H.R. 3710 · 114th Congress
Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015
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Denham
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Ellmers
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Fincher
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Yoho
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Benishek
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Crawford
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Nugent10 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 8, 2015
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015
Latest action (Oct 26, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 8, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.