S. 1694 would authorize resources for sustained research and analysis to address colony collapse disorder and the decline of North American pollinators.
Detailed Summary
Pollinator Protection Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Research Service, for: (1) personnel, facilities improvement, and additional research at Department of Agriculture Bee Research Laboratories; (2) research on honey bee physiology, insect pathology, insect chemical ecology, and honey and native bee toxicology at other Department facilities in New York, Florida, California, Utah, and Texas; and (3) research to identify causes and solutions for Colony Collapse Disorder, with specified amounts for research at the Agricultural Research Services in Beltsville, Maryland, and Tucson, Arizona.
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary, through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, for research grants to investigate: (1) honey bee immunology, genomics, biology, ecology, and bioinformatics; (2) pollination biology; and (3) the effects of genetically modified crops, insecticides, herbicides, parasites, and fungicides on honey bees and other beneficial insects and pollinators.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Points in Favor
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Visitor Comments
RG Kinsey
September 25, 2007, 10:44pm (report abuse)Bees should have the same protection as bald eagles. Most people are so far removed from nature, they don't realize how critical bees are, they just want to "get rid of them" like pests. This is ignorance and requires immediate attention. In fact, I doubt most people even realize that bees are a matter of life and death.
arpad
March 24, 2008, 7:42pm (report abuse)I'm currently doing an American Gov. term paper on CCD, and i really think this is an issue that should be addressed by congress, and thus am for the passing of such an act!!