HP0627
LD 903		 Session - 126th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number H-291, Sponsored by
LR 759
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

‘Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §607, sub-§6,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. A, §25, is amended to read:

6. Registration fee; programs funded.   The applicant desiring to register a pesticide must pay an annual registration fee of $150 $160 for each pesticide registered for that applicant. Annual registration periods expire on December 31st or in a manner consistent with Title 5, section 10002, whichever is later.

The board shall monitor fee revenue and expenditures under this subsection to ensure that adequate funds are available to fund board and related department programs and, to the extent funds are available, to provide grants to support stewardship programs. The board shall use funds received under this subsection to provide:

A.  An annual grant of no less than $135,000 to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on or about April 1st, for development and implementation of integrated pest management programs. The University of Maine may not charge overhead costs against this grant; and
B.  Funding for public health-related mosquito monitoring programs or other pesticide stewardship and integrated pest management programs, if designated at the discretion of the board, as funds allow after expenditures under paragraph A. The board shall seek the advice of the Integrated Pest Management Council established in section 2404 in determining the most beneficial use of the funds, if available, under this subsection.

By February 15th annually, the board shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and forestry matters detailing the grants funded by the fee under this subsection. The annual report must include a recommendation by the board as to whether the amount of the fee is adequate to fund the programs described in this subsection. The joint standing committee may report out a bill to the Legislature based on the board's recommendations.

Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §2406  is enacted to read:

§ 2406.  University of Maine Cooperative Extension integrated pest management programs

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension shall develop and implement integrated pest management programs. The extension may seek the advice of the Integrated Pest Management Council established in section 2404 in establishing the programs. The extension shall use the funds deposited pursuant to section 607 for the purposes of this section. The extension shall administer the grant pursuant to section 607, subsection 6, paragraph A.

Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

University of Maine Cooperative Extension N147

Initiative: Allocates funds for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to develop and implement integrated pest management programs.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2013-14 2014-15
All Other
 $135,000 $135,000
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $135,000 $135,000

Sec. 4. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.’

SUMMARY

This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment increases the annual registration fee for pesticides from $150 to $160 effective January 1, 2014. The amendment requires that the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control award an annual grant of not less than $135,000 each April 1st to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for development and implementation of integrated pest management programs. The amendment also requires that the Board of Pesticides Control monitor the funds to ensure adequate funding for this grant and other grants for integrated pest management programs upon advice from the Integrated Pest Management Council. The amendment also requires the board to report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and forestry matters by February 15th of each year.

The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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