Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018
Summary
The Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018 (Public Law 116-8) was signed into law on March 8, 2019, extending EPA's authority to collect pesticide registration maintenance fees through FY2023 and increasing the aggregate cap from $27.8M to $31M per year. This is a routine regulatory fee extension with minimal market impact—the fee increases are small relative to the revenues of major pesticide registrants like Corteva ($CTVA), FMC ($FMC), and Bayer (formerly Monsanto, $MON).
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Key Takeaways
- 1.The bill is already signed into law (March 2019)—no further legislative action is needed
- 2.Fee increases are small: aggregate cap rises from $27.8M to $31M annually, a ~11.5% increase
- 3.Major pesticide registrants (CTVA, FMC, MON) face negligible cost increases relative to revenue
- 4.The bill extends EPA fee authority through FY2023 and a prohibition on other fees through FY2025
Market Implications
No material market implications. The fee increases are too small to affect earnings or competitive positioning for any publicly traded pesticide registrant. The bill's passage was expected and non-controversial.
Full Analysis
This bill, signed into law in March 2019, extends the EPA's authority to collect annual maintenance fees for pesticide registrations through fiscal year 2023, with a modest increase in the aggregate fee cap from $27.8 million to $31 million per year. The fee increases are structured as higher per-registrant caps: large registrants see their cap rise from $115,500 to $129,400, and small business registrants from $70,600 to $79,100. The bill also extends a prohibition on other pesticide registration fees through FY2025.
The money trail here is straightforward: this is an authorization for the EPA to collect fees, not an appropriation of federal funds. The fee revenue goes to the EPA's pesticide program to support registration activities. The total amount is small—$31M annually—and is paid by pesticide registrants as a cost of doing business.
For major pesticide manufacturers like Corteva ($CTVA), FMC ($FMC), and Bayer (Monsanto, ), the fee increases represent a minor cost increase. Corteva's crop protection segment generates ~$14B in annual revenue, so a $1-2M fee increase is negligible. Similarly, FMC's ~$4.5B agricultural revenue and Bayer's ~$50B total revenue make these fees immaterial.
The bill's passage was bipartisan, sponsored by Sen. Roberts (R-KS) with cosponsors Sen. Stabenow (D-MI) and Sen. Udall (D-NM). It passed the Senate by voice vote and the House by unanimous consent, indicating no controversy. The impact on the agricultural chemicals sector is neutral—the fees are a routine regulatory cost that does not change competitive dynamics or market structure.
Connected Signals
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Pesticide Harm Accountability Act
Plant Biostimulant Act of 2025
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