined in chapters 368e and 368f; (7) "Dwelling" means every building or shelter used or intended for human habitation, including exterior surfaces and all common areas thereof, and the exterior of any other structure located within the same lot, even if not used for human habitation; (8) "Dwelling unit" means a room or group of rooms within a dwelling arranged for use as a single household by one or more individuals living together who share living and sleeping facilities; (9) "Entity" means any person, partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, sole proprietorship or any other business concern, state or local government agency or political subdivision or authority thereof, or any religious, social or union organization, whether operated for profit or otherwise; (10) "Lead abatement contractor" means any entity which contracts to perform lead hazard reduction by means of abatement including, but not limited to, the encapsulation, replacement, removal, enclosure or covering of paint, plaster, soil or other material containing toxic levels of lead; (11) "Lead abatement supervisor" means an individual who oversees