With both the House and Senate in session yesterday (Note:
Yesterday was the last day in session for the Senate before the Columbus Day
recess next week) there were 53 bills introduced. Of those there was only one
that may be of specific interest to readers of this blog.
HR
3710 To amend the Plant Protection Act with respect to authorized uses of
methyl bromide, and for other purposes. Rep.
LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
I suspect that this bill would authorize the continued use
of methyl bromide as a fumigant for strawberry fields. This use has effectively
been phased out under the requirements of the Montreal Protocol to Protect the
Ozone Layer, but strawberry growers maintain that there is no other effective
fumigant to allow them to continue to economically grow strawberries.
Long time readers will probably fear (grin) that passage of
this bill will require me to resume my campaign to have DHS add methyl bromide,
a recognized toxic inhalation hazard (TIH) chemical, to the list of DHS
chemicals of concern.
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