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Second Substitute H.B. 162

Representative A. Lamont Tyler proposes to substitute the following bill:


             1     
STANDARDS FOR ILLEGAL DRUG LAB DECONTAMINATION

             2     
2000 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: A. Lamont Tyler

             5      AN ACT RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; CREATING THE ILLEGAL DRUG
             6      MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE SITE DECONTAMINATION ACT; PROVIDING FOR
             7      THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE UTAH SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
             8      CONTROL BOARD TO JOINTLY OVERSEE THE IDENTIFICATION AND CLEANUP OF
             9      CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MANUFACTURING SITES; PROVIDING RULEMAKING
             10      AUTHORITY TO SET STANDARDS AND LICENSE CONTRACTORS FOR THE CLEANUP
             11      OF SITES; PROVIDING FOR INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF A SITE BY LAW
             12      ENFORCEMENT TO THE LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR LOCAL
             13      HEALTH AUTHORITY INSPECTIONS; CREATING AN ILLEGAL DRUG
             14      MANUFACTURING AND STORAGE SITE DECONTAMINATION LOAN FUND; AND
             15      MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
             16      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             17      AMENDS:
             18          26A-1-114, as last amended by Chapter 345, Laws of Utah 1998
             19      ENACTS:
             20          19-6-801, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             21          19-6-802, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             22          19-6-803, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             23          19-6-804, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             24          19-6-805, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             25          19-6-806, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             26          19-6-807, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             27          19-6-808, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             28          19-6-809, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             29          19-6-810, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 19-6-801 is enacted to read:
             32     
Part 8. Illegal Drug Manufacturing and Storage Site Decontamination Act

             33          19-6-801. Title.
             34          This part is known as the "Illegal Drug Manufacturing and Storage Site Decontamination
             35      Act."
             36          Section 2. Section 19-6-802 is enacted to read:
             37          19-6-802. Definitions.
             38          As used in this part:
             39          (1) "Authorized contractor" means a person who decontaminates, demolishes, or disposes
             40      of contaminated property as required by this part and who is certified by the Utah Solid and
             41      Hazardous Waste Control Board as provided for in Section 19-6-808 .
             42          (2) "Board" means a local board of health as established under Section 26A-1-109 .
             43          (3) "Contaminated" or "contamination" means polluted by hazardous materials so that the
             44      property is unfit for human habitation or use due to immediate or long-term hazards. Property that
             45      at one time was contaminated but has been satisfactorily decontaminated according to procedures
             46      established by the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board is not "contaminated."
             47          (4) "Hazardous materials" has the same meaning as "hazardous and dangerous materials"
             48      as that term is defined in Section 58-37d-3 .
             49          (5) "Health officer" means a local health officer authorized under Title 26A, Local Health
             50      Authorities.
             51          (6) "Property" means any property, site, structure, part of a structure, or the grounds
             52      surrounding the structure which is involved in the unauthorized manufacture or storage of
             53      hazardous materials. This includes but is not limited to single-family residences, units of
             54      multiplexes, condominiums, apartment buildings, hotels, motels, boats, motor vehicles, trailers,
             55      manufactured housing, or any shop, or booth.
             56          Section 3. Section 19-6-803 is enacted to read:


