HOUSE BILL No. 6194

September 9, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Clack, Minore, Accavitti, Tobocman, O'Neil, Plakas, Murphy, Lipsey, Jamnick, Kolb, Hunter, Meisner, Hood, Williams, Reeves, Hopgood, Law, Anderson, Whitmer, Byrum, Vagnozzi, Zelenko, Woodward, Gieleghem, Condino, Gleason and Farrah and referred to the Committee on Land Use and Environment.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Natural resources and environmental protection act,"                       

                                                                                

    (MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by amending the heading of part 172              

                                                                                

    and by adding section 17206.                                                

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1        PART 172.   MERCURY THERMOMETERS  MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS               

                                                                                

2       Sec. 17206.  (1) Beginning January 1, 2006, a person shall                  

                                                                                

3   not sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes in              

                                                                                

4   this state or for use in this state a light switch that contains            

                                                                                

5   mercury or a mercury compound.                                              

                                                                                

6       (2) As used in this section, "light switch" means an                        

                                                                                

7   electrical device used to turn a lightbulb or lamp on and off.