Amd §§33-0905 & 33-0911, rpld §33-0905 sub 3 ¶f, En Con L
Makes fees for certification of pesticide applicators of subcategory 3A-ornamentals, shade trees and turf or only subcategory 3B-turf the same as the fees for all other applicators.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1630
SPONSOR: Skoufis TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to fees
for certification of pesticide applicators; and to repeal certain
provisions of such law relating thereto
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To amend the environmental conservation to bring parity within the fee
structure for businesses obtaining a permit for commercial pesticide
application.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 33-0905 of the
environmental conservation law, to remove the reference of paragraph f
Section 2 repeals paragraph f of subdivision 3 of section 33-0905 of the
environmental conservation law
Section 3 removes paragraph b, which singles out subcategories 3a and
3b, to provide consistency with licensing fees across all categories for
certifying for a commercial pesticide
Section 4 provides that this act shall take effect immediately and shall
apply to certifications issued on or after such date.
JUSTIFICATION:
New York State currently maintains 27 categories of commercial pesticide
applicators, where every professional pesticide applicator must become
and remain certified within at least one of. All of the categories,
except 3A and 3B, provide for a 3 year certification for a total price
of $450 ($150 per year). Category 3A and 3B are singled out to a manda-
tory fee of $200 per year for certification, with their certificate term
only lasting 1 year. (A 30% markup per year on 3A and 3B applicator
certificates)
This legislation will provide parity within the certified commercial
applicator fees, creating a 3 year certificate for $450 for category 3a
and 3b commercial pesticide applicators. By not allowing the 3A and 3B
commercial pesticide applicators to be certified in 3 year increments,
we are adding even more reporting requirements, paper work, and employee
time to conform with these over burdensome states rules. This inequality
is not business friendly, especially for our small businesses that make
up a major portion of this field.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately and shall apply certifications issued on or after such date.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. SKOUFIS, MAGEE, WOERNER, STIRPE, SALADINO -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to fees
for certification of pesticide applicators; and to repeal certain
provisions of such law relating thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 33-0905 of the
2 environmental conservation law, as amended by section 1 of part U of
3 chapter 59 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
4 d. Except as provided in [paragraphs] paragraph e [and f] of this
5 subdivision, pesticide applicator certifications shall be valid for
6 three years after which every applicator shall recertify according to
7 the requirements then in effect. Certification identification cards
8 shall be valid for three years.
9 § 2. Paragraph f of subdivision 3 of section 33-0905 of the environ-
10 mental conservation law is REPEALED.
11 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 33-0911 of the environmental conserva-
12 tion law, as amended by section 3 of part YY of chapter 59 of the laws
13 of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
14 2. [a. Except as provided in paragraph b of this subdivision, fees]
15 Fees for pesticide applicator certification shall be four hundred fifty
16 dollars for commercial pesticide applicator certification in one indi-
17 vidual category, one hundred fifty dollars for each additional category
18 and one hundred fifty dollars for each additional sub-category chosen.
19 For private applicators a fee of twenty-five dollars for the initial
20 certified private applicator and five dollars for subsequent applicators
21 on the same farm or business shall be charged at the time of initial
22 certification, renewal of certification or recertification.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 [b. Fees for pesticide applicator certification for a commercial
2 pesticide applicator with only subcategory 3A-ornamentals, shade trees
3 and turf or only subcategory 3B-turf shall be two hundred dollars.]
4 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to certif-
5 ications issued on or after such date.
