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MO HB163
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Charlie Norr
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AI Summary
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Requires the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to establish a contractor certification program by July 1, 2016 for professionals who inspect, sample, remediate, and remove contaminated materials from former drug manufacturing sites
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Creates a publicly accessible contaminated properties list maintained by the department, with properties removed from the list once remediation meets established standards
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Mandates law enforcement officers who discover drug labs to deliver written notices of removal to property owners within five business days, including warnings about hazardous substances and contact information for cleanup agencies
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Makes unauthorized entry onto residually contaminated property a class B misdemeanor until the department verifies proper remediation
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Eliminates disclosure requirements for property sales once a former drug lab site has been properly remediated, and requires the department to destroy location-specific contamination records after properties are cleared from the list
Legislative Description
Establishes the Controlled Substances Contaminated Property Cleanup Act
Last Action
Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
5/15/2015