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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                           759 (Leno)
          
          Hearing Date:  05/18/2009           Amended: 05/04/2009
          Consultant:  Brendan McCarthy   Policy Vote: Health 9-2, EQ 5-2
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          BILL SUMMARY: SB 759 would prohibit the use of pesticides for  
          aerial spraying in emergency circumstances, unless the  
          manufacturer had previously disclosed the pesticide ingredients  
          to the state. The bill requires the Office of Environmental  
          Health Hazard Assessment to disclose ingredient information to  
          local governments and specified health care providers in  
          effected areas.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2009-10      2010-11       2011-12     Fund
           
          OEHHA distribution of info        Unknown, up to $400 for large  
          incidents              General *

          * Potentially reimbursable.
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          STAFF COMMENTS: This bill may meet the criteria for referral to  
          the Suspense file. 
          
          In the event of certain emergency circumstances, SB 759 would  
          prohibit the use of a pesticide for aerial spraying near  
          populated areas or specified sites, unless the manufacturer of  
          the pesticide had previously, voluntarily disclosed the complete  
          ingredient list to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard  
          Assessment (OEHHA). In the event aerial spraying occurs in these  
          circumstances, the bill would require OEHHA to disclose the  
          ingredient list to specified local government officials and  
          health care providers.

          The costs to comply with the bill are unknown, because incidents  
          of this kind are infrequent and the scope of required disclosure  
          by OEHHA will depend on the specific circumstances of any future  
          spraying. The costs to disclose required information in a large,  










          densely populated area could be up to $400,000. The bill  
          provides that OEHHA shall seek federal reimbursement for these  
          costs from the federal government.