School Environmental Protection Act

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Just passing along as an FYI...

Two federal bills recently introduced of interest to state Pesticide Officials

H.R. 4225 - School Environmental Protection Act

To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require local educational agencies and schools to implement integrated pest management programs to minimize the use of pesticides in schools and to provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the use of pesticides in schools, and for other purposes.

This bill is far reaching and includes certain fertilizers. It even includes adjuvants under the definition of a pesticide.

For more information: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112h ... 4225ih.pdf

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H.R. 4318 - To prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine.
This bill is so newly introduced, the text isn't even available yet.