NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY ISSUES UPDATE

 

Bill Meredith, AMCA President

 

Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife

Mosquito Control Section

89 Kings Highway

Dover, Delaware 19901

 

William.Meredith@state.de.us

 

ABSTRACT

A brief look at the status of several national legislative or regulatory issues of interest, including now needing Clean Water Act permits for making aquatic pesticide applications and the possible future for such permits, Endangered Species Act issues affecting either product registration or permitting requirements, continuation of federal CDC funding to help support state or local arbovirus disease control efforts, and the USFWS’s proposed National Mosquito Management Policy for National Wildlife Refuges.