H.R. 463 — A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide for improved notification of local, State, and Federal officials of the storage of suspended or cancelled pesticides and to provide for discretionary inspection by the Environmental Protection Agency of such storage facilities.

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Amends the Federal Insectide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require any producer, seller, exporter, distributor, commercial applicator, or testing facility which has in its possession a canceled or suspended pesticide to notify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the appropriate State and local officials of the quantity and location of such pesticide.

Authorizes the EPA to inspect such storage facilities.

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1987-01-07
Introduced in House
1987-01-07
Introduced in House
1987-01-07
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
1987-01-30
Executive Comment Requested from EPA, USDA.
1987-02-05
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
1987-06-10
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
1987-06-17
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
1987-07-01
Favorable Executive Comment Received From EPA.
1987-07-13
Favorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

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