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Calendar No. 451 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 635 

[Report No. 110–207] 

To provide for a research program for remediation of closed methamphetamine 

production laboratories, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2007 

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. SMITH, and Mr. HARKIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

OCTOBER 26, 2007 

Reported by Mrs. BOXER, without amendment 

A BILL 

To provide for a research program for remediation of closed 

methamphetamine production laboratories, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Methamphetamine Re5 mediation Research Act of 2007’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Methamphetamine use and production is 

4 growing rapidly throughout the United States. 

5 (2) Materials and residues remaining from the 

6 production of methamphetamine pose novel environ7 mental problems in locations where methamphet8 amine laboratories have been closed. 

9 (3) There has been little standardization of 

10 measures for determining when the site of a closed 

11 methamphetamine laboratory has been successfully 

12 remediated. 

13 (4) Initial cleanup actions are generally limited 

14 to removal of hazardous substances and contami15 nated materials that pose an immediate threat to 

16 public health or the environment. It is not uncom17 mon for significant levels of contamination to be 

18 found throughout residential structures after a 

19 methamphetamine laboratory has closed, partially 

20 because of a lack of knowledge of how to achieve an 

21 effective cleanup. 

22 (5) Data on methamphetamine laboratory-re23 lated contaminants of concern are very limited, and 

24 cleanup standards do not currently exist. In addi25 tion, procedures for sampling and analysis of con26 taminants need to be researched and developed. 

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1 (6) Many States are struggling with estab2 lishing remediation guidelines and programs to ad3 dress the rapidly expanding number of methamphet4 amine laboratories being closed each year. 

5 SEC. 3. VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES.— 

7 Not later than one year after the date of enactment of 

8 this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec9 tion Agency (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Adminis10 trator’’), in consultation with the National Institute of 

11 Standards and Technology, shall establish voluntary 

12 guidelines, based on the best currently available scientific 

13 knowledge, for the remediation of former methamphet14 amine laboratories, including guidelines regarding prelimi15 nary site assessment and the remediation of residual con16 taminants. 

17 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the voluntary 

18 guidelines under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 

19 consider, at a minimum— 

20 (1) relevant standards, guidelines, and require21 ments found in Federal, State, and local laws and 

22 regulations; 

23 (2) the varying types and locations of former 

24 methamphetamine laboratories; and 

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1 (3) the expected cost of carrying out any pro2 posed guidelines. 

3 (c) STATES.—The voluntary guidelines should be de4 signed to assist State and local governments in the devel5 opment and the implementation of legislation and other 

6 policies to apply state-of-the-art knowledge and research 

7 results to the remediation of former methamphetamine 

8 laboratories. The Administrator shall work with State and 

9 local governments and other relevant non-Federal agencies 

10 and organizations, including through the conference de11 scribed in section 5, to promote and encourage the appro12 priate adoption of the voluntary guidelines. 

13 (d) UPDATING THE GUIDELINES.—The Adminis14 trator shall periodically update the voluntary guidelines as 

15 the Administrator, in consultation with States and other 

16 interested parties, determines to be necessary and appro17 priate to incorporate research findings and other new 

18 knowledge. 

19 SEC. 4. RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

20 The Administrator shall establish a program of re21 search to support the development and revision of the vol22 untary guidelines described in section 3. Such research 

23 shall— 

24 (1) identify methamphetamine laboratory-re25 lated chemicals of concern; 

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1 (2) assess the types and levels of exposure to 

2 chemicals of concern identified under paragraph (1), 

3 including routine and accidental exposures, that may 

4 present a significant risk of adverse biological ef5 fects, and the research necessary to better address 

6 biological effects and to minimize adverse human ex7 posures; 

8 (3) evaluate the performance of various meth9 amphetamine laboratory cleanup and remediation 

10 techniques; and 

11 (4) support other research priorities identified 

12 by the Administrator in consultation with States and 

13 other interested parties. 

14 SEC. 5. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CONFERENCE. 

15 (a) CONFERENCE.—Not later than 90 days after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, and at least every third 

17 year thereafter, the Administrator shall convene a con18 ference of appropriate State agencies, as well as individ19 uals or organizations involved in research and other activi20 ties directly related to the environmental, or biological im21 pacts of former methamphetamine laboratories. The con22 ference should be a forum for the Administrator to provide 

23 information on the guidelines developed under section 3 

24 and on the latest findings from the research program de25 scribed in section 4, and for the non-Federal participants 

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1 to provide information on the problems and needs of 

2 States and localities and their experience with guidelines 

3 developed under section 3. 

4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 months after each 

5 conference, the Administrator shall submit a report to the 

6 Congress that summarizes the proceedings of the con7 ference, including a summary of any recommendations or 

8 concerns raised by the non-Federal participants and how 

9 the Administrator intends to respond to them. The report 

10 shall also be made widely available to the general public. 

11 SEC. 6. RESIDUAL EFFECTS STUDY. 

12 (a) STUDY.—Not later than 6 months after the date 

13 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall enter 

14 into an arrangement with the National Academy of 

15 Sciences for a study of the status and quality of research 

16 on the residual effects of methamphetamine laboratories. 

17 The study shall identify research gaps and recommend an 

18 agenda for the research program described in section 4. 

19 The study shall pay particular attention to the need for 

20 research on the impacts of methamphetamine laboratories 

21 on— 

22 (1) the residents of buildings where such lab23 oratories are, or were, located, with particular em24 phasis given to biological impacts on children; and 

25 (2) first responders. 

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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 months after the 

2 completion of the study, the Administrator shall transmit 

3 to Congress a report on how the Administrator will use 

4 the results of the study to carry out the activities de5 scribed in sections 3 and 4. 

6 SEC. 7. METHAMPHETAMINE DETECTION RESEARCH AND 

7 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

8 The Director of National Institute of Standards and 

9 Technology, in consultation with the Administrator, shall 

10 support a research program to develop— 

11 (1) new methamphetamine detection tech12 nologies, with emphasis on field test kits and site de13 tection; and 

14 (2) appropriate standard reference materials 

15 and validation procedures for methamphetamine de16 tection testing. 

17 SEC. 8. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

18 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or 

19 limit the application of, or any obligation to comply with, 

20 any State or Federal environmental law or regulation, in21 cluding the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

22 Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 

23 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 

24 et seq.). 

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1 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 (a) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.—There 

3 are authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental 

4 Protection Agency to carry out this Act $1,750,000 for 

5 each of the fiscal years 2007 and 2008. 

6 (b) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

7 TECHNOLOGY.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

8 to the National Institute of Standards and Technology to 

9 carry out this Act $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 

10 2007 and 2008. 

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Calendar No. 451 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 635 

[Report No. 110

–207] 

A BILL 

To provide for a research program for remediation 

tories, and for other purposes. of closed methamphetamine production laboraOCTOBER 26, 2007 

Reported without amendment 

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