§ 929. Revolving fund

(a) There is hereby created a special pesticide monitoring revolving fund. Monies collected pursuant to subsection 918(b) of this title shall be deposited in the fund. The Secretary may use monies deposited in the fund for the following purposes:

(1) for the purpose of monitoring pesticides, conducting pesticide educational activities, researching alternatives to the use of pesticides for pest control, and implementing pesticide reduction strategies pursuant to the provisions of section 1110 of this title;

(2) to pay salaries of full- and part-time employees involved in monitoring pesticides;

(3) to purchase necessary pesticide monitoring and analytical equipment;

(4) to defray the cost of necessary operating expenses;

(5) to contract with other public or private entities in order to implement portions of this plan or to conduct any special studies necessary to ascertain the impact of pesticides on the environment;

(6) to defray the costs of a collection program for obsolete and unwanted pesticides; or

(7) to implement and administer the provisions of this title and any other provisions of law relating to pesticides.

(b) [Repealed.] (Added 1985, No. 72, § 3, eff. May 20, 1985; amended 1987, No. 71, § 2; 1995, No. 125 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1999, No. 49, § 116(1); 2003, No. 42, § 2, May 27, 2003; 2005, No. 72, § 22; 2023, No. 6, § 49, eff. July 1, 2023.)