Oak Park and Evanston, Illinois Act to Repeal Preemption, Assert Local Authority to Restrict Pesticides

摘要

In February, both Oak Park and Evanston, IL took steps to repeal preemption of local authority to restrict community-wide pesticide use in the state of Illinois. The Village of Oak Park has approved a Resolution in Support of the Repeal of the State Pesticide Preemption, and the City of Evanston has approved a Resolution Urging the State of Illinois to Repeal Preemption of Local Regulation of Pesticides. Both of these actions urge the state of Illinois to repeal state law that preempts local government regulation of pesticides and resestab-lish the right of local home rule governments to adopt pesticide restrictions on public and private land within their jurisdiction, as they deem appropriate. Preemption is the ability of one level of government to override laws of a lower level. Currently, 43 states restrict local government's authority to regulate pesticide use further than state law.