ARTICLE 10.2.2. Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021
Heading of Article 10.2.2 amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 2.
§§ 25214.8.10–25214.8.19 · 15 sections
- § 25214.8.10 This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021.
- § 25214.8.11 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Act” means the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021. (b) “Department” means the…
- § 25214.8.11.2 (a) (1) (A) On or before September 30, 2022, and on or before September 30 of each year thereafter until September 30, 2028, each manufacturer shall, in…
- § 25214.8.11.4 (a) On or before March 1, 2022, a manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, shall contract with or retain a qualified third party to develop and implement a…
- § 25214.8.11.5 A qualified third party selected by a manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, to develop and implement the program shall do all of the following: (a) Collect,…
- § 25214.8.11.6 (a) On or before June 1, 2022, the qualified third party shall provide to the department for review and approval the plan developed by the qualified third…
- § 25214.8.12 (a) A manufacturer that fails to have a plan submitted by the qualified third party approved by the department pursuant to Section 25214.8.11.6 or a…
- § 25214.8.13 (a) (1) (A) Subject to paragraph (2), each manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, shall do all of the following: (i) Collect, handle, and arrange for the…
- § 25214.8.13.5 (a) No later than July 1, 2023, and no later than July 1 of each year thereafter until July 1, 2028, the qualified third party shall conduct an annual survey…
- § 25214.8.14 (a) A wholesaler that distributes new thermostats and that has a physical location in the state shall act as a collection location for out-of-service…
- § 25214.8.15 A contractor who installs heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning components and who removes a mercury-added thermostat shall take the out-of-service…
- § 25214.8.16 A person who demolishes a building shall remove any mercury-added thermostats from the building before demolition in accordance with all applicable statutes…
- § 25214.8.17 The department shall repeal Chapter 24 (commencing with Section 66274.1) of Division 4.5 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
- § 25214.8.18 (a) The collection, handling, storage, and management of out-of-service mercury-added thermostats pursuant to this act shall be performed in compliance with…
- § 25214.8.19 (a) Unless otherwise provided in this article, the obligations imposed by this article shall remain in effect until January 1, 2030. (b) The Mercury Thermostat…