HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4600

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 28, 2022.

The committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3991) of James K. Hawkins and others relative to pesticides, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4600) ought to pass.

For the committee,

MINDY DOMB.

        FILED ON: 2/2/2022

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4600

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to pesticides.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 6E of chapter 132B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 official edition, is hereby amended in line 1 by striking the figure “2001” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 2022.

SECTION 2. Section 6E of said chapter 132B is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “center” each time it appears the following words:- , public institution of higher education, as established in section 5 of chapter 15A,.

SECTION 3. Section 7A of said chapter 132B is hereby further amended in line 1 by striking the word “a” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- an electronic. Said section 7A is hereby further amended in paragraph (a) by striking the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The department may use the ePlace Portal System to implement the requirements of this section.

SECTION 4. Section 3 of this Act shall take effect six months after its passage.