Amendment #416 to H4000

Glyphosate Study

Mr. Gentile of Sudbury moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 2511-0100 by adding the following: “provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the creation and operation of a commission comprising the following members: the commissioner of the department of environmental protection or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair, the commissioner of the department of agricultural resources or his or her designee, the commissioner of the department of public health or his or her designee, the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife or his or her designee, and a representative of a land trust or other group with expertise in invasive plant management, who shall be designated by the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture; provided further that such commission shall conduct a scientific review of the potential impacts of glyphosate and its most common alternative herbicides on the environment and public health, including a review, undertaken in collaboration with the natural heritage and endangered species program, of the potential impacts of glyphosate and its most common alternative herbicides on (1) all species of plants and animals that have been determined to be endangered, threatened, or of special concern pursuant to M.G.L. c. 131A and (2) all significant habitats designated pursuant to M.G.L. c. 131A; provided further that the commission may expend any portion of its funds it deems necessary to enable the collaboration of the natural heritage and endangered species program; provided further that the pesticide subcommittee established under chapter 132B of the General Laws shall use said scientific review as part of an individual review conducted under 333 CMR 8.03 to determine whether current uses of glyphosate pose unreasonable adverse effects to the environment, and whether current registered uses of glyphosate should be altered or suspended; provided further, that the department shall submit the results of both the scientific review and individual review to the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture no later than December 31, 2021”; and in said item by striking out the figures “$8,626,466” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$8,726,466”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #416 to H4000

Glyphosate Study