CO SB219

Establishes comprehensive regulatory framework for assessment, decontamination, and remediation of methamphetamine drug laboratories, with the state board of health promulgating health-protective rules and cleanup standards.

Creates certification and training programs for contractors and consultants involved in assessing, decontaminating, and sampling illegal drug laboratories, administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Property owners who meet cleanup standards and obtain certificates of compliance from both a contractor and consultant receive immunity from civil liability for health-based claims by future owners, renters, occupants, or neighbors, except for persons convicted of methamphetamine manufacturing.

Authorizes administrative penalties up to $15,000 per day per violation for rule breaches, with the department empowered to suspend or revoke certifications for gross noncompliance.

Establishes the Illegal Drug Laboratory Fund in the state treasury, funded by certification and monitoring fees, with appropriations of $61,491 to the Department of Public Health and Environment and $15,450 to the Department of Law for fiscal year 2013.