VOLUNTARY PESTICIDE NOTIFICATION REGISTRY

Senate Bill 542 as passed by the Senate

Sponsor:  Sen. Tom Casperson

House Committee:  Natural Resources

Senate Committee:  Natural Resources

Complete to 5-22-18

SUMMARY:

Senate Bill 542 would amend Part 83 (Pesticide Control) within the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to create a voluntary registry of certain individuals who will be required to be notified before the application of certain pesticides.

Under the bill, the Department of Agriculture would be charged with maintaining a voluntary registry of individuals with a medically documented condition who are required to be notified before the application of a lawn or ornamental pesticide on property adjacent to the property on which the individual’s primary residence is located. Notification would not be required for a general-use, ready-to-use pesticide.

The registry also would contain a list of those properties adjacent to the individual’s primary residence. Additionally, it would have to provide notification requirements and include in the notification to individuals in the registry that a pesticide application is scheduled on one or more of the adjacent properties listed in the registry.

The bill would define adjacent to as either of the following:

·         Sharing a common boundary line or property corner with.

·         Located directly across an undivided road, stream, or right-of-way from.

The bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment.

Proposed MCL 324.8316b

FISCAL IMPACT:

Senate Bill 542 has no apparent fiscal impact on the state or local units of government.

                                                                                        Legislative Analyst:   Emily S. Smith

                                                                                                Fiscal Analyst:   William E. Hamilton

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.