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House passes bill setting standards and certification for drug-lab decontamination; members debate costs and local authority
Summary
HB 6 creates a certification program and authorizes rulemaking for decontamination of illegal drug labs; sponsors said it protects public health and property owners, while some members warned of potential costs and local timetable pressures. The House passed the bill 49–26.
The Utah House passed House Bill 6, which creates statewide standards and a certification program for contractors and inspectors who decontaminate properties used for illegal drug manufacturing, and referred the measure to the Senate.
Representative Lamont Tyler, the sponsor, said the bill’s central provision (section 19-6-906) sets up certification for decontamination contractors and inspectors and authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Department of Health and local health officers, to prepare rules for best practices. "The heart of this bill is in section 19-6-906... which sets up a program for certification of decontamination contractors and inspectors," Tyler told the House.
Tyler said the Department of Environmental Quality would…
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