Sec. 1. 38 MRSA c. 13-D is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 13-D

MERCURY EMISSIONS CONTROL

§1391.__Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Mercury-added product.__"Mercury-added product" means a product into which elemental mercury or mercury compounds are intentionally added during its formulation or manufacture and in which the continued presence of mercury is desired to provide a specific characteristic or to perform a specific function.

§1392.__Disclosure of mercury content

After July 1, 1999, a manufacturer or wholesaler may not supply a mercury-added product for sale in this State without first notifying the commissioner in writing of the amount of mercury in the product and the purpose that the mercury serves.

§1393.__Labeling

After July 1, 2000, a manufacturer or wholesaler may not sell and a retailer may not knowingly sell a mercury-added product unless the product is labeled to clearly inform a purchaser or consumer that mercury has been added to the product.__The department may adopt rules regarding labeling placement and content.__The rules must give preference to placement of the label on the product and product packaging.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

§1394.__Mercury-containing lamps; large use applications

1.__Lamps.__A person who sells fluorescent or other lamps that contain mercury to the owner or manager of an industrial, commercial, office or multi-unit residential building, or to any person who replaces or removes from service outdoor lamps that contain mercury, shall clearly inform the purchaser in writing on the invoice for the lamps or in a separate writing that the lamps contain mercury, a hazardous substance that is regulated by federal or state law, and that they may not be placed in solid waste.