Pesticide Transparency on Federal Land Act

This bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to create a public online database, within one year, listing each time a federal agency applies a pesticide on federal land. Agencies would have to report each application within 5 days, including who applied it, the address and coordinates, the type of pesticide and active ingredient, the date, and the purpose. Older pesticide use data held by agencies would also be posted. An agency could withhold information for up to one year at a time if its head decides disclosure would harm national security, but must notify Congress. Any person could sue an agency that fails to report, with damages capped at $5,000 per missed report and $25,000 for a 3-month period of no reporting.

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Sponsors

• Nancy Mace Republican sponsor
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