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| | | An Act To Regulate the Use of Batteries Containing Mercury |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1661, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 2-A.__Mercury-added button cell battery.__"Mercury-added | | button cell battery" means a button cell battery to which the | | manufacturer intentionally introduces mercury. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §1661-C, sub-§9 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 9.__Button cell batteries. After June 30, 2011, a person may | | not sell or offer to sell or distribute for promotional purposes | | a mercury-added button cell battery for consumer use or a product | | for consumer use that contains a mercury-added button cell | | battery. |
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| | | Sec. 3. Report. By January 15, 2009, the Department of | | Environmental Protection shall submit a report, including | | recommendations, on the state of the technology of mercury-free | | button cell batteries to the joint standing committee of the | | Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters. | | As part of its study, the department shall review and report on | | the following matters concerning all uses of button cell | | batteries and specifically their use in watches, precision | | instruments, hearing aids and medical devices: |
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