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CA AB835

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2009

Primary Sponsor

William Monning

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Origin

State Assembly

2009-2010 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the State Air Resources Board to update the commercial structural and agricultural pesticide volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions inventory annually in a public hearing, beginning July 1, 2010.

  • Mandates disclosure of all active and inert pesticide ingredients in registered products and inclusion in annual emission inventories, overriding confidential business information claims.

  • Specifies that emissions inventory calculations must use consistent methodologies across all years, with the 1990 baseline calculated using 1991 pesticide use report data.

  • Prohibits regulations or pesticide registrations that reduce environmental hazards from leading to registration or increased use of products more toxic than the original pesticide product.

  • Removes VOC emissions from inventory calculations if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reclassifies a pesticide product or ingredient from VOC to exempt status.

Legislative Description

Pesticides: volatile organic compound emissions.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/2/2010

Committee Referrals

Agriculture3/26/2009

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