2013 Maryland Code
ENVIRONMENT
§ 6-904 - Findings [Amendment subject to abrogation]

§6-904. IN EFFECT

The General Assembly finds that:

(1) Mercury is a persistent and toxic pollutant that bioaccumulates in the environment;

(2) Consumption of mercury-contaminated fish poses a significant health threat;

(3) Combustion of municipal and other solid waste is a source of mercury pollution;

(4) Manufacture of new steel from mercury-containing scrap steel is a significant source of mercury pollution;

(5) Both industry and government are working to reduce the content of mercury in products and to control the release of mercury into the environment;

(6) Accidental mercury spills, breakages, and releases have occurred at schools in the United States, exposing students, teachers, and administrators to mercury emissions;

(7) Removal of mercury and mercury-containing products from the waste stream prior to combustion or disposal is an effective way to reduce mercury pollution; and

(8) The voluntary National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program has not removed a sufficient percentage of mercury-containing switches in the State to protect the environment.

6-904. // EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2017 PER CHAPTER 713 OF 2009 //

The General Assembly finds that:

(1) Mercury is a persistent and toxic pollutant that bioaccumulates in the environment;

(2) Consumption of mercury-contaminated fish poses a significant health threat;

(3) Combustion of municipal and other solid waste is a source of mercury pollution;

(4) Both industry and government are working to reduce the content of mercury in products and to control the release of mercury into the environment;

(5) Accidental mercury spills, breakages, and releases have occurred at schools in the United States, exposing students, teachers, and administrators to mercury emissions; and

(6) Removal of mercury and mercury-containing products from the waste stream prior to combustion or disposal is an effective way to reduce mercury pollution.

§ 6-904 - Findings (Abrogation of amendment effective December 31, 2017.)

The General Assembly finds that:

(1) Mercury is a persistent and toxic pollutant that bioaccumulates in the environment;

(2) Consumption of mercury-contaminated fish poses a significant health threat;

(3) Combustion of municipal and other solid waste is a source of mercury pollution;

(4) Both industry and government are working to reduce the content of mercury in products and to control the release of mercury into the environment;

(5) Accidental mercury spills, breakages, and releases have occurred at schools in the United States, exposing students, teachers, and administrators to mercury emissions; and

(6) Removal of mercury and mercury-containing products from the waste stream prior to combustion or disposal is an effective way to reduce mercury pollution.