3.0.0 3710 2023-01-11T13:29:41Z 2023-01-11T13:29:41Z House HR 2015-10-08 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 148 (Thursday, October 8, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaMALFA:H.R. 3710.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article I ofthe United States Constitution.[Page H6936]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2015-10-26T19:45:31Z Referred to 2015-10-08T14:01:45Z 2015-10-26 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Committee 2015-10-08 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2015-10-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 N C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2015-10-08 True L000491 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] FRANK LUCAS R OK D. 3 2015-10-08 True D000612 Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] Jeff Denham R CA 10 2015-10-08 True S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2015-10-08 True R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 2015-10-08 True D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2015-10-08 True F000458 Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] Stephen Fincher R TN Lee 8 2015-10-08 True R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2015-10-08 True E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2015-10-08 True Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2015-10-08 True B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 2015-10-09 False N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2015-10-23 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2016-01-06 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2016-02-01 False B001271 Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] Dan Benishek R MI 1 2016-02-03 False C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2016-02-23 False G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2016-02-29 False V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] David Valadao R CA G. 21 2016-07-07 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] Richard Nugent R FL B. 11 2016-07-14 False Environmental Protection Agricultural practices and innovations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Pest management Environmental Protection 00 2015-10-08 Introduced in House 2016-07-20T16:16:21Z Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015

This bill amends the Plant Protection Act to allow state, local, or tribal governments to use methyl bromide as a fumigant if: (1) the use is required to respond to an emergency concerning a significant economic loss of crops to pests or diseases, and (2) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not object to that use within a specified time period.

The bill allows this use of methyl bromide during an emergency event regardless of whether the use is registered and included in the label approved for the product by the Environmental Protection Agency under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

The bill limits the amount of methyl bromide that may be used per emergency event at a specific location to not more than 20 metric tons. The aggregate amount of methyl bromide used in the United States each year may not exceed the total amount authorized under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

The bill gives USDA exclusive authority for determining which species are considered quarantine pests.

]]> Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015 Display Title Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Plant Protection Act with respect to authorized uses of methyl bromide, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3710ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3710ih.xml 2015-10-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.