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[paige]

Do you think that comment about cleanup that the officer made in our recent Meth Gun Article.. had anything to do with this??


"Carnahan said another piece of legislation, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, would direct the federal Environmental Protection Agency to develop voluntary guidelines for disposing of meth labs and cleaning up the hazardous materials they produce."



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http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/7C2FC9617D59EC66862571BF00...


Rep. Carnahan says new law will aid battle against meth

By Tim Rowden

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

08/04/2006

Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis, says he is confident that recently approved anti-methamphetamine legislation and measures still pending will help curb the use and production of the dangerous drug.

Carnahan visited the Jefferson County sheriff's office in Hillsboro on Thursday to talk with members of the county's drug task force and elected officials and police officers.

Carnahan discussed federal anti-meth legislation and praised authorities for their efforts to combat the spread of the illegal drug.

Police in Jefferson County have led Missouri in recent years in the number of meth labs and related sites they have raided.



"You're on the front line of this crisis," said Carnahan, adding that other law enforcement agencies and legislators are looking to Missouri's enforcement model, as the use and manufacture of methamphetamine spreads to other parts of the nation. "We owe a great debt of gratitude for your work here in helping us deal with this problem."

The Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act signed into law by President George W. Bush in March as part of the reauthorization of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, restricts the sale of over-the-counter cold pills used in the production of meth, and requires importers and exporters to report their shipments of such precursors to prevent their diversion into meth labs.

Missouri and Illinois have similar state laws.

Sgt. Gary Higginbotham, commander of the Jefferson County drug task force, says the unit saw a 23 percent decrease in meth lab seizures last year after the restrictions were put into effect.

Carnahan said another piece of legislation, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, would direct the federal Environmental Protection Agency to develop voluntary guidelines for disposing of meth labs and cleaning up the hazardous materials they produce.

"One of the problems we've dealt with is how to clean up these sites, which pose a risk to the police officers and neighboring landowners," Carnahan said.

The congressman made several other stops in Jefferson County on Thursday. He visited nursing homes and health care centers, and met with community assistance organizations and transportation activists.

In Tuesday's primary election, Carnahan faces a challenge to his re-election bid from former educator Jim Frisella of St. Louis.

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