PESTICIDE NOTIFICATION REGISTRY                                                                S.B. 542:

                                                                                  SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL

                                                                                                         IN COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 542 (as introduced 9-7-17)

Sponsor:  Senator Tom Casperson

Committee:  Natural Resources

Date Completed:  9-19-17

CONTENT

The bill would amend Part 83 (Pesticide Control) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to specify that if the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development established a registry of individuals who wished to be notified before the application of pesticides in the vicinity of the individual's primary residence, the rules could only require notification of pesticide applications on property adjacent to the property on which the individual's primary residence was located.

"Adjacent" would mean 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 the date it was enacted.

Proposed MCL 324.8316b                                           Legislative Analyst:  Nathan Leaman

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

                                                                                       Fiscal Analyst:  Bruce Baker

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.