Senate Bill 1575 Summary

• Amends drug laboratory remediation laws to change oversight from the county health department to the state board of technical registration for clandestine methamphetamine, ecstasy, and LSD laboratory sites.

• Establishes a criminal investigations unit within the state board of technical registration with peace officer powers to investigate drug manufacturing crimes and violations related to regulated professions.

• Creates a $100 assessment on persons convicted of crimes involving methamphetamine, ecstasy, or LSD, with proceeds deposited in the technical registration fund to support criminal investigations and property remediation costs.

• Expands criminal penalties for violations including entering contaminated property before remediation (class 5 felony), removing posted warning notices (class 5 felony for non-owners), and allowing children or vulnerable adults to enter unremediatedproperty (class 4 felony).

• Authorizes counties, cities, and towns to remediate contaminated properties and place liens on property titles, with reimbursement available from the technical registration fund for remediation costs.