General Assembly Committee Bill No. 205
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3193
*03193SB00205ENV*
Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
(ENV)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 205
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3193
*03193SB00205ENV*
Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
(ENV)
AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN THERMOSTAT MANUFACTURERS TO PAY INCENTIVES FOR THE RETURN OF MERCURY THERMOSTATS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 22a-620 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (g) as follows (Effective October 1, 2011):
(NEW) (g) On and after October 1, 2011, any person who: (1) Has submitted a plan to the commissioner, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, for a collection system that reasonably enables the collection of mercury-added products, and (2) sold thermostats in this state prior to July 1, 2006, that have a mercury content that exceeds one hundred milligrams shall include in such person's collection program a five-dollar payment to any member of the public who provides such collection program with a thermostat that was purchased on or before June 30, 2006.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 22a-620
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
22a-620
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage the return of older thermostats that generally contain higher levels of mercury.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. MEYER, 12th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
SEN. MEYER, 12th Dist.
S.B. 205