| An Act To Develop a Plan for Cathode Ray Tube Disposal |
|
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
|
| | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1306, sub-§4 is enacted to read: |
|
| | 4.__Cathode ray tube disposal.__After January 1, 2006, a | person may not dispose of a cathode ray tube in a solid waste | disposal facility.__This subsection may not be construed to | affect existing laws, rules or regulations governing disposal of | cathode ray tubes in effect prior to January 1, 2006. |
|
| | Sec. 2. Stakeholder group established. The Department of Environmental | Protection shall convene a stakeholder group to assist the | department in developing a recommended plan for the collection | and recycling of cathode ray tubes, referred to in this section | as "CRTs." The plan must utilize the concept of shared | responsibility among manufacturers, distributors, retailers, | consumers and other parties. The stakeholder group must be | convened no later than 30 days after the effective date of this | Act. |
|
| | 1. Membership. The stakeholder group must include | representation from an environmental advocacy organization; the | electronic manufacturing industry; a recycling or consolidation | business; the Executive Department, State Planning Office; a | statewide municipal association; a solid waste disposal business; | and other interested parties that may have a role in the | collection and recycling plan. |
|
|