‘Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §606, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
For purposes of this subsection, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) Land associated with a school building including playgrounds and athletic fields used by students or staff of a school. "School grounds" does not include land used for a school farm; and
(2) Any other outdoor area used by students or staff including property owned by a municipality or a private entity that is regularly used for school activities by students and staff but not including land used primarily for nonschool activities, such as golf courses, farms and museums.
Sec. 2. Environmental risk advisory committee; glyphosate. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control, within existing resources from Other Special Revenue Funds accounts, shall establish an environmental risk advisory committee to evaluate the environmental and human health risks associated with the use of glyphosate. The advisory committee shall submit an interim report no later than February 1, 2022 and a final report no later than February 1, 2023, with findings and recommendations, including suggested legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agricultural matters. Each report must include an analysis of the use, on an annual basis, of all products with glyphosate listed as an active ingredient on the label by licensed applicators in the State. Following receipt and review of the final report, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agricultural matters may submit a bill concerning the subject matter of the report to the First Regular Session of the 131st Legislature.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
Pesticides Control - Board of 0287
Initiative: Provides an allocation for one Toxicologist position, contracted staffing, environmental sampling and literature review.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 | 1.000 |
|
Personal Services
|
$0 | $30,000 |
|
All Other
|
$0 | $73,540 |
 |
|
|
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $103,540 |