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For Immediate
Release
4/17/07
CONTACT:
Todd B. Roup
(717)787-8928
Senate Approves Gordner Bills to Combat Methamphetamine
(HARRISBURG) - - Seeking
to stop the production of methamphetamine, the Senate today approved a four bill
package sponsored by Senator John R. Gordner (R-27).
"The legislation will
make it more difficult to obtain the ingredients necessary to produce
methamphetamine, adds new protections for children and cleans up the
environmental damage caused by illegal meth labs," said Sen. Gordner. The
Senator introduced the legislation with the support of Pennsylvania Attorney
General Thomas Corbett.
Senate Bill 436 provides
for the specific offense of operating a methamphetamine laboratory, and
increases penalties if the lab is operated near a school, day care center or
playground.
Senate Bill 434 provides
for penalties for possessing the ingredients necessary for the production of
methamphetamine.
Senate Bill 433 provides
for defendants to be assessed the environmental clean-up costs associated with
methamphetamine laboratories.
Senate Bill 432 combines
the criminal provisions of Senate Bill 436 and the environmental provisions of
Senate Bill 433.
"Meth labs are
environmental disasters just waiting to happen because ingredients in meth
production can cause explosions, chemical fires and toxic releases," said Sen.
Gordner. "It also makes good sense to increase penalties for the operation of
labs and to provide for additional penalties if these labs are operated near
where children may be learning and playing."
The package of bills now
moves to the House of Representatives for consideration.
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