An Act To Enhance the Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management Programs
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0903
Committee Amendment CA_A_H291 (House)
Amends: 7 MRSA §607

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A " 
to H.P. 627, L.D. 903, Bill, "An Act To 
Enhance the Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management 
Programs" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §607, sub-§6, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. 
A, §25, is amended to read: 
6. 
Registration fee; programs funded. 
The applicant desiring to register a 
pesticide must pay an annual registration fee of $-l-W $160 for each pesticide registered 
for that applicant. Annual registration periods expire on December 31st or in a manner 
consistent with Title 5, section 10002, whichever is later. 
The board shall monitor fee revenue and expenditures under this subsection to ensure that 
adequate funds are available to fund board and related department programs and, to the 
extent funds are available, to provide grants to support stewardship programs. The board 
shall use funds received under this subsection to provide: 
A. An annual grant of no less than $135,000 to the University of Maine Cooperative 
Extension, on or about April 1 st, for development and implementation of integrated 
pest management programs. The University of Maine may not charge overhead costs 
against this grant; and 
B. 
Funding for public health-related mosquito monitoring programs or other 
pesticide stewardship and integrated pest management programs, if designated at the 
discretion of the board, as funds allow after expenditures under paragraph A. The 
board shall seek the advice of the Integrated Pest Management Council established in 
section 2404 in determining the most beneficial use of the funds, if available, under 
this subsection. 
By February 15th annually, the board shall submit a report to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and 
forestry matters detailing the grants funded by the fee under this subsection. The annual 
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report must include a recommendation by the board as to whether the amount of the fee is 
adequate to fund the programs described in this subsection. The joint standing committee 
may report out a bill to the Legislature based on the board's recommendations. 
Sec. 2. 7 MRS A §2406 is enacted to read: 
§2406. University of Maine Cooperative Extension integrated pest management 
programs 
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension shall develop and implement 
integrated pest management programs. 
The extension may seek the advice of the 
Integrated Pest Management Council established in section 2404 in establishing the 
programs. The extension shall use the funds deposited pursuant to section 607 for the 
purposes of this section. The extension shall administer the grant pursuant to section 607, 
subsection 6, paragraph A. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 
University of Maine Cooperative Extension N147 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to develop 
and implement integrated pest management programs. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2013-14 
$135,000 
$135,000 
Sec. 4. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1,2014.' 
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2014-15 
$135,000 
$135,000 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 627, L.D. 903 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment increases the annual registration 
fee for pesticides from $150 to $160 effective January 1,2014. The amendment requires 
that the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Board of Pesticides 
Control award an annual grant of not less than $135,000 each April 1 st to the University 
of Maine Cooperative Extension for development and implementation of integrated pest 
management programs. 
The amendment also requires that the Board of Pesticides 
Control monitor the funds to ensure adequate funding for this grant and other grants for 
integrated pest management programs upon advice from the Integrated Pest Management 
Council. 
The amendment also requires the board to report to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and 
forestry matters by February 15 th of each year. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/20/13 ::tvac 
LD903 
LR 759(02) 
An Act To Enhance the Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management Programs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,4 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
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Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
$135,000 
$110,000 
$0 
FY 2014-15 
$135,000 
$110,000 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$135,000 
$110,000 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$135,000 
$110,000 
$0 
This bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of$135,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2013-14 to 
the University of Maine Cooperative Extension program to develop and implement pest management programs 
utilizing annual grant funds received from the Board of Pesticides Control. 
Other Special Revenue Funds to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry will increase by $110,000 
beginning in fiscal year 2013-14 from increasing the pesticides registration fee by $10. The department will transfer 
$135,000 annually beginning in fiscal year 2013-14 to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for integrated 
pest management grants. Adequate funding exists to fully fund the grants. 
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