             57          19-6-803. Local Health Authority Regulations.
             58          Notwithstanding the procedures in this chapter with regard to determinations concerning
             59      contamination, notices, hearings, and inspections, any local health department with regulations
             60      adopted in accordance with Title 26A, Local Health Authorities, may proceed under their own
             61      regulations.
             62          Section 4. Section 19-6-804 is enacted to read:
             63          19-6-804. Reporting -- Notice -- Duties of local health officer.
             64          (1) Whenever a law enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that property has
             65      been contaminated by hazardous materials related to the manufacturing and consumption of
             66      controlled substances, the agency shall report the suspected contamination to the local health
             67      officer within 24 hours.
             68          (2) The local health officer shall:
             69          (a) cause a notice to be posted on the premises immediately upon being notified of the
             70      suspected contamination;
             71          (b) notify the Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Quality of his
             72      actions; and
             73          (c) cause the property to be inspected within 14 days after receiving notice of suspected
             74      contamination.
             75          (3) If a property owner believes that a tenant has contaminated property that was being
             76      leased or rented, and the property is vacated or abandoned, the property owner shall contact the
             77      local health officer about the suspected contamination.
             78          (4) Local health officers may charge a reasonable fee to cover the costs of inspections of
             79      property requested by property owners.
             80          (5) After having received notice pursuant to Subsection (1), and notwithstanding Section
             81      26A-1-113 , a local health officer may enter, inspect, and survey at reasonable times any properties
             82      for which there are reasonable grounds to believe that the property has become contaminated.
             83          (6) If property is determined to be contaminated, the local health officer shall:
             84          (a) post a notice on the premises; and
             85          (b) report the contaminated property to the Department of Health and Department of
             86      Environmental Quality.    
             87          (7) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board shall keep a list of contaminated


             88      properties and make the list available upon request to health associations, landlord and realtor
             89      organizations, prosecutors, and other interested parties. The list shall be promptly updated to
             90      remove those properties which have been decontaminated according to provisions of this part.
             91          Section 5. Section 19-6-805 is enacted to read:
             92          19-6-805. Unfit for use -- Notice -- Hearing.
             93          (1) If, after inspection of the property, the local health officer determines that it is
             94      contaminated, the property shall be considered unfit for use. The local health officer shall issue
             95      an order requiring that the property be vacated and prohibiting use of the property.
             96          (2) The order shall be served either personally or by certified mail, with return receipt
             97      requested, upon all occupants and persons having any interest in the property, as shown by the
             98      records of the recorder's office of the county in which the property is located. In addition, the order
             99      shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the property.
             100          (3) If the whereabouts of the persons is unknown and cannot be ascertained by the local
             101      health officer in the exercise of reasonable diligence, and the health officer makes an affidavit to
             102      that effect, then the serving of the order upon those persons may be made either by personal service
             103      or by mailing a copy of the order by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to
             104      each person at the address appearing on the last equalized tax assessment roll of the county where
             105      the property is located or at the address known to the county assessor. The order shall be posted
             106      conspicuously at the residence.
             107          (4) The order shall contain a notice that a hearing before the local health board shall be
             108      held upon the request of a person required to be notified of the order under this section.
             109          (5) The request for a hearing must be made within ten days of serving the order. The
             110      hearing shall then be held not less than ten days nor more than 30 days after the request for a
             111      hearing is made. The officer shall prohibit use as long as the property is considered to be
             112      contaminated.
             113          (6) A copy of the order shall also be filed with the recorder of the county in which the
             114      property is located, and the filing of the complaint or order shall have the same force and effect
             115      as other lis pendens notices provided by law.
             116          (7) In any hearing concerning whether property is fit for use, the local health officer has
             117      the burden of showing that the property is contaminated or unfit for use.
             118          (8) The owner or any person having an interest in the property may file an appeal on any


