Funding for a program to control hazards caused by lead-based paint was amended March 31 into a bill originally calling for a lung cancer study.

As introduced by Omaha Sen. Bob Krist, LB987 would have required the state Department of Veterans Affairs to contract with the University of Nebraska Medical Center for a study to validate diagnostic technology for the early detection of lung cancer. To fund the study, a transfer of $650,000 to the department from the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund was proposed.