HB 889 RELATING TO PESTICIDES
HB 889 HD1 increases the pesticide licensing fee and requires annual renewal of the license. Amends authorized uses for moneys in the pesticide use revolving fund. Requires memorandum of understanding between the department of agriculture and the University of Hawaiʻi college of tropical agriculture and human resources regarding the expenditure of funds from the pesticide use revolving fund and a report to the legislature. Establishes an environmental toxicologist position within the department of agriculture and a pesticide extension specialist, through a contract with the department of agriculture, within the University of Hawaiʻi college of tropical agriculture and human resources. Appropriates funds out of the pesticide use revolving fund for specific purposes.
- Date: March 21, 2017 at 1:55 p.m.
- Committee: Senate Committees on Agriculture and Environment & Higher Education
- Testifier: Rachel Novotny, Interim Dean and J. Kenneth Grace, Associate Dean, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Testimony (PDF)
HB 889 HD1 increases the pesticide licensing fee and requires annual renewal of the license. Amends authorized uses for moneys in the pesticide use revolving fund. Requires memorandum of understanding between the department of agriculture and the University of Hawaiʻi college of tropical agriculture and human resources regarding the expenditure of funds from the pesticide use revolving fund and a report to the legislature. Establishes an environmental toxicologist position within the department of agriculture and a pesticide extension specialist, through a contract with the department of agriculture, within the University of Hawaiʻi college of tropical agriculture and human resources. Appropriates funds out of the pesticide use revolving fund for specific purposes.
- Date: March 1, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.
- Committee: House Committee on Finance
- Testifier: Rachel Novotny, Interim Dean and J. Kenneth Grace, Associate Dean, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Testimony (PDF)
