SB 346 RELATING TO PESTICIDES

SB 346 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 Hawai‘i 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 Hawai‘i college of tropical agriculture and human resources. Appropriates funds out of the pesticide use revolving fund for specific purposes.

• Date: February 15, 2017 at 1:45 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 Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Testimony (PDF)