Maine § 38 §1672 Mercury-added lamps

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §1672 — Mercury-added lamps

Maine § 38 §1672

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 16-BMERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §1672 (2026).

Text

1.Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

2.Mercury content standards. The following provisions govern mercury content standards.

3.Mercury-added lamp purchasing. When making purchasing decisions on mercury-added lamps and ballasts, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, in consultation with the department and the Public Utilities Commission, shall request information on mercury content, energy use, lumen output and lamp life from potential suppliers and shall issue specifications and make purchasing decisions that favor models at comparable cost with high energy efficiency, lower mercury content and longer lamp life. Information obtained on mercury content, energy use and lamp life

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1.
Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.
Mercury content standards.
The following provisions govern mercury content standards.
3.
Mercury-added lamp purchasing.
When making purchasing decisions on mercury-added lamps and ballasts, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, in consultation with the department and the Public Utilities Commission, shall request information on mercury content, energy use, lumen output and lamp life from potential suppliers and shall issue specifications and make purchasing decisions that favor models at comparable cost with high energy efficiency, lower mercury content and longer lamp life. Information obtained on mercury content, energy use and lamp life must be made available by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to other purchasers who purchase a large number of mercury-added lamps. This information must also be posted on the State's publicly accessible website.
4.
Manufacturer recycling programs for mercury-added lamps.
Each manufacturer of mercury-added lamps sold or distributed in the State for use by a covered entity on or after January 1, 2001 shall individually or collectively implement a department-approved program for the recycling of mercury-added lamps from a covered entity.
4-A.
Sales prohibition and exceptions.
Beginning January 1, 2026, a person may not offer for sale, sell or distribute as a new manufactured product a compact fluorescent mercury-added lamp or a linear fluorescent mercury-added lamp. The prohibition in this subsection does not apply to the following:
5.
Applicability.
The requirements of this section do not apply to motor vehicles as defined in Title 29‑A, section 101, subsection 42 or watercraft as defined in Title 12, section 13001, subsection 28 or their component parts.
6.
Lamp crushing.
A recycling program required under subsection 4 may include the use of crushing devices in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.

Legislative History

RR 2009, c. 2, §117 (COR). PL 2009, c. 272, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 275, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 315, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 286, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 384, §§1-4 (AMD).