HB 1019 — Creating the pesticide advisory board.

ENGROSSEDH-0072.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1019 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By House Agriculture and Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Dent, Chapman, Ryu, Corry, Sandlin, Reeves, Springer, Schmick, and Davis)Davis READPrefiled FIRST12/08/22. TIME 01/31/23.

Read first time 01/09/23.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.

adding a new sectionssection to chapter 17.21 RCW;

The legislature intends to create a formal and permanent advisory board to advise the department of agriculture on anypesticide-related oractions. all problems relating to the use and application of pesticides in the state, with the exception of matters covered by the pesticide application safety committee.

(1) The pesticide advisory board is establishedestablished, to advise the director on any or all problems relating to the use and application of pesticides in the state except for matters covered by the pesticide application safety committee created in RCW 70.104.110, with members as provided in this subsection.

p.(ii) One licensed pest control consultant, or one licensed pesticide dealer or pesticide dealer manager;

1 ESHB 1019 (ii) One licensed pest control consultant, or one licensed pesticide dealer or pesticide dealer manager;

(v)p. The department's pesticide management division assistant director or the assistant director's designee;

1 HB 1019 (v) The department's pesticide management division assistant director or the assistant director's designee;

and (x) One farmworker advocate;advocate.

and (xi) One migrant farmworker.

(i) TheOne directorentomologist ofin thepublic followingservice; agencies or the director's designees:

(A)(ii) TheOne departmenttoxicologist ofin laborpublic andservice; industries;

(B)(iii) TheOne departmentmember offrom fishthe andnational wildlife;pesticide information center;

(C)(iv) TheOne departmentpesticide ofcoordinator ecology;from Washington State University;

and(v) (D)One Theagricultural liquorhealth network advisor from the Pacific Northwest agricultural safety and cannabishealth board;center;

(ii)(vi) The commissionerdepartment's ofpollinator publichealth landscoordinator, apiarist, or theboth; commissioner's designee;

(iii)(vii) TheOne commissionercommercial ofbeekeeper; the employment security department or the commissioner's designee;

(iv)(viii) TheOne environmentalmember healthrepresenting specialistthe fromUnited theStates departmentenvironmental ofprotection health;agency region 10;

(v)(ix) One entomologistmember representing the department of transportation with expertise in publicvegetation service;management;

(vi)and (x) One toxicologistmember inrepresenting publicthe service;noxious weed control board.

(vii) One member from the national pesticide information center;

(viii) One pesticide coordinator from Washington State University;

(ix) One agricultural health network advisor from the Pacific Northwest agricultural safety and health center;

(x) The department's pollinator health coordinator, apiarist, or both;

(xi) One commercial beekeeper;

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2 ESHB 1019 (xii) One member representing the United States environmental protection agency region 10;

(xiii) One member representing the department of transportation with expertise in vegetation management;

(xiv) One member representing the noxious weed control board;

and (xv) One member representing an organization made up of agricultural producers, timber producers, and others whose mission includes supporting the science behind the responsible use of pesticides in both agriculture and forestry.

(3) The director shall attempt to fill any vacancy on the pesticide advisory board withinshall 30also daysinclude for the remainderfollowing ofnonvoting itsmembers: term.

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