RELATING TO PESTICIDE DRIFT MONITORING.

HB 985 appropriates funding to the Department of Agriculture to continue its existing statewide pesticide drift monitoring study. The bill directly affects the Department of Agriculture, which will use the funds to maintain and expand monitoring efforts tracking pesticide movement beyond target areas. It does not change pesticide regulations or impose new requirements on farmers but ensures ongoing data collection on drift impacts. This funding mechanism supports the agency's current program, aiming to gather information on pesticide drift patterns without altering legal standards.