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<br />"u <br /> <br />MAY-02-2003 12: 27 <br /> <br />LEAGLE OF "'" CITIES <br /> <br />P. 12--'25 <br /> <br />D. Wlll City Acl10n Requlrlng Cleanlng be a Compesnable "Taldug"? <br />Several courts throughout the United States have held that state action prohibiting <br />access to contaminated land to conduct cleanup of a threat to public health is not <br />an exercise of eminent domain power. Instead, such action has been held to be a <br />proper exercise of the government's police power and, COnseqUclntly, not II. <br />"taking" requiring compensation to the landowner.84 <br /> <br />VII. CONTACTS <br />Deborah Durkin at the Minnesota Department of Health, see Section D below, is <br />extremely knowledgeable and very helpful regarding all issues involving meth labs in <br />Minnesota. It is strongly recommended that she be contacted if II. question arises <br />reglll"ding how to deal with II partiClllar meth Jab issue. Other specific contacts are listed <br />below. <br /> <br />A. Upon Discovery of 3 Clandestine Drug Lab <br />1. Local law enforcement (911) <br />2. CoUllty law enforcement <br />3. Local anfi C01lnty public health agencies . <br />4. Minnesota Duty Officer (see part B below) <br /> <br />B. Reponing Improper Waste Disposal or Spills <br /> <br />Mumesota Duty Officer <br />Department of Public Safety I Emergency Management <br />444 Cedar Street, Suite 223 <br />Sl Paul, MN 55]01 <br />(651) 649-545] <br />(800) 422-0798 <br /> <br />C. Reporting Meth Labs Discovered in State or County-Licensed Facilities <br /> <br />The appropriate contact for a state or county-licensed facility depends upon the <br />type offacility and its location in the state. It is best to obtain a copy of the <br />license and contact the licensing authority listed on the license. If the appropriate <br />Iiooosing authority cannot be fietermined, contact Deborah Durkin at the <br />Minnesota Department of Health (see part D below) or direct your inquiry to: <br /> <br />Minnesota Department of Healtll <br />Jim Feddcma <br />3400 First Street North, Suite 305 <br />St. Cloud, 56303-4000 <br />(320) 650-1055 <br /> <br />.9. <br />