Bill Text: CT HB05580 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Pesticide Advisory Council And The Elimination Of A Municipal Mandate.
Spectrum:
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-29 - File Number 707 [HB05580 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05580-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2014 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE PESTICIDE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE ELIMINATION OF A MUNICIPAL MANDATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 22a-65 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):
(d) The commissioner shall establish a Pesticide Advisory Council consisting of, but not limited to, the director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Public Health, and the dean of the college of agriculture of The University of Connecticut or their respective designees. The council shall meet at least annually and the commissioner may consult with the Pesticide Advisory Council on technical matters involving the application and use of pesticides, the determination of imminent hazards and the unreasonable adverse effects on the environment before promulgating regulations or orders in carrying out this part, subsection (a) of section 23-61a and sections 23-61b and 23-61f. The council shall, on an ongoing basis, review all new pesticides for safety and effectiveness and report the results of such review to the commissioner for consideration in adopting regulations. The commissioner shall, in consultation with the council, create, publish and regularly update a report on best practices regarding the safe and effective use of synthetic and organic pesticides for use by municipalities.
Sec. 2. Section 22a-65 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (e) as follows (Effective October 1, 2014):
(NEW) (e) The commissioner shall establish a regional purchasing program through which municipalities may purchase pesticides for a reduced price.
Sec. 3. (Effective October 1, 2014) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, in consultation with the Pesticide Advisory Council established pursuant to section 22a-65 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, review the integrated pest management monitoring Internet web site maintained by the state of Massachusetts for the purpose of determining whether to create a similar resource in the state of Connecticut.
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 7-163e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2014):
(a) The legislative body of a municipality, or in any municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting or representative town meeting, the board of selectmen, shall conduct a public hearing on the sale, lease or transfer of real property owned by the municipality prior to final approval of such sale, lease or transfer. Notice of the hearing shall be published on the Internet web site of the municipality or in a newspaper or other publicly available weekly print publication having a general circulation in such municipality where the real property that is the subject of the hearing is located at least twice, at intervals of not less than two days, the first not more than fifteen days or less than ten days and the last not less than two days before the date set for the hearing. The municipality shall also post a sign conspicuously on the real property that is the subject of the public hearing.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2014 |
22a-65(d) |
Sec. 2 |
October 1, 2014 |
22a-65 |
Sec. 3 |
October 1, 2014 |
New section |
Sec. 4 |
October 1, 2014 |
7-163e(a) |
APP |
Joint Favorable Subst. |