6229939 Public Hearing on B21-580, Pesticide Education and Control Amendment Act of 2016, B21-833, Nonwoven Disposable Products Act of 2016, B21-882, Green Yards Recognition Act of 2016 and PR21-782, Sense of the Council Regrading Completion of the ...

Notice of Public Hearing on

 

B21-580, the Pesticide Education and Control Amendment Act of 2016;

B21-833, the Nonwoven Disposable Products Act of 2016;

B21-882, the Green Yards Recognition Act of 2016;

and

PR21-782, the Sense of the Council Regrading Completion of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Resolution of 2016

 

Monday, October 24, 2016

at 11:00 p.m.

in Room 412 of the

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20004

 

On Monday, October 24, 2016, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public hearing on B21-580, the Pesticide Education and Control Amendment Act of 2016; B21-833, the Nonwoven Disposable Products Act of 2016; B21-882, the Green Yards Recognition Act of 2016; and PR21-782, the Sense of the Council Regrading Completion of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Resolution of 2016. The hearing will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

 

B21-580, the Pesticide Education and Control Amendment Act of 2016, would amend the Pesticide Education and Control Amendment Act of 2012 to define the term "restricted use pesticides" to include materials listed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as carcinogenic or likely to be carcinogenic. The bill would also permit the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) to classify materials based on the findings of state, national, or international government bodies, or non-governmental organizations. B21-833, the Nonwoven Disposable Products Act of 2016, would prohibit the sale of products labeled as flushable, sewer safe, or septic safe unless there is reliable scientific evidence to substantiate that claim. B21-882, the Green Yards Recognition Act, would require DOEE to publish an online list of practices that foster safe and sustainable grounds maintenance and to establish a program to encourage District property owners and lessees to maintain their grounds using sustainable practices. PR21-782, the Sense of the Council Regarding Completion of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Resolution of 2016, would declare it the sense of the Council that the National Park Service should complete the Eastern Legacy Special Resource Study and recommend adding the Eastern Legacy sites, including the District, to the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official record. Anyone wishing to testify should contact Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail]. Persons representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony. Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony. Witnesses should bring 5 copies of their written testimony and should submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

If you are unable to testify in person, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 108, Washington, D.C. 20004. They may also be e-mailed to [e-mail] or faxed to [phone]. The record will close at the end of the business day on November 7, 2016.