An Act To Require Clear Warnings on Light Bulbs Containing Mercury
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1234
Committee Amendment CA_A_H97 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 876, L.D. 1234, Bill, "An Act To 
Require Clear Warnings on Light Bulbs Containing Mercury" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection and the 
Public Utilities Commission To Develop a Program That Supports the 
Recycling of Fluorescent Lamps' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Recycling and education program development. Resolved: That, 
recognizing that fluorescent lamps contain mercury, and that they are classified as 
universal waste and therefore require special handling as they are recycled, the 
Department of Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities Commission shall 
develop a program to support and expand the recycling of fluorescent lamps in the State, 
with a focus on household recycling. The program must be consistent with current state 
and federal rules. The program must also provide for the education of consumers about 
the mercury in the lamps, the need to recycle fluorescent lamps and funding options for 
recycling the lamps. The costs of undertaking the education effort must be addressed in 
the development of the program; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Environmental Protection and 
the Public Utilities Commission shall, no later than January 1, 2008, report to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Natural Resources the details of the recycling and education 
program developed under section 1 and any recommendations, including any proposed 
legislation, for further action to address the need to recycle fluorescent lamps, with a 
focus on household recycling. The committee has the authority to submit legislation 
relating to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT l\ "to H.P. 876, L.D. 1234 
SUMMARY 
The amendment changes the bill to a resolve. 
It requires the Department of 
Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities Commission to develop a program to 
support and expand the recycling of fluorescent lamps in the State, with a focus on 
household recycling. 
It requires the agencies to report on the program to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Natural Resources by January 1, 2008 and it authorizes the 
committee to submit legislation relating to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 
123rd Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/06/07 frac. 
LD 1234 
LR 287(02) 
An Act To Require Clear Warnings on Light Bulbs Containing Mercury 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A " 
Committee: Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
The additional costs associated with this legislation can be absorbed by the Department of Environmental Protection 
and the Public Utilities Commission utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
LR0287(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1