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MO HB2115
Bill
Status
3/10/2014
Primary Sponsor
Charlie Norr
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Controlled Substances Contaminated Property Cleanup Act" requiring the Department of Health and Senior Services to create a certification program for contractors performing inspection, sampling, remediation, and removal of contaminated materials from properties used to manufacture controlled substances, with certification standards established by July 1, 2015.
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Requires property owners who discover evidence of a controlled substances laboratory to notify local law enforcement (if no active investigation) or the department, which shall inspect the property and maintain a contaminated properties list available to the public and law enforcement.
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Mandates law enforcement officers who discover a clandestine lab to deliver written notice of removal to property owners within five business days, prohibiting unauthorized entry to contaminated areas until the department certifies proper remediation, with violations constituting a class B misdemeanor.
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Allows property remediation to be performed by certified contractors, public agency employees, or property owners following department guidelines, with the department conducting post-remediation testing and determining when properties meet cleanup standards.
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Exempts properly remediated properties from disclosure requirements regarding prior methamphetamine production when sold or transferred, and requires the department to destroy location-specific records once properties are officially removed from the contaminated list.
Legislative Description
Establishes the Controlled Substances Contaminated Property Cleanup Act
Last Action
Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety(H)
5/16/2014