74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3494
 
                         Senate Bill 683
 
Sponsored by Senator AVAKIAN
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Reduces size of identifying hydrologic unit to be used when
reporting pesticide use.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to pesticide use reporting; creating new provisions; and
  amending section 4, chapter 1059, Oregon Laws 1999.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. Section 4, chapter 1059, Oregon Laws 1999, as
amended by section 1, chapter 743, Oregon Laws 2005, is amended
to read:
   { +  Sec. 4. + } The State Department of Agriculture shall
establish and implement a pesticide use reporting system to meet
the need described in section 3, chapter 1059, Oregon Laws 1999.
In establishing and implementing the system, the department
shall:
  (1) Design, develop and implement the system in order to
collect, evaluate, summarize, retain and report information on
the use of pesticides in each major category of use in Oregon,
including agriculture, forestry, industrial, urban commercial and
urban homeowner uses.
  (2) At least one time each year, collect the best data
practicable from each major category of pesticide use in a manner
that reduces paperwork and reporting costs.
  (3) Require all pesticide users to report basic information on
their use of pesticides that includes:
  (a) The location of use. For pesticide use within an urban
area, as defined by the department by rule, the pesticide user
shall report the location of use by identifying the five-digit
zip code for the location. For pesticide use that is not within
an urban area, the pesticide user shall report the location of
use by identifying the   { - third-level - }  { +
fourth-level + } hydrologic unit for the location. As used in
this paragraph, '  { - third-level - }  { +  fourth-level + }
hydrologic unit' means the   { - basin reporting - }  { +
cataloging unit + } level of the 12-digit hydrologic unit mapping
system developed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.
  (b) The name and United States Environmental Protection Agency
registration number for the pesticide product used.
  (c) The quantity of pesticide product applied.
  (d) The purpose of and type of site of the application.
  (e) The month of the application.
  (f) Subject to section 8, chapter 1059, Oregon Laws 1999, other
data gathered by pesticide applicators that the department
considers necessary to achieve the purposes of section 3, chapter
1059, Oregon Laws 1999.
  (4) Develop a mechanism to ensure the accuracy, reliability and
validity of the database by providing for an independent review
of the pesticide use data and collection procedures by data
quality assurance specialists.
  (5) Develop a specific mechanism to identify household and
other urban uses of pesticides. If this mechanism involves sales
reporting by retail pesticide dealers, the department shall
develop a minimum monthly sales quantity below which the retail
pesticide dealer is exempt from reporting.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to section 4, chapter 1059,
Oregon Laws 1999, by section 1 of this 2007 Act apply to
reporting information for pesticide use that occurs on or after
the effective date of this 2007 Act. + }
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