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90_HB2995
415 ILCS 60/31 new
Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides that all
licensed pesticide applicators must report annually the types
and amounts of pesticides and herbicides applied to cropland.
Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall annually
compile a report containing the types and amounts of
pesticides and herbicides applied to cropland.
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LRB9010943LDbdA
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pesticide Act by adding
2 Section 31.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by
6 adding Section 31 as follows:
7 (415 ILCS 60/31 new)
8 Sec. 31. Reports.
9 (a) Any person licensed under this Act as a commercial
10 pesticide applicator, a commercial not-for-hire applicator,
11 or a private applicator shall report annually the types and
12 amounts of pesticides and herbicides he or she applied to
13 cropland in the previous year to the Department of
14 Agriculture on forms provided by the Department.
15 (b) The Department shall compile these reports into a
16 database that is publicly accessible in a written report, on
17 the internet, or both. At a minimum, the database shall
18 state the volume of all pesticides and herbicides used (i) by
19 type or active ingredient and (ii) by county and watershed.
20 The first report shall be published as soon as possible after
21 January 1, 1999 and subsequent reports shall be published
22 annually thereafter. The first report shall include the 20
23 most commonly used pesticides and herbicides. In each
24 subsequent year the report shall be expanded by the next 20
25 most commonly used pesticides and herbicides until all
26 commercially applied pesticide and herbicide formulations are
27 included.
28 (c) The Department of Agriculture shall publicize the
29 availability of the reports by means of press releases,
30 public service announcements, and other means.