SENATE BILL REPORT

                            SB 5762

                    AS OF FEBRUARY 19, 1993

Brief Description:  Terminating the pesticide incident reporting and tracking review panel.

SPONSORS: Senators Prentice and Franklin

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Staff:  John Stuhlmiller (786‑7446)

Hearing Dates: February 25, 1993

BACKGROUND:

The Pesticide Incident Reporting and Tracking Review Panel was created in 1989 and is responsible for:

1)Establishing guidelines for centralizing the receipt of information involving pesticide incidents;

     2)Reviewing and making recommendations for procedures for the investigation of pesticide incidents;

     3)Monitoring the time periods for response to reports of pesticide incidents by the Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Labor and Industries;

     4)Upon request, reviewing pesticide incidents of unusual complexity or which cannot be resolved;

     5)Identifying inadequacies in state and/or federal law that result in insufficient protection of public health, with specific attention to examining pesticide re-entry intervals as established by the EPA; and

     6)Reviewing and preparing an annual report.

SUMMARY:

The Pesticide Incident Reporting and Tracking Review Panel is terminated.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested