Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, beginning with the first quarter of 2021, the Department of Pesticide Regulation shall prepare and submit quarterly reports, due 60 days after the end of each quarter, to the Senate Committee on Health, the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement, the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality, the Assembly Committee on Health, the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, and the Office of the Surgeon General that provide all of the following information:
(a) The amount of chlorpyrifos in granular form used in the quarter, reported in pounds and by location of use.
(b) Potential reasons for any increase or decrease in the use of chlorpyrifos in granular form in the quarter as compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
(c) A description of how the Department of Pesticide Regulation monitors exposure to the use of chlorpyrifos in granular form with a particular emphasis on dermal and inhalation exposure, and any information relating to that exposure during the quarter.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 299, Sec. 2. (SB 86) Effective January 1, 2021.)