Resolve, Regarding the Sale of Batteries Containing Mercury Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the ti tIe and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. Review. Resolved: That the Department of Environmental Protection shall review the sale of batteries containing mercury. The review must include consideration of the following: 1. The amount of mercury in foreign-made batteries sold in the State and the United States, including, but not limited to, foreign-made batteries sold with a consumer product; 2. Whether stacked button cell batteries meet the mercury content specifications of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 2165; 3. Whether Title 38, section 2165 should be amended to include other battery chemistries; 4. Whether and how button cell batteries should be collected for recycling; Page l-LR2228(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1661
Committee Amendment CA_A_H780 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1237, L.D. 1661, Bill, "An 
Act 
To 
Ban the Sale of Novelties 
Containing Batteries with 
Mercury" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, Regarding the Sale of Batteries Containing Mercury' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
ti tIe and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 
1. 
Review. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
Department 
of 
Environmental 
Protection shall 
review 
the 
sale 
of batteries 
containing mercury. 
The review must include consideration of the 
following: 
1. 
The amount of mercury in foreign-made batteries sold in 
the State and the United States, including, but not limited to, 
foreign-made batteries sold with a consumer product; 
2. 
Whether stacked button cell batteries meet the mercury 
content specifications of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, 
section 2165; 
3. 
Whether Title 38, 
section 2165 should be amended to 
include other battery chemistries; 
4. 
Whether 
and 
how 
button 
cell 
batteries 
should 
be 
collected for recycling; 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,~, to H.P. 1237, L.D. 1661 
5. 
Whether and how button cell batteries should be labeled; 
6. 
Whether the use of button cell batteries should be 
prohibited in some applications, including novelties; and 
7. 
Whether nonmercury alternatives are available and, if 
so, to what extent and at what cost: and be it further 
Sec. 
2. 
Report. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
Department 
of 
Environmental Protection shall 
submit 
a 
report to the 
joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
natural 
resources matters 
by January 14, 
2005 
regarding its 
review of the sale of batteries containing mercury. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. 
It directs 
the Department of Environmental Protection to study the sale of 
batteries that contain mercury. 
It also directs the department 
to 
submit' a 
report 
of its 
findings 
to 
the 
joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural 
resources matters by January 14, 2005. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03/15/04 ;:t;p'ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1661 
An Act To Ban the Sale of Novelties Containing Batteries with Mercury 
LR2228(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Fund 
The additional costs associated with conducting a study regarding the sale of batteries that contain mercury can be 
absorbed by the Department of Environmental Protection utilizing existing budgeted resources. The department will 
retain a consultant to help gather information and pay for these services with the existing allocations from the Solid 
Waste Management Fund. 
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