2011 Vermont Code
Title 10 Conservation and Development
Chapter 164 COMPREHENSIVE MERCURY MANAGEMENT
§ 7108 Mercury-added motor vehicle components [ 7108 repealed effective December 31, 2017]

[ 7108 repealed effective December 31, 2017]

§ 7108. Mercury-added motor vehicle components

(a) Applicability. This section applies to:

(1) a motor vehicle recycler or scrap metal recycling facility in the state; and

(2) a manufacturer of motor vehicles sold in this state.

(b) Mercury-added switch removal requirements. Effective January 1, 2007, a motor vehicle recycler that accepts end-of-life motor vehicles shall remove mercury-added vehicle switches prior to crushing, shredding, or other scrap metal processing and prior to conveying for crushing, shredding, or other scrap metal processing.

(1) Motor vehicle recyclers shall maintain a log sheet of switches removed from end-of-life motor vehicles and shall provide such log to the agency annually or upon request of the agency.

(2) Switches, including switches encased in light or brake assemblies, shall be collected, stored, transported, and handled in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

(c) Manufacturer mercury-added switch recovery program. No later than January 1, 2007, a manufacturer of vehicles sold in this state, individually or as part of a group, shall implement a mercury-added vehicle switch recovery program that includes the following:

(1) Educational material to assist motor vehicle recyclers in identifying mercury-added vehicle switches and safely removing, properly handling, and storing such switches;

(2) Storage containers provided at no cost to all motor vehicle recyclers identified by the agency, suitable for the safe storage of switches, including switches encased in light or brake assemblies;

(3) Collection, packaging, shipping, and recycling of mercury-added switches, including switches encased in light or brake assemblies, provided to all motor vehicles recyclers at no cost and that comply with all applicable state and federal regulations;

(4) A plan submitted by September 1, 2006 to the secretary of natural resources for approval that discusses how the manufacturer will implement subdivisions (1)-(3) of this subsection and shall not require removal of mercury-added vehicle switches from lighting or brake assemblies; and

(5) A report to the agency, on or before December 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, that includes the total number of mercury-added switches recovered in the program, the names of the motor vehicle recyclers and the number of switches removed from each, and the total amount of mercury collected during the previous 12-month period.

(d) Agency responsibility.

(1) The agency shall provide workshops and other training to motor vehicle recyclers to inform them of the requirements of this section.

(2) The agency may develop, by procedure, exemptions of certain mercury-added vehicle switches and other components from the requirements of this section, including mercury-added switches that are inaccessible due to motor vehicle damage and anti-lock brake switches in certain motor vehicle types which are difficult or labor-intensive to remove.

(3) [Deleted.] (Added 2005, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), { 6; amended 2009, No. 33, { 32.)