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Senator introduces bill to license meth remediators and create voluntary remediation certificates
Summary
A bill hearing before the Senate Natural Resources Committee considered a proposal to create a voluntary state certificate of habitability for properties remediated from methamphetamine contamination and require licensing of firms offering meth remediation services.
Senator Vince Rickey, R-Laurel, opened a hearing before the Senate Natural Resources Committee on Senate Bill 201, which would let property owners volunteer to have former methamphetamine-contaminated properties remediated and certified by the state and would require companies offering meth remediation to be licensed in Montana.
The bill’s sponsor said the measure is voluntary and intended to ensure that property owners who want the service can receive reliable remediation and a “clean and livable home.” "Senate bill 201 is a bill that will allow property owners that have been affected by methamphetamine issues in the state to have their properties properly remediated and issued a certificate of habitability by the state," Rickey told the committee.
A real estate agent and one of the bill’s proponents, John Sinrude, described a transaction in Kalispell in which a seller provided a remediation certificate but independent testing found…
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