An Act To Protect the Public Health and the Environment by Prohibiting the Sale of Wheel Weights Containing Lead or Mercury
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0986
Committee Amendment CA_A_S91 (Senate)
Amends: 38 MRSA §1606-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 369, L.D. 986, Bill, "An Act To Protect 
the Public Health and the Environment by Prohibiting the Sale of Wheel Weights 
Containing Lead or Mercury" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1606-A is enacted to read: 
§1606-A. Wheel weights 
1. Tire service. Beginning January 1, 2011, when replacing or balancing a tire on a 
motor vehicle required to be registered under Title 29-A, chapter 5, a person may not use 
a wheel weight or other product for balancing motor vehicle wheels if the weight or other 
balancing product contains lead or mercury that was intentionally added during the 
manufacture of the product. 
2. Sales ban. Except as provided in subsection 3, beginning January 1, 2011, a 
person may not sell or offer to sell or distribute weights or other products for balancing 
motor vehicle wheels if the weight or other balancing product contains lead or mercury 
that was intentionally added during the manufacture of the product. 
3. New motor vehicles. Beginning January 1, 2012, a person may not sell a new 
motor vehicle that is equipped with a weight or other product for balancing motor vehicle 
wheels if the weight or other balancing product contains lead or mercury that was 
intentionally added during the manufacture of the product. 
For purposes of this 
subsection, "new motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is required to be registered 
under Title 29-A, chapter 5 that has not been previously sold to any person except a 
distributor, wholesaler or motor vehicle dealer for resale.' 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
Under the amendment: 
SUMMARY 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " 
to S.P. 369, L.D. 986 
1. Beginning January 1, 20 II, the use of lead or mercury wheel weights is prohibited 
when replacing or balancing a tire on a vehicle required to be registered in the State; and 
2. 
Beginning January 1, 2011, the sale of lead or mercury wheel weights is 
prohibited, except that new motor vehicles equipped with lead or mercury wheel weights 
may be sold until January 1,2012. 
FISCAL :SOTE REQl.jlRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 04/22/09 ;:'b7ac 
LD986 
LR 704(02) 
An Act To Protect the Public Health and the Environment by Prohibiting the Sale of Wheel Weights 
Containing Lead or Mercury 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Com~ittee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Natural Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revelfue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Increases the number of civil suits. 
The collection of additional fmes may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to enforce the ban on wheel weights containing mercury can 
be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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