Rep. Karen May
Filed: 04/04/05
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1628




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1628, AS AMENDED, 
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with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 
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1, as follows:
 
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on page 1, line 20, by replacing "60,000" with "600,000"; and
 
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on page 2, line 29, by replacing "exists" with "exist"; and
 
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on page 3, line 7, by deleting "vehicles in commerce and"; and
 
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on page 4, by deleting lines 13 through 15; and
 
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on page 4, by replacing lines 19 through 21 with the following:
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    ""Capture rate" means removal, collection, and recovery of 
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mercury switches as a percentage of the total number of mercury 
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switches available for removal from end-of-life vehicles."; 
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and
 
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on page 5, line 7, by replacing "either in commerce or 
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end-of-life" with "in end-of-life vehicles"; and
 
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on page 5, by replacing lines 8 through 22 with the following:
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    "(b) Vehicle manufacturers shall be financially 
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responsible for the development and implementation of a 
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voluntary incentivized recycling program, as defined in 
 


 






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Section 15, to remove, collect, and recover mercury switches 
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from  end-of-life vehicles and to provide for the removal, 
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collection, and recovery of mercury switches from end-of-life 
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vehicles. The removal, collection, and recovery system for 
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end-of-life vehicles shall include, at a minimum, the 
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following:"; and
 
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on page 5, line 26, by deleting "and financing"; and
 
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on page 6, line 21, after "met;" by deleting "and"; and
 
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on page 6, line 22, by replacing "a plan to store" with "a 
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proposal for the storage of"; and
 
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on page 6, line 24, by replacing "available." with "available; 
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and"; and
 
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on page 6, immediately after line 24, by inserting the 
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following:
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        "(9) Educational materials to assist a facility in 
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    undertaking a safe and environmentally sound method for the 
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    removal of the mercury switches from  end-of-life vehicles, 
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    including information on the hazards related to mercury and 
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    the proper handling of mercury."; and
 
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on page 6,  by deleting lines 25 through 29; and
 
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on page 6, line 30, by replacing "(d)" with "(c)"; and
 
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on page 6, line 34, by replacing "scarp" with "scrap"; and
 
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on page 6, immediately after line 34, by inserting the 
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following:

 
 


 






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    "Section 25. Cost of removal, replacement, collection, and 
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recovery. The total cost of the removal, replacement, 
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collection, and recovery system for mercury switches shall be 
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borne by the manufacturer. This cost shall include, but not be 
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limited to, the following:
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        (1) training;
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        (2) packaging of mercury switches for the purpose of 
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    transportation to recycling, storage, or disposal 
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    facilities;
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        (3) shipping of mercury switches to recycling, 
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    storage, or disposal facilities;
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        (4) recycling, storage, or disposal of the mercury 
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    switches;
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        (5) public education materials and presentations; and
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        (6) maintenance of all appropriate systems and 
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    procedures to protect the environment from mercury 
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    contamination."; and

 
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on page 7, line 5, by replacing "90" with "120"; and
 
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on page 7, lines 9 and 10, by replacing "as soon as 
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practicable" with "within 30 days after receipt of approval"; 
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and
 
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on page 8, by deleting lines 5 through 18; and
 
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on page 8, line 26, after "achieved", by inserting ", 
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including, but not limited to, the number of mercury switches 
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collected, the number of end-of-life vehicles containing 
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mercury switches, the number of end-of-life vehicles processed 
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for recycling, and a description of how the mercury switches 
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were managed"; and
 
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on page 8, by deleting line 31; and
 
 


 






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on page 9, line 2, by replacing "implemented." with 
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"implemented; and"; and
 
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on page 9, immediately after line 2, by inserting the 
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following:
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        "(5) A description of the amounts paid to cover the 
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    removal, collection, replacement, and recovery of mercury 
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    switches."; and
 
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on page 9, line 3, by replacing "violating" with "required to 
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submit a plan pursuant to Section 20 of this Act who violates"; 
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and
 
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on page 9, by deleting lines 8 through 30; and
 
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on page 10, by deleting lines 1 through 12; and
 
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on page 10, line 13, by deleting "availability, and 
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performance.".