Bill Text: IA HF2585 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act creating a pesticide drift and pollution task force, and requiring the submission of a report to the governor and general assembly.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-04-25 - Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 854. [HF2585 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2585-Introduced.html
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BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
pesticide
drift
and
pollution
task
force,
and
1
requiring
the
submission
of
a
report
to
the
governor
and
2
general
assembly.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
PESTICIDE
DRIFT
AND
POLLUTION
TASK
FORCE.
1
1.
A
pesticide
drift
and
pollution
task
force
is
created
2
within
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
The
3
department
shall
house
the
task
force
and
provide
it
with
all
4
necessary
staff
and
supplies
to
carry
out
the
purpose
of
the
5
task
force
as
provided
in
subsection
3.
6
2.
The
members
of
the
task
force
shall
include
the
secretary
7
of
agriculture
or
a
designee
appointed
by
the
secretary
of
8
agriculture,
who
shall
serve
as
the
chairperson
of
the
task
9
force.
The
members
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
10
a.
Experts
in
toxicological
studies,
anemology
studies,
11
diagnostic
wind
modeling,
agronomy,
pesticide
transport
models,
12
and
biochemistry.
13
b.
Representatives
of
pesticide
manufacturers
and
14
distributors.
15
c.
Representatives
of
persons
engaged
in
the
application
of
16
pesticides,
including
aerial
applicators
and
crop
producers.
17
d.
Persons
affected
by
the
application
of
pesticides.
18
3.
The
purpose
of
the
task
force
is
to
study
methods
to
19
reduce
or
mitigate
pesticide
pollution
due
to
the
movement
of
20
chemical
compounds
passing
through
the
air
in
a
manner
that
21
drifts
to
nontarget
areas
measured
by
amount,
size
of
droplets,
22
and
distance
carried.
The
task
force
shall
examine
issues
23
associated
with
spray
drift;
the
release,
volatilization,
and
24
deposition
of
pesticides
downwind
of
a
target
area;
and
the
25
impacts
of
exposure.
The
task
force
shall
take
into
account
26
special
characteristics
of
nontarget
areas,
including
land
used
27
to
grow
organic
or
sensitive
plants;
land
used
to
raise
farm
28
animals
and
produce
eggs,
milk,
or
honey;
land
where
there
29
are
concentrations
of
human
populations;
and
land
with
rare,
30
valuable,
or
vulnerable
ecological
systems.
The
task
force
31
shall
study
the
manner
in
which
chemical
compounds
dissolve
in
32
water,
are
absorbed
into
the
soil
matrix,
or
adhere
to
sediment
33
and
remain
in
stream
and
lake
beds;
and
the
associated
effects
34
on
aquatic
organisms
and
drinking
water
supplies
serving
human
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and
animal
populations.
1
4.
The
task
force
shall
recommend
long-term
pesticide
2
application
and
management
practices,
as
well
as
appropriate
3
application
notice
requirements
and
protective
controls.
The
4
task
force
shall
recommend
a
strategy
for
evaluating
the
5
sustainable
use
of
pesticides,
including
overall
integrated
6
pest
management
practices
and
the
implementation
of
organic
7
solutions
and
non-pesticide-based
approaches.
The
task
8
force
shall
recommend
a
method
to
establish
and
administer
an
9
electronic
system
that
allows
a
person
to
report
and
access
10
complaints
regarding
the
application
of
pesticides,
including
11
information
regarding
the
location
of
the
application
and
12
alleged
damages
caused
by
the
application.
13
5.
The
task
force
shall
submit
a
report
containing
findings
14
and
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
general
assembly
not
15
later
than
December
30,
2023.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
creates
a
pesticide
drift
and
pollution
task
force
20
(task
force)
within
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
21
stewardship.
The
task
force
is
chaired
by
the
secretary
of
22
agriculture
and
includes
members
with
backgrounds
in
various
23
scientific
disciplines,
representatives
of
the
industry,
24
representatives
of
persons
involved
in
the
application
25
of
pesticides,
and
persons
affected
by
the
application
of
26
pesticides.
The
task
force
must
study
methods
to
reduce
or
27
mitigate
pesticide
pollution
due
to
the
movement
of
chemical
28
compounds
passing
through
the
air,
dissolving
in
water,
29
absorbing
into
the
soil
matrix,
or
adhering
to
sediment;
and
30
the
associated
effects
on
aquatic
organisms
and
drinking
31
water
supplies.
The
task
force
is
required
to
recommend
32
long-term
pesticide
application
and
management
practices,
33
notice
requirements
for
pesticide
applications,
a
strategy
for
34
evaluating
the
sustainable
use
of
pesticides,
and
a
method
to
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