(This provision mandates national uniformity for pesticide labels, preventing states, local governments, or courts from requiring any warnings or packaging that differ from what the EPA has already approved. It effectively shields companies from being penalized or held liable for failing to include additional state-level warnings, as long as they haven't committed specific major violations of federal labeling laws.)
Sec. 10206. Authority of States. (This provision explicitly prohibits local governments, such as cities or counties, from creating or enforcing their own rules regarding the sale, labeling, or use of pesticides. It ensures that only state and federal authorities have the power to regulate these products, effectively canceling any existing local pesticide ordinances.)
Sec. 10207. Lawful use of authorized pesticides. (This amendment declares that using or discharging a registered pesticide according to its EPA-approved label is always legal and does not require any additional permits or approvals. By stating this applies "notwithstanding any other provision of law," it aims to override other environmental regulations that might otherwise require separate discharge permits.)
Sec. 10211. Multiple crop and pesticide use survey. (This update requires the USDA to provide the EPA with pesticide use surveys and share that data publicly to improve environmental assessments. It also grants the Office of Pest Management Policy the authority to buy commercial data and bypasses certain federal paperwork laws to speed up the data collection process.)