Imminent Release Of PRIA Reauthorization Bill Prompts Industry Lobbying

Lawmakers are expected to introduce a bill later this month to reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act (PRIA) that sets fees and a schedule for the registration of pesticide products, prompting pesticide industry groups and others to ramp up their lobbying efforts urging Congress to pass the widely-backed bill. The stand-alone bill that would authorize the third renewal of PRIA -- known as PRIA3 -- is set to be introduced as soon as lawmakers return from their Easter recess April 16, said Fred Betz, Director of Global Regulatory Affairs for AgraQuest, Inc., speaking at t