SB2568 Summary

• Requires sellers or transferors of habitable property to disclose in writing to buyers or transferees if methamphetamine production has occurred on the property, including remediation status.

• Establishes a decontamination standard of 0.1 micrograms of methamphetamine per 100 square centimeters of surface material unless the Department of Environmental Quality adopts a different standard by rule.

• Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to establish minimum standards for training and certification of contractors performing methamphetamine remediation and to maintain a public list of certified contractors.

• Requires state and local law enforcement agencies to report methamphetamine-contaminated properties to the Department of Environmental Quality, which must maintain a public website list of contaminated properties and remove properties once properly remediated.

• Makes sellers or transferors liable for remediation costs and attorney fees if they knowingly fail to disclose prior methamphetamine production, with claims enforceable for six years after the property sale or transfer.