WSP00618

• File Number: 8441.300
• Description: The Colorado Big Thompson Project - Legislation
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 7/16/1996
• Title: Water Legislative Report - Colorado Water Congress - July 16 1996 and May 12 1997
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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WATER LEGISLATIVE REPORT

Creat~s a special water committee to investigate Denver basin gro
water management and South Platte basin issues. Requires the state engin
and the director of the Colorado water conservation board to conduct a st
of certain issues, subject to peer and committee review.

APPROVED by Governor June 1, 1996

EFFECTIVE June 1,

lications - licensin of a licators
and 0 erato's - re lation of esticides - continuation nder sunset La
Authorizes ~ limited commercial applicator to apply pesticides on proper
leased by such person or such person's employer in addition to property th
is owned by lluch person or such person's employer., In addition to existi
authorized actions, authorizes a pesticide technician to:
. Load general-use pesticides under the supervision of a qualifie
supervisor;
. Mi* or load restricted-use pesticides under the supervision of
qu~lified supervisor; and
. Apply restricted-use pesticides under the on-site supervision of
qua,lified supervisor.

Eliminates the administrative fee that is required to place a pesticide-
sensitive person on the registry maintained by the department of agriculture.
Requires the' proof of medical justification needed to qualify for such
registry to be provided by a physician licensed in Colorado and to be updated
every 2 years"

Requires ,any notice-of-application sign required to be posted when a
pesticide is applied by a commercial or limited commercial applicator to
include the following information in addition to other required information
if the pesticide is applied on a commercial property site and an owner of the
site or an agent of an owner is not present at the site:
. The eelephone number of the applicator;
. The name of the pesticide applied; and
. The qate the pesticide was applied.

Clarifies that any home rule county, home rule city and county, or home
rule municipal~ty is included in the statutory provisions governing
imposition of additional notification requirements for pesticide applicators.
Prohibits any :Uocal government from adopting or continuing in effect any
provision regarding the use of any pesticide by a regulated person and,
pertaining to:
. Pesticide labeling or registration requirements;
. Use and application of pesticides;
. Warnings and precautionary statements, notifications, or statements
of pra~tical treatment; or
. Licenshre, training, or certification requirements.