General Bill
Management of Mercury Switches in Vehicles:
Requires submittal of a mercury minimization plan to the Department of Environmental Protection by certain manufacturers or importers of vehicles containing a mercury switch; establishes minimum requirements for a mercury minimization plan; establishes standards and procedures for the department to approve or disapprove all or part of a mercury minimization plan; requires implementation of an approved plan or a part thereof by the manufacturers or importers; provides for modification of an approved plan; requires a vehicle recycler or a scrap recycling facility to remove mercury switches from vehicles and keep records; provides requirements for the management of the removed switches; prohibits a person from representing that a mercury switch has been removed from a vehicle unless certain conditions are met; applies certain exemptions when a person receives a vehicle that is flattened, crushed, or baled; requires certain manufacturers or importers of vehicles containing mercury switches to submit an annual report to the department regarding implementation of the approved mercury minimization plan; provides requirements for the contents of such report; authorizes the department to discontinue such report requirement under certain conditions; authorizes the department to conduct hearings regarding the recycling of vehicles; requires certain manufacturers or importers to submit an annual report to the department regarding the design of vehicles to facilitate recycling; provides requirements for the contents of such report; requires certain manufacturers or importers of vehicles to make payments concerning mercury switch removal to a vehicle recycler, a scrap recycling facility, and the department; directs certain manufacturers or importers of vehicles to provide to vehicle recyclers and scrap recycling facilities containers for storing mercury switches; provides for indemnification of a vehicle recycler or scrap recycling facility by certain manufacturers or importers of vehicles under certain conditions; authorizes the department to adopt rules.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2006.
Last Event:
Died in Finance & Tax Committee on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM
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Bill #:
SB 2446
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Subject:
Mercury Switch Recovery Act
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Relationship:
Similar
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Event:
H Died in Finance & Tax Committee
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Time:
05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM
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Finance & Tax Committee
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H Now in Finance & Tax Committee
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Time:
03/29/2006 - 3:38 PM
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Finance & Tax Committee
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Event:
H Reported out of Environmental Regulation Committee
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Time:
03/29/2006 - 3:38 PM
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Committee:
Environmental Regulation Committee
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Event:
H Favorable by Environmental Regulation Committee
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Time:
03/29/2006 - 3:08 PM
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Committee:
Environmental Regulation Committee
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Event:
H Added to Environmental Regulation Committee agenda
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Time:
03/27/2006 - 4:23 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Environmental Regulation Committee
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Event:
H Now in Environmental Regulation Committee
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Time:
03/17/2006 - 11:05 AM
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Member:
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Committee:
Environmental Regulation Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to State Resources Council
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Time:
03/17/2006 - 11:05 AM
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Committee:
State Resources Council
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Finance & Tax Committee
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Time:
03/17/2006 - 11:05 AM
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Member:
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Committee:
Finance & Tax Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Environmental Regulation Committee
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Time:
03/17/2006 - 11:05 AM
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Member:
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Committee:
Environmental Regulation Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/07/2006 - 11:59 PM
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Event:
H Filed
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Time:
02/27/2006 - 11:11 AM
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Member:
Sands
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