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Application for Funding Assistance Florida Department of Law Enforcement Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program a . General Requirement: The subgrantee agrees to comply with Federal , State , and local environmental , health and safety laws and regulations applicable to the investigation and closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories and the removal and disposal of the chemicals , equipment, and wastes used in or resulting from the operation of these laboratories . b . Specific Requirements : The subgrantee understands and agrees that any program or initiative involving the identification , seizure, or closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories can result in adverse health , safety and environmental impacts to ( 1 ) the law enforcement and other governmental personnel involved ; (2) any residents , occupants, users , and neighbors of the site of a seized clandestine laboratory; (3) the seized laboratory site's immediate and surrounding environment of the site(s) where any remaining chemicals , equipment, and waste form a seized laboratory's operations are placed or come to rest. Therefore, the subgrantee further agrees that in order to avoid or mitigate the possible adverse health , safety and environmental impacts from any of clandestine methamphetamine operations funded under this award , it will ( 1 ) include the nine, below listed protective measures or components; (2) provide for their adequate funding to include funding, as necessary, beyond that provided by this award ; and (3) implement these protective measures directly throughout the life of the subgrant. In so doing , the subgrantee understands that it may implement these protective measures directly through the use of its own resources and staff or may secure the qualified services of other agencies , contractor or other qualified third party. 1 . Provide medical screening of personnel assigned or to be assigned by the subgrantee to the seizure or closure if of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories; 2 . Provide Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) required initial and refresher training for law enforcement officials and other personnel assigned by the subgrantee to either the seizure or closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories; 3 . As determined by their specific duties , equip personnel assigned to the project with OSHA required protective wear and other required safety equipment; 4. Assign properly trained personnel to prepare a comprehensive contamination report on each closed laboratory; 5 . Employ qualified disposal contractors to remove all chemicals and associated glassware, equipment, and contaminated materials and wastes from the site(s) of each seized clandestine laboratory; 6 . Dispose of the chemicals , equipment, and contaminated materials and wastes removed from the sites of seized laboratories at properly licensed disposal facilities or, when allowable, properly licensed recycling facilities ; 7 . Monitor the transport, disposal, and recycling components of subparagraphs 5 . and 6. immediately above in order to ensure proper compliance; 8 . Have in place and implementan inter-agency agreement or other form ofcommitmentwith a responsible State environmental agency that provides for that agency's (i) timely evaluation of the environmental conditions at and around the site of a closed clandestine laboratory and (ii ) coordination with the responsible party, property owner, or others to ensure that any residual contamination is remediated , if necessary, and in accordance with existing State and Federal requirements; and FDLE Byrne Formula Grant Application Package Grant Application Section 11 - Page 23 Rule 11 D-9.006 OCJG — 005 (rev. April 2004)