An Act To Continue the Protection of Marine Waters and Organisms from the Risks Posed by the Applications of Pesticides
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0875
Committee Amendment CA_A_H38 (House)
Committee: Marine Resources as well as the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Amends: 22 MRSA §1445

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A, to H.P. 665, L.D. 875, Bill, "An Act To 
Continue the Protection of Marine Waters and Organisms from the Risks Posed by the 
Applications of Pesticides" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following: 
'Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §1445, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 553, §2, is amended 
to read: 
3. Notification and submission of records. A commercial applicator, as defined in 
section 1471-C, subsection 5, shall notify the Board of Pesticides Control within the 
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources between 48 and 18 hours in 
advance of dates plaRRed for sprayiRg using air-assisted sprayers to apply pesticides to 
control browntail moths in coastal areas. Upon request of the board, a commercial 
applicator shall submit spray records for such applications.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. Board of Pesticides Control; monitoring project; report. The 
Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Board of Pesticides Control shall 
monitor applications of pesticides using air-assisted sprayers as allowed under the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1445, subsection 2 to control browntail moths in 
coastal areas. 
The board, working cooperatively with the Department of Marine 
Resources, may sample marine waters and sediments in coastal areas where pesticides are 
applied to control browntail moths. The board shall report its findings and 
recommendations from monitoring applications with air-assisted spraying to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Joint Standing 
Committee on Marine Resources by January 2, 2008.' 
Amend the bill by renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to 
read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,Ato H.P. 665, L.D. 875 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires that a commercial applicator notify the Department of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Board of Pesticides Control between 48 and 18 
hours in advance of using air-assisted sprayers to apply pesticides to control browntail 
moths. 
It requires the board to report its findings and recommendations to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Marine Resources as well as the Joint Standing Committee on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. It removes the requirement that the Board of 
Pesticides Control and the Department of Marine Resources sample and analyze samples 
of marine waters and sediment and makes this activity discretionary. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03116/07 ,;!;?ac 
LD875 
LR 2519(02) 
An Act To Continue the Protection of Marine Waters and Organisms from the Risks Posed by the 
Applications of Pesticides 
Fiscal Note for Committe Amendment" Pr 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
LR2519(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1