Before I begin, I think, hands down, Senator Karen Mayne (D – West Valley, District 5) has to get the award for longest bill title submitted. I mean man, that thing is a mouth full!

Now lets get down to the nitty-gritty. S.B. 132 is designed to set aside a portion of the general fund to pay for the decontamination and rehabilitation of homes affected by methamphetamine contamination. Furthermore the bill will make these now safe homes available for purchase to low-income families.

So, not only are we providing homes to people who would not otherwise be able to live in a proper home, but we are also taking properties that would not otherwise provide taxes and making the property valuable again. Oh, and lets not forget the NIMBY effect of having an old meth-house in the neighborhood – I mean do you think a bio hazard has a positive effect on surrounding properties and the tax dollars they bring in?

Will this cost us money? Of course it does. But it is a proactive approach to restoring neighborhoods across the state. In the long run this bill would benefit the state.