The objective of this agreement is to assist DPR in carrying out it's Enforcement Evaluation and Improvement Project (EEIP). The EEIP and this agreement will assist DPR in it's compliance with the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) statutory requirements pursuant to delegated enforcement authority from the U.S. EPA through the three-party Cooperative Agreement between U.S., EPA, DPR and County Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association, and Food and Agriculture Code Section 2281. The activities include: 1. The collection of complete compliance and enforcement data from the CAC for the purpose of evaluating individuals and businesses licensed by the state to determine if enforcement action is warranted 2. The evaluation of compliance and enforcement data to ensure statewide consistency with DPR policies, regulations and laws, and identify trends that will be used to improve outreach and education to licensees; and 3. The improvement of communication and collaboration between DPR and the CAC in the tracking, development, and preparation of enforcement responses as needed to establish and implement County Agricultural Commissioner enforcement. The Department of Agriculture will assist DPR by carrying out its Enforcement Evaluation and Improvement Project (EEIP). DPR will compensate the County Agricultural Department for actual expenditures incurred in accordance with the rate specified in paragraph 4 (Budget and Rates) and that total shall not exceed $21,599.

Failure to accept Agreement #15-C0009 will mean that the Department will not have the revenue necessary to perform enforcement activities on behalf of the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and will lose administrative overhead that is of benefit to the department's operational budget.

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