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CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.1 - Mercury-Added Thermostats, Relays, Switches, and Measuring Devices|Section 25214.8.6.

25214.8.6.  On or after January 1, 2008, a person shall not sell, offer to sell, or distribute for promotional purposes in this state, a mercury diostat or a new or refurbished oven or gas range containing a mercury diostat.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 578, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.10.

25214.8.10.  This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 3. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25214.8.19.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.11.

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 Department of Toxic Substances Control. (c) “Manufacturer” means a business concern that owns or owned a name brand of mercury-added thermostats sold in this state before January 1, 2006.(d) “Mercury-added thermostat” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 25214.8.1.(e) “Out-of-service mercury-added thermostat” means a mercury-added thermostat that is removed from a building or facility in this state and is intended to be discarded.(f) “Program” means a system for the collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of out-of-service mercury-added thermostats that is financed, as well as managed or provided, by a manufacturer or collectively by a group of manufacturers pursuant to this act. “Program” also includes the education and outreach campaign conducted by a qualified third party to inform appropriate entities about the out-of-service mercury-added thermostat collection opportunities provided by the program.(g) “Qualified third party” means a nonprofit organization, exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)), that is selected by a manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, pursuant to Section 25214.8.11.4 to implement the program.(h) “Retailer” means a person who sells thermostats of any kind directly to a consumer through a selling or distribution mechanism, including, but not limited to, a sale using catalogs or the internet. A retailer may be a wholesaler if the person meets the definition of a wholesaler set forth in subdivision (j).(i) “Thermostat” means a product or device that uses a switch to sense and control room temperature through communication with heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning equipment. “Thermostat” includes a thermostat used to sense and control room temperature in residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings, but does not include a thermostat used to sense and control temperature as part of a manufacturing process.(j) “Wholesaler” means a person engaged in the distribution and wholesale selling of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning components to contractors who install heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning components, and whose total wholesale sales account for 80 percent or more of total sales. A manufacturer, as defined in subdivision (c), is not a wholesaler.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 4. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25214.8.19.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.11.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.11.4.

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 convenient, cost-effective, and efficient program consistent with this act.(b) A manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, shall issue a request for proposals for a qualified third party to develop and implement the program required pursuant to this act. The manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, shall consider all of the following factors when selecting a qualified third party to develop and implement the program:(1) The qualified third party’s history and success of operating product takeback collection programs. (2) The qualified third party’s ability to identify and provide information to consumers about out-of-service mercury-added thermostat collection locations. (3) The qualified third party’s ability to ensure that transportation systems move waste safely and effectively. (4) The qualified third party’s history of working with recycling or disposal experts, manufacturers, state and local governments, and retailers. (5) The qualified third party’s ability to implement an effective education and outreach campaign. (6) The qualified third party’s presence in the state and its ability to adequately engage with stakeholders in the state to develop and implement the program. (7) Any other factors determined by the manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, to be relevant to the selection of a qualified third party to develop and implement the program. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 6. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25214.8.19.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.12.

25214.8.12.  (a) Except for 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 manufacturer that fails to make a payment pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) and subdivision (f) of Section 25214.8.11.2, which shall solely be addressed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25214.8.11.2 and subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section, the department shall determine whether a manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, has made a good faith effort to comply with this act. For the purpose of this subdivision, “good faith effort” means all reasonable and feasible efforts by a manufacturer, or a group of manufacturers, through the qualified third party that has been retained by the manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, to comply with this act.(b) (1) A person shall not sell or offer for sale in this state a thermostat that is produced by a manufacturer that is not in compliance with this act.(2) The sales prohibition in paragraph (1) shall be effective on the 120th day after the notice described in subdivision (c) listing noncompliant manufacturers is posted on the department’s internet website and shall remain in effect until the manufacturer is no longer listed on the department’s internet website.(c) On or before July 1, 2023, and on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall post a notice on its internet website listing manufacturers that are not in compliance with this act.(d) A wholesaler or a retailer that distributes or sells mercury-added thermostats shall monitor the department’s internet website to determine if the sale of a manufacturer’s thermostats is in compliance with subdivision (b).(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 9. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25214.8.19.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.13.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.13.5.

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 of the groups listed in subdivision (c) of Section 25214.8.11.5 to evaluate the effectiveness of the education and outreach campaign developed by the qualified third party pursuant to that paragraph and to obtain collection data from each entity engaged in the collection of out-of-service mercury-added thermostats. The qualified third party shall transmit the annual survey results to the department by September 1 of the same year. (b) The qualified third party shall post the results of the annual survey on the internet website created pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 25214.8.11.5 and allow public comment on the survey for up to 30 calendar days after the survey is posted on the internet website. The department shall provide on its internet website a link to the qualified third party’s survey results and public comments.(c) The qualified third party shall review the annual survey responses and public comments and, if warranted, by November 1 of the same year, submit to the department for its review and approval proposals to modify the program. The department shall evaluate the qualified third party’s proposals, provide feedback on the proposals to the qualified third party, and render a decision on the proposed modifications no later than December 1 of the same year. The modified plan shall be implemented the following calendar year to ensure that all out-of-service mercury-added thermostat collection locations are thoroughly informed about the program and its collection tools and are provided with any technical assistance that may be needed to increase the program’s effectiveness at out-of-service mercury-added thermostat collection locations where warranted. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 11. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25214.8.19.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.14.

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 mercury-added thermostats.(b) A retailer or wholesaler that distributes new thermostats by mail to buyers in the state shall include with the sale of the new thermostat, an internet website address and a toll-free telephone number with instructions on obtaining a prepaid mail-in label that a consumer may use to send an out-of-service mercury-added thermostat to a collection location.(c) A wholesaler that distributes new thermostats shall distribute the educational and outreach materials developed by the qualified third party pursuant to Section 25214.8.11.5 to the wholesaler’s customers.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 12. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25214.8.19.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.15.

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 mercury-added thermostat to a location that is authorized to collect out-of-service mercury-added thermostats.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 13. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25214.8.19.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.16 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.16.

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 and regulations, and take the out-of-service mercury-added thermostat to a location that is authorized to collect out-of-service mercury-added thermostats.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 14. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25214.8.19.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.17 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.17.

25214.8.17.  The department shall repeal all regulations adopted by the department pursuant to former Section 25214.8.17.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 16. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25214.8.19.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.18.

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 this chapter and its implementing regulations.(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed as affecting or modifying a person’s responsibility to otherwise comply with this chapter, including its implementing regulations, with respect to hazardous waste.(c) Except as provided, nothing in this act shall limit or restrict the authority of the department’s enforcement authority pursuant to this chapter and its implementing regulations.(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a qualified third party shall not be liable pursuant to this chapter for violations of this act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 18. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 25214.8.19.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.8.19 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.2.2 - Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021|Section 25214.8.19.

25214.8.19.  This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 703, Sec. 19. (AB 707) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 10.2.2, commencing with Section 25214.8.10.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.3 - Electronic Waste|Section 25214.9.

25214.9.  (a)  The requirements and other provisions of Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 42460) of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code are incorporated by reference as requirements and provisions of this chapter. (b)  To the extent consistent with the federal act, the department may, by regulation, establish management standards as an alternative to one or more of the standards in this chapter, for any specified activity that involves the management of an electronic waste. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 526, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.3 - Electronic Waste|Section 25214.10.

25214.10.  (a)  For purposes of this section, “electronic device” has the same meaning as a “covered electronic device,” as defined in Section 42463 of the Public Resources Code. (b)  The department shall adopt regulations, in accordance with this section, that prohibit an electronic device from