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+ 05co'nSq- t'6wotrd rn c/ Qr►9S Weekly Bulletin Page 3 l/ _ <br /> fee an the quantity of seed sold. As amended, reports and fees will be required of seed sold or offered for sale. The <br /> fee of 2 cents per container of 10 lbs. or more remains the same. <br /> Intro. by Albertson. <br /> Ref, to Agriculture/Environment/Natl Resources GS 106 <br /> S 147. MONITOR EFFECTS OF PESTICIDE USE. TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, <br /> HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO MONITOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PESTICIDE USE AND PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT OF PESTICIDE- <br /> RELATED ILLNESSES, INJURIES, AND DEATHS, AND TO MAKE CERTAIN TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. Adds <br /> new GS 143-437.1 for purposes indicated in title. Specifies Jan.1, 1996 due date for annual report of pesticide use <br /> and Jan. 1, 1.997 due date for annual report of pesticide-related illnesses, injuries, and deaths. Makes technical <br /> corrections to GS 143-437. <br /> Intro. by Jordan. GS 143 <br /> Ref. to Agriculture/Environment/Nat. Resources <br /> S 148. PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATORS. TO REQUIRE PRIVATE APPLICATORS OF RESTRICTED USE <br /> PESTICIDES TO REPORT THEIR PESTICIDE USE AND, IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR RECERTIFICATION, <br /> TO COMPLETE ADDITIONAL TRAINING. Amends GS 143-440(restricted use pesticides regulated)as title <br /> indicates. Beginning January 15, 1996, and annually thereafter, a private pesticide applicator must report to the <br /> Pesticide Board all pesticides used to produce agricultural commodities during the preceding year, including <br /> amounts and kinds of restricted use pesticides used. Requires that to be eligible for recertification, a private <br /> pesticide applicator must complete at least 10 hours of recertification training every three years. <br /> Intro. by Jordan. <br /> Ref. to Agriculture/Environment/Nat. Resources GS 143 <br /> S 149. PESTICIDE BOARD/AT-LARGE MEMBERS. TO REQUIRE AN ENVIRONMENTALIST AND A <br /> FARMWORKER ADVOCATE TO BE APPOINTED TO THE NORTH CAROLINA PESTICIDE BOARD. Amends GS <br /> 143-436(b) as title indicates. Environmentalist must represent nonprofit, public interest environmental organizations <br /> and be recognized as an environmentalist by the environmental community. Farmworker advocate must represent <br /> nonprofit, public interest farmworker advocacy organizations and berecognized as a farmworker advocate by the <br /> farmworker advocacy community. <br /> Intro. by Jordan. <br /> Ref. to Agriculture/Environment/Nat. Resources GS 143 <br /> �F S 150. MEMBERS/PESTICIDE ADVISORY COMM. TO REQUIRE AN ORGANIC FARMER,AN <br /> ENVIRONMENTALIST, AND A FARMWORKER ADVOCATE TO BE APPOINTED TO THE PESTICIDE <br /> ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Amends GS 143-439(b)as title indicates. <br /> Intro. by Jordan. <br /> Ref. to Agriculture/Environment/Nat. Resources GS 143 <br /> S 151. MOTOR OIL,TAX/USED OIL PROG. TO IMPOSE A TAX UPON MOTOR OIL AT THE POINT OF FIRST <br /> SALE AND TO ESTABLISH THE USED OIL COLLECTION PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE THE PROPER <br /> MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL GENERATED BY PRIVATE CITIZENS WHO CHANGE THEIR OWN OIL. Adds <br /> Art. 2E to GS Ch. 105 as title indicates. Imposes excise tax on motor oil at 2 cents per quart. Requires continuing <br /> motor oil license for following persons with tax as indicated: distributors($25), wholesale dealers($25), and retail <br /> dealers($5). Sec'y of Revenue to allocate 5%of tax collected to Solid Waste Management Trust Fund and 95%to <br /> Used Oil Collection Fund (Collection Fund). Dep't of Revenue to administer used oil collection program to <br /> encourage the proper disposal of used oil generated by do-it-yourselfers, involving use of grants from Collection <br /> Fund, technical assistance, and management standards and certification requirements for used oil collection <br /> centers, transporters, and recyclers. Dep't must report on program by March 1 annually to Environmental Review <br /> Comm'n, concerning tax proceeds collected and expended, grants, amount of used oil collected, and costs of <br /> program. Removes liability of any owner or operator of certified used oil collection center for costs of response <br /> actions resulting from release of used oil collected at center if operator does not mix used oil collected with any <br /> hazardous substance, does not accept used oil knowing it to contain hazardous substances, is in compliance with <br /> DepTs management standards, and if the used oil is removed from premises by certified transporter. <br /> 02/10/95 <br />