夏威夷州：联邦环保署拨款逾38万美元支持农药执法 三年总额或近130万
夏威夷州农业与生物安全厅（DAB）10月22日宣布，其农药处获美国环境保护署（EPA）2027财年拨款382,325美元，用于农药合规与执法工作；若此后两个财年联邦资金到位，三年拨款总额可达1,244,823美元。
该厅表示，资金可用于人员、设备与物资，今年计划支持三个职位，包括两名检查员与一名化学师。农药处负责执行联邦与州农药法规，调查农药是否被非法销售或使用，并向全州居民、组织与企业开展农药安全宣传。
农药处负责人 Esther Riechert 表示，这笔资金对确保全州安全、负责任地使用农药至关重要。夏威夷州自1974年起即与 EPA 订有合作协议，历年获得金额不等的同类拨款。
2027财年至2027年9月底结束。州政府称，执法与教育并重是该州农药管理的一贯做法，检查人员负责处理违规销售与使用案件。
Hawaii: EPA Awards Over $382,000 for Pesticide Enforcement, Up to Nearly $1.3 Million Over Three Years
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) announced on October 22 that its Pesticides Branch was awarded $382,325 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for fiscal year 2027, which runs through the end of September 2027, to support pesticide compliance and enforcement activities.
If federal funding is available for the next two fiscal years, the grant could total $1,244,823. The money can be used for personnel, equipment and supplies, and the branch plans to use this year's funding to support three positions: two inspectors and one chemist.
The Pesticides Branch enforces federal and state pesticide regulations, investigates whether pesticides are being sold or used illegally, and provides educational outreach on pesticide safety to residents, organizations and businesses statewide. Branch manager Esther Riechert said the funding is pivotal to ensuring pesticides are used in a safe and responsible manner across the state.
The branch has received similar grants of differing amounts under its cooperative agreement with the EPA since 1974.
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