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House approves additional enforcement funding for meth lab response amid process debate

Utah House of Representatives · January 27, 1999

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Summary

HB 199 passed the House 53–18 to provide added resources for Drug Lab and Precursor Act enforcement, a follow-up to last year’s funding; supporters stressed rising clandestine lab incidents and need for investigators, while critics objected to using floor appropriations rather than committee budgeting.

Representative Alemont Tyler described HB 199 as the follow-up appropriation to bolster enforcement of the Drug Lab and Precursor Act and to address a rise in clandestine methamphetamine labs. He said clandestine lab counts rose from 148 to 224 (a 51% increase) and called for additional resources to…

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