121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1661
		An Act To Ban the Sale of Novelties Containing Batteries with Mercury
		LR 2228(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Cowger of Hallowell
		Committee: Natural Resources
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current Cost - State Mandate
State Mandate
	New or Expanded Activity			Unit Affected	Costs
	Adding novelties that contain mercury batteries to the definition of mercury-added products will require municipalities to divert such items from their solid waste stream pursuant to Title 38 MRSA § 1663.  The cost of this mandate is expected to be minor.			Municipality	Insignificant
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Environmental Protection can absorb the administrative costs related to enforcement of the proposed ban on sale of novelties that contain mercury batteries.