             119      order issued by the local health officer within 30 days from the date of service of the order. All
             120      proceedings before the board, including any subsequent appeals to the district court, shall be
             121      governed by procedures established in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative
             122      Procedures Act.
             123          Section 6. Section 19-6-806 is enacted to read:
             124          19-6-806. Notice to local health officer -- Decontamination by owner -- Requirements.
             125          (1) An owner or any person having an interest in the contaminated property shall notify
             126      the local health officer of his intent to have the property decontaminated. Notification shall be
             127      made in writing within 30 days of receipt of the order issued pursuant to Subsection 19-6-805 (1),
             128      unless the order is appealed. In the event the order is appealed, the 30-day notification period shall
             129      run from the date of the final order.
             130          (2) The services of an authorized contractor shall be used to decontaminate the property.
             131          (3) The contractor shall prepare and submit a written work plan for decontamination to the
             132      health officer for review and approval. The health officer may request assistance from the
             133      Department of Environmental Quality in reviewing any plans submitted.
             134          (4) The health officer may charge a reasonable fee to cover the costs of review and
             135      approval of the work plan.
             136          (5) The health officer shall allow reuse of the property if the work plan is approved, the
             137      decontamination is completed, and the property is reinspected according to the plan and properly
             138      documented.
             139          (6) A notice shall be recorded in the real property records if applicable, indicating the
             140      property has been decontaminated in accordance with requirements of this part.
             141          Section 7. Section 19-6-807 is enacted to read:
             142          19-6-807. Municipality or county options.
             143          (1) If the local health officer does not receive the notice required by Subsection
             144      19-6-805 (1) or the owner notifies him that he intends to abandon the property, the local health
             145      officer shall notify the municipality, or county for unincorporated areas, in which the contaminated
             146      property is located within 24 hours.
             147          (2) The municipality or county may take action to condemn, decontaminate, or demolish
             148      the property.
             149          (3) The municipality or county shall use an authorized contractor if property is


             150      decontaminated, demolished, or removed under this section.
             151          (4) A municipality or county may not condemn, decontaminate, or demolish property
             152      pursuant to this section until all procedures granting the right of notice and the opportunity to
             153      appeal have been exhausted.
             154          Section 8. Section 19-6-808 is enacted to read:
             155          19-6-808. Certification of contractors -- Denial, suspension, or revocation of
             156      certificate -- Duties of Department of Health and Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control
             157      Board.
             158          (1) After January 1, 2001, a contractor may not perform decontamination, demolition, or
             159      disposal work at a property determined to be contaminated under this part unless issued a
             160      certificate by the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board.
             161          (2) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board in consultation with the
             162      Department of Health shall establish performance and certification standards for contractors by
             163      rule in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             164          (3) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board in consultation with the
             165      Department of Health shall train and test, or may approve courses to train and test, contractors and
             166      their employees on the essential elements in assessing property used as an illegal drug
             167      manufacturing or storage site to determine:
             168          (a) hazard reduction measures needed;
             169          (b) techniques for adequately reducing contaminants;
             170          (c) use of personal protective equipment;
             171          (d) methods for proper demolition, removal, and disposal of contaminated property; and
             172          (e) relevant federal and state regulations.
             173          (4) Upon successful completion of the training, the contractor or employee shall be
             174      certified.
             175          (5) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board in consultation with the
             176      Department of Health may require the successful completion of annual refresher courses provided
             177      or approved by the departments for the continued certification of the contractor or employee.
             178          (6) (a) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board shall provide for reciprocal
             179      certification of any individual trained to engage in decontamination, demolition, or disposal work
             180      in another state when the prior training is shown to be substantially similar to the training required


             181      by the department.
             182          (b) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board may require individuals to take
             183      an examination or refresher course before certification.
             184          (7) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board may deny, suspend, or revoke a
             185      certificate for failure to comply with the requirements of this part or any rule adopted pursuant to
             186      this part. A certificate may be denied, suspended, or revoked on any of the following grounds:
             187          (a) failure to perform decontamination, demolition, or disposal work under the supervision
             188      of trained personnel;
             189          (b) failure to file a work plan;
             190          (c) failure to perform work pursuant to the approved work plan;
             191          (d) failure to perform work that meets the requirements of the department;
             192          (e) failure to properly dispose of contaminated materials; or
             193          (f) the certificate was obtained by error, misrepresentation, or fraud.
             194          (8) A contractor who violates any provision of this part shall be subject to the penalties
             195      found in Section 19-1-303 .
             196          (9) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board shall set fees in accordance with
             197      Section 63-38-3.2 for the issuance and renewal of certificates, the administration of examinations,
             198      and for the review of training courses.
             199          (10) Fees collected under Subsection (9) shall be deposited in the General Fund as
             200      dedicated credits to be used by the Department of Environmental Quality in the administration of
             201      Section 19-6-808 .
             202          Section 9. Section 19-6-809 is enacted to read:
             203          19-6-809. Illegal Drug Manufacturing and Storage Site Decontamination Loan Fund.
             204          (1) There is created a revolving loan fund known as the State Illegal Drug Manufacturing
             205      and Storage Site Decontamination Loan Fund.
             206          (2) The fund shall consist of:
             207          (a) fines collected under the provisions of Section 19-6-808 ;
             208          (b) direct appropriations by the Legislature; and
             209          (c) repayments and interest or penalties on loans from the account to property owners to
             210      help with environmental decontamination under the provisions of this part.
             211          (3) The fund shall be used to make loans to property owners to decontaminate property as


