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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5333

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators Pullen, Rasmussen, McCaslin, Conner, Thorsness, Benitz, Saling, Bender, West, Bailey, Hansen, Owen, Stratton, McMullen, Kreidler, Gaspard, Warnke, Bauer and Sutherland; by request of Governor

Read first time 1/20/89 and referred to Committee on   Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to the identification, cleanup, storage, and disposal of chemicals and other hazardous materials located at illegal drug manufacturing sites; adding a new section to chapter 69.50 RCW; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 69.50 RCW to read as follows:

          Law enforcement agencies who during the official investigation or enforcement of any illegal drug manufacturing site come in contact with or are aware of any suspected hazardous substance as defined in RCW 70.105B.020(6), may retain a person or firm authorized by the department of ecology for the purpose of identifying, cleaning up, storing, and disposing of suspected hazardous substances, except for those random and representative samples obtained for evidentiary purposes.   The department of ecology shall make every effort to recover costs from the parties responsible for the suspected hazardous substance.  All recoveries shall be deposited in the general fund.  Recoveries for current biennium expenditures shall be processed as credits against the appropriation for this purpose.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     There is hereby appropriated two hundred fifty thousand dollars from the general fund to the department of ecology for the biennium ending June 30, 1991, for the purposes of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     The department of ecology may adopt rules to carry out its responsibilities under section 1 of this act.  The department of ecology shall consult with law enforcement agencies prior to adopting any rule or policy relating to section 1 of this act.