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WHEREAS, the
adoption of new pollution prevention strategies can reduce the levels
of toxic compounds present in the indoor and outdoor environment;
and
WHEREAS, each
State employee has a right to work in a clean and healthy environment,
and each citizen of this State has a right to live in a clean environment;
and
WHEREAS, approximately
three million pounds of chemical pesticides are used in New Jersey
each year by licensed applicators; and
WHEREAS, chemical
pesticides have been found in many cases to have harmful effects
on human health and the environment; and
WHEREAS, Integrated
Pest Management (IPM) consists of the use of a combination of pest
monitoring, good sanitation practices, appropriate solid waste management,
building maintenance, alternative physical, mechanical and biological
pest controls, and only as a last resort the use of the least hazardous
chemical pesticide; and
WHEREAS, an
IPM strategy will provide environmentally-sound, cost-effective
methods for controlling pest problems with minimal reliance on chemical
pesticides and will help reduce the overall use of chemical pesticides
in the State; and
WHEREAS, State
agencies have already begun to develop and apply IPM practices,
including the use of biological controls for gypsy moths that can
damage State parks and forests and the application of other IPM
techniques for State mosquito control programs; and
WHEREAS, State
agencies have already demonstrated their long-term support for IPM
strategies by funding research on state-of-the-art biological pest
controls; and
WHEREAS, the
implementation of IPM strategies by State agencies can serve as
a model for the adoption of similar programs by schools, local governments
and private businesses across the State;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
l. The Department
of Environmental Protection and Energy (DEPE) shall implement
the following mandates:
A. Conduct
a pilot pest control program using IPM techniques for DEPE buildings
and grounds. Technical and economic information obtained from
this pilot program, which shall be completed within one year
of the effective date of this Order, shall be used to provide
assistance to other State agencies and instrumentalities on
the use of IPM techniques and develop model contract language
for State procurement of pest control services utilizing IPM
methods;
B. Appoint,
within 30 days of the effective date of this Order, a task force
to study the potential for increased use of IPM techniques by
State agencies. This task force shall include, but need not
be limited to, officials and employees from the DEPE, the Department
of Treasury and other appropriate State agencies; entomologists
or other scientists specializing in IPM techniques; representatives
of private firms that provide commercial pest control services,
including firms specializing in IPM or organic lawn control
methods; and representatives of environmental or other non-profit
organizations whose purposes include the study and promotion
of IPM methods. No later than one year following the effective
date of this Order, this task force shall gather and evaluate
technical and economic data on the use of IPM methods by federal,
State or local agencies and private businesses; provide recommendations
to the DEPE on the design and implementation of a pilot pest
control program; and assist the DEPE in the development of model
contract language for State procurement of pest control services
utilizing IPM methods;
C. Develop
a strategy and timetable for the implementation of IPM pest
control measures at facilities owned or operated by State agencies
and instrumentalities. This implementation strategy shall include,
to the maximum extent practicable, the adoption of model contract
language for State procurement of pest control services utilizing
IPM methods; and
D. Collect
and assess information on the types, quantities and uses of
chemical pesticides purchased and applied by State agencies
and instrumentalities in both the indoor and outdoor environment,
and the development and implementation of any State agency pest
control systems using IPM techniques.
2. Each
State agency and instrumentality shall cooperate with the DEPE
by furnishing information on its use of chemical pesticides and
its development and implementation of any pest control programs
using IPM techniques.
3. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
23rd day of December in the Year of Our
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Ninety-Three, and of the Independence
of the United States, the Two Hundred
and Eighteenth.
/s/
Jim Florio
Governor
Attest:
/s/
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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