             212      required in this part.
             213          (4) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board shall administer the fund.
             214          (5) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board shall make rules for authorizing
             215      loans from the fund.
             216          (6) Loans may only be made to the property owner for the cost of inspection and clean up
             217      of contaminated residential property as required in Section 19-6-806 .
             218          (7) Loans may not be made to the owner of the property if the owner knew of or
             219      participated in the activity that resulted in the contamination of the property. A determination by
             220      a prosecutor not to charge the owner or a finding of not guilty by a court of the owner of charges
             221      stemming from the discovery of the source of the contamination may indicate that the owner did
             222      not know or participate in the activity that resulted in the contamination of the property.
             223          (8) Interest on loans shall be at the rate determined by the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste
             224      Control Board and shall be set at rates necessary to cover administrative costs and protect the fund
             225      from depletion. Interest rates may be set below commercial lending rates.
             226          (9) The Division of Finance shall account for and track all outstanding loans under this
             227      section as required in Section 63-65-4 .
             228          (10) Administrative costs for the loan processing and accounting may be paid from the
             229      fund.
             230          Section 10. Section 19-6-810 is enacted to read:
             231          19-6-810. Rules and standards -- Authority to develop.
             232          (1) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board in consultation with the
             233      Department of Health shall promulgate rules and standards for carrying out the provisions of this
             234      part in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. All rules
             235      developed under this part shall be submitted to local health officers for review and comment.
             236          (2) The Departments of Health and Environmental Quality shall provide technical
             237      assistance to local health boards and officers to carry out their duties under this part.
             238          (3) The Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board shall develop:
             239          (a) guidelines for decontamination of property used as a drug manufacturing and storage
             240      site; and
             241          (b) methods for the testing of ground water, surface water, soil, and septic tanks for
             242      contamination.


             243          (4) All rules developed under this part shall be consistent with other state and federal
             244      environmental requirements.
             245          Section 11. Section 26A-1-114 is amended to read:
             246           26A-1-114. Powers and duties of departments.
             247          (1) A local health department may:
             248          (a) enforce state laws, local ordinances, department rules, and local health department
             249      standards and regulations relating to public health and sanitation, including the plumbing code
             250      adopted by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing under Section 58-56-4 and
             251      under Title 26, Chapter 15a, Food Safety Manager Certification Act;
             252          (b) establish, maintain, and enforce isolation and quarantine, and exercise physical control
             253      over property and over individuals as the local health department finds necessary for the protection
             254      of the public health;
             255          (c) establish and maintain medical, environmental, occupational, and other laboratory
             256      services considered necessary or proper for the protection of the public health;
             257          (d) establish and operate reasonable health programs or measures not in conflict with state
             258      law that:
             259          (i) are necessary or desirable for the promotion or protection of the public health and the
             260      control of disease; or
             261          (ii) may be necessary to ameliorate the major risk factors associated with the major causes
             262      of injury, sickness, death, and disability in the state;
             263          (e) close theaters, schools, and other public places and prohibit gatherings of people when
             264      necessary to protect the public health;
             265          (f) abate nuisances or eliminate sources of filth [and], infectious and communicable
             266      diseases affecting the public health, inspect and order the cleanup of contaminated property under
             267      the provisions of Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 8, Illegal Drug Manufacturing and Storage Site
             268      Decontamination Act, and bill the owner or other person in charge of the premises upon which this
             269      nuisance occurs for the cost of abatement;
             270          (g) make necessary sanitary and health investigations and inspections on its own initiative
             271      or in cooperation with the Department of Health or Environmental Quality, or both, as to any
             272      matters affecting the public health;
             273          (h) (i) establish and collect appropriate fees;


             274          (ii) accept, use, and administer all federal, state, or private donations or grants of funds,
             275      property, services, or materials for public health purposes; and
             276          (iii) make agreements not in conflict with state law that are conditional to receiving a
             277      donation or grant;
             278          (i) prepare, publish, and disseminate information necessary to inform and advise the public
             279      concerning:
             280          (i) the health and wellness of the population, specific hazards, and risk factors that may
             281      adversely affect the health and wellness of the population; and
             282          (ii) specific activities individuals and institutions can engage in to promote and protect the
             283      health and wellness of the population;
             284          (j) investigate the causes of morbidity and mortality;
             285          (k) issue notices and orders necessary to carry out this part;
             286          (l) conduct studies to identify injury problems, establish injury control systems, develop
             287      standards for the correction and prevention of future occurrences, and provide public information
             288      and instruction to special high risk groups;
             289          (m) cooperate with boards created under Section 19-1-106 to enforce laws and rules within
             290      the jurisdiction of the boards; and
             291          (n) cooperate with the state health department, the Department of Corrections, the
             292      Administrative Office of the Courts, the Division of Youth Corrections, and the Crime Victims
             293      Reparations Board to conduct testing for HIV infection of convicted sexual offenders and any
             294      victims of a sexual offense.
             295          (2) The local health department shall:
             296          (a) establish programs or measures to promote and protect the health and general wellness
             297      of the people within the boundaries of the local health department;
             298          (b) investigate infectious and other diseases of public health importance and implement
             299      measures to control the causes of epidemic and communicable diseases and other conditions
             300      significantly affecting the public health which may include involuntary testing of convicted sexual
             301      offenders for the HIV infection pursuant to Section 76-5-502 and voluntary testing of victims of
             302      sexual offenses for HIV infection pursuant to Section 76-5-503 ;
             303          (c) cooperate with the department in matters pertaining to the public health and in the
             304      administration of state health laws; and


             305          (d) coordinate implementation of environmental programs to maximize efficient use of
             306      resources by developing with the Department of Environmental Quality a Comprehensive
             307      Environmental Service Delivery Plan that:
             308          (i) recognizes that the Department of Environmental Quality and local health departments
             309      are the foundation for providing environmental health programs in the state;
             310          (ii) delineates the responsibilities of the department and each local health department for
             311      the efficient delivery of environmental programs using federal, state, and local authorities,
             312      responsibilities, and resources;
             313          (iii) provides for the delegation of authority and pass through of funding to local health
             314      departments for environmental programs, to the extent allowed by applicable law, identified in the
             315      plan, and requested by the local health department; and
             316          (iv) is reviewed and updated annually.
             317          (3) The local health department has the following duties regarding public and private
             318      schools within its boundaries:
             319          (a) enforce all ordinances, standards, and regulations pertaining to the public health of
             320      persons attending public and private schools;
             321          (b) exclude from school attendance any person, including teachers, who is suffering from
             322      any communicable or infectious disease, whether acute or chronic, if the person is likely to convey
             323      the disease to those in attendance;
             324          (c) (i) make regular inspections of the health-related condition of all school buildings and
             325      premises;
             326          (ii) report the inspections on forms furnished by the department to those responsible for
             327      the condition and provide instructions for correction of any conditions that impair or endanger the
             328      health or life of those attending the schools; and
             329          (iii) provide a copy of the report to the department at the time the report is made.
             330          (4) If those responsible for the health-related condition of the school buildings and
             331      premises do not carry out any instructions for corrections provided in a report in Subsection (3)(c),
             332      the local health board shall cause the conditions to be corrected at the expense of the persons
             333      responsible.
             334          (5) The local health department may exercise incidental authority as necessary to carry out
             335      the provisions and purposes of this part.


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