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Senate circles bill to set standards for meth-lab decontamination amid cost and funding questions
Summary
Senator Butters sponsored HB6 to require certification for inspectors and contractors performing illegal drug-lab decontamination; senators questioned who would bear the estimated local costs (fiscal note cited ~$1,000 per site and 250–400 labs per year), and the body voted to circle the bill for further fiscal information.
Senator Butters described House Bill 6 on Feb. 7 as an attempt to standardize inspection and decontamination of illegal drug labs, particularly methamphetamine 'labs' that local governments have struggled to address. The measure would require accredited certification from the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board for inspectors and contractors who perform decontamination, demolition or disposal at contaminated properties after…
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