HELENA, Mont. ?EUR??,,????'??? The House passed H.B. 420, to lower the annual license fee commercial pesticide applicators pay to fund the state?EUR??,,????'???s pesticide container collection, disposal and recycling program from $30 to $10. The bill has been sent to the Senate for consideration. Under the new bill, the Department of Agriculture may by rule, adjust the disposal fee to maintain adequate funding for the administration of the waste pesticide container collection, disposal, and recycling program. The fee may not be less than $10 a year or more than $15 a year. Fees collected under this subsection must be deposited in the state special revenue account. Government employees becoming certified applicators only to qualify for conducting pesticide education courses may not be charged a license fee but are limited to providing the courses. Government operators are subject to rules adopted in the bill including the license fee.