May 10, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, Byrnes, Lipsey and Tobocman and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Great Lakes, Land Use, and Environment.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 17211.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 17211. (1) A person who is in the business of recycling
appliances shall not recycle or place into the waste stream an
appliance or a component of an appliance unless the person has
received training in identifying, removing, and recycling mercury-
added products that are components of appliances.
(2) A person who is in the business of recycling appliances
shall not recycle or place into the waste stream an appliance or a
component of an appliance that is a mercury-added product unless
the mercury-added product has been properly removed from the
appliance or component.
(3) A person who is in the business of recycling appliances
shall keep a record of all mercury-added products that the person
removes from appliances. A person subject to this subsection shall,
not later than January 31 of each year after the effective date of
the amendatory act that added this section, submit to the
department, using a form prepared and provided by the department, a
report of all mercury-added products that the person has removed
from appliances during the preceding calendar year.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless either of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature is
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 186.
(b) House Bill No. 4058.