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Is this regarding lead pipes in homes? Or are some pipes of whole neighbourhoods or cities also still made of lead?
Generally the pipes inside your home and the service line (from the property line to your house) are your responsibility. So I would assume this is for Municipality owned pipes.
My city is currently having residents report to the city what thier service line is made of, by having us make assessment following thier instructions and sending pictures of the water line connected to the water shutoff valve. While they're not currently replacing them for us, they are helping residents connect with reputable plumbers.
Similar here. The city spent billions a couple decades ago to replace mains, and had assistance for lower income homeowners but the cost of the waterline to a house, and everything in the house, was always on the homeowner.
Now they’re trying to create an inventory of what remains
My house has a copper water line, plus all the water pipes inside are copper. However given the age of my house, I have to assume they were replaced at some point. Given the drain lines are a mix of iron and galvanized and look older than the water lines …. And that copper is likely old enough to use lead solder which is not as easily checked
Neighborhoods and cities and such. See the crisis in Flint, Michigan.