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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT CONCERNING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: |
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| 16 | 16 | | Section 1. Section 22-11b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2010): |
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| 18 | 18 | | (a) Within available appropriations, The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service shall develop and implement (1) nonagricultural integrated pest management programs which shall include, but not be limited to, programs for trees, shrubs, turf and structural applications of integrated pest management techniques, and (2) agricultural integrated pest management programs, including, but not limited to, programs for vegetables, fruit, forage crops and nurseries. Such programs may incorporate research developed by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station pursuant to section 22-84a. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) Within available appropriations, The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service, upon request of any municipality, state department, agency or institution, shall assist such municipality, department, agency or institution in determining the feasibility of integrated pest management and may provide technical assistance to such municipality, department, agency or institution in implementing integrated pest management. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c) The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service shall, on or before February first, annually, submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on implementation of integrated pest management programs. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Sec. 2. Section 22a-66l of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2010): |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) Each municipality, state department, agency or institution shall use integrated pest management at facilities under its control if the Commissioner of Environmental Protection has provided model pest control management plans pertinent to such facilities. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) Each municipality, state agency or school [which] that enters into a contract for services for pest control and pesticide application may revise and maintain its bidding procedures to require contractors to supply integrated pest management services. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall, within available appropriations, annually review a sampling of municipal, state department, agency, school or institution pest control management plans required by regulations adopted under subsection (e) of this section or section 10-231b, and may review any application of pesticides to determine whether a municipality, state department, agency, school or institution acted in accordance with subsection (a) of this section. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (d) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may provide model pest control management plans [which] that incorporate integrated pest management for each appropriate category of commercial pesticide certification [which] that it offers. The commissioner shall, within available resources, notify municipalities, school boards, and other political subdivisions of the state of the availability of the model plans for their use. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall consult with any state agency head in the development of any such plan for properties in the custody or control of such agency head. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (e) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing requirements for the application of pesticides by any municipality, state department, agency or institution. Such regulations shall include provisions for integrated pest management methods to reduce the amount of pesticides used. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and any regulations adopted under this section, a pesticide may be applied if the Commissioner of Public Health determines there is a public health emergency or the Commissioner of Environmental Protection determines that such application is necessary for control of mosquitoes. |
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| 36 | 36 | | (f) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall develop and implement a program to inform the public of the principles of integrated pest management and to encourage its application in private properties. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the application of a pesticide at a day care center, any public or private preschool or public or private school with students in grade eight or lower in violation of the provisions of section 19a-79a or 10-231b. |
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| 43 | 43 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 44 | 44 | | Section 1 October 1, 2010 22-11b |
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| 45 | 45 | | Sec. 2 October 1, 2010 22a-66l |
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| 47 | 47 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 49 | 49 | | Section 1 |
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| 51 | 51 | | October 1, 2010 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 22-11b |
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| 55 | 55 | | Sec. 2 |
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| 57 | 57 | | October 1, 2010 |
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| 59 | 59 | | 22a-66l |
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| 62 | 62 | | |
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| 63 | 63 | | ENV Joint Favorable Subst. |
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