HB 114 -- Pesticides

Co-Sponsors:  Myers, Whorton

Currently, anyone who sells or commercially transports pesticides
pays an annual $15 registration fee for each product to the
General Revenue Fund.  This bill adds to the annual fee an
additional $55 and changes the late renewal penalty from $5 to
$50.  For each registration, $15 is credited to the General
Revenue Fund, and the remaining moneys are deposited in the
Pesticide Project Fund.  If the unobligated balance of the
Pesticide Project Fund exceeds $2.5 million, registration fees
are reduced temporarily to $15 until the balance reaches $1
million.  Pesticides must be registered as new products if there
is a change in company name, trade name, active ingredients,
concentration, or federal registration number.

The Pesticide Project Fund is administered by the Plant
Industries Division of the Department of Agriculture.  Up to 20%
of the fund may be used for administration and pesticide
registration.  Beginning July 1, 2004, up to 80% of the fund may
be used for designated projects, including pesticide education,
applicator training, pesticide and water quality monitoring,
container disposal initiatives, integrated pest management, and
applied research on integrated pest management and water quality
improvement programs at the University of Missouri agricultural
research stations.

Allocation of project funds requires an executed memorandum of
understanding between the department and the applicant.  Before
each fiscal year, applicants must submit proposals to the
department by March 31.  Recipients must submit a project report
within 30 days after the end of the fiscal year.  Project revenue
that is not spent or obligated reverts to the fund within 60 days
after the project is completed.  Recipients that fail to complete
their projects as intended are to remit partial or full
repayments.  The department will provide an annual report to the
chairpersons of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Parks, and
Tourism of the Senate, or their successor committees.

The Pesticide Project Fund provisions of the bill terminate
January 1, 2008.  All unused moneys in the fund will be deposited
in the General Revenue Fund.

The bill also allows the department to deny, cancel, suspend, or
revoke the registration of a pesticide if the product is found to
be harmful to humans or the environment.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:10 am