HR 3710 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Agricultural practices and innovations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Pest management

Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015

Introduced: October 8, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Oct 8, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Oct 8, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015

This bill amends the Plant Protection Act to allow state, local, or tribal governments to use methyl bromide as a fumigant if: (1) the use is required to respond to an emergency concerning a significant economic loss of crops to pests or diseases, and (2) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not object to that use within a specified time period.

The bill allows this use of methyl bromide during an emergency event regardless of whether the use is registered and included in the label approved for the product by the Environmental Protection Agency under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

The bill limits the amount of methyl bromide that may be used per emergency event at a specific location to not more than 20 metric tons. The aggregate amount of methyl bromide used in the United States each year may not exceed the total amount authorized under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

The bill gives USDA exclusive authority for determining which species are considered quarantine pests.

What's happening now October 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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