OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-120
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CHLORPYRIFOS ON GOLF
COURSES AND NEONICOTINOIDS FOR NONAGRICULTURAL
USE.
Primary Analyst: MR 3/20/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection
GF - Cost 170,028 163,731
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 68,912 66,360
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill prohibits: (1) using chlorpyrifos on golf courses or for
cosmetic or nonagricultural uses and (2) selling, possessing, or using
pesticides containing neonicotinoids under certain conditions.
The bill expands the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection's (DEEP) enforcement authority to both bans. This would
result in costs of $170,028 in FY 23 and $163,731 in FY 24, plus fringe
benefits, associated with hiring two new Environmental Analyst 2
positions and one Office Assistant to enforce the new pesticide ban as
there is currently insufficient staff expertise within DEEP for this
purpose, due to retirements.
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 40.53% of payroll in FY 23. 2022SB-00120-R000068-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing costs identified above would continue into
the outyears subject to inflation. It should also be noted that that a ban
on the use of neonicotinoids, currently used to treat certain invasive
insects on trees may result in significant costs in the outyears associated
with tree restoration on state lands.