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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Establishes the farm pesticide collection program for the collection and disposal of pesticides from farms within the state
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Brian Kavanagh
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Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, the agriculture and markets law and the state finance law, in relation to establishing a farm pesticide collection program
Purpose of bill
To establish the farm pesticide collection program for the collection and disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers from farms within the State.
Summary of provisions
Directs the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Department of Agriculture and Markets to jointly develop, implement and operate a farm pesticide collection program. Such program shall be made available for utilization by owners and residents of farms, both active and inactive, located within the state for collection and disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers. Also, establishes the "farm pesticide collection program fund," to provide a mechanism for collection and disposal of such compounds. Fifty dollars of each paid registration fee on pesticide businesses shall be deposited in the fund for the purposes of administering the program.
Justification
De-labeled pesticides - compounds which were once authorized for agricultural use in New York, but whose use has since been prohibited by the Department of Environmental Conservation - represent a little recognized potential environmental hazard. While the agricultural community has proven to be extremely cooperative with the DEC's efforts to protect our environment by not using remaining stocks of de-labeled pesticides, this poses an entirely different risk to the environment.
Because there has never been an organized, ongoing, statewide protection program to collect and safely dispose of these unused pesticides, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of pounds of these toxic compounds remain stored in barns and storage sheds across this state. Many of these compounds have been stored on site for years. While there is no expectation that farmers will suddenly decide to abandon their responsible approach to environmental stewardship and release these compounds, it is the unintended release of these compounds that represents the greatest hazard. Much of this inventory is stored in decaying containers, a situation that can be expected to worsen over time. This bill seeks to provide a mechanism for safe and efficient disposal of these chemicals, protecting our environment in the future.
Legislative history
2003-04: S.4524-B, referred to Enfironmental Conservation 2005-06: S.4884-B, referred to Enfironmental Conservation 2007-08: S.5758, referred to Enfironmental Conservation
Fiscal implications
No fiscal impact for the State as fifty dollars of each paid registration fee on pesticide businesses shall be deposited in a "farm pesticide collection program fund" for the purposes of administering the program.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or before such effective date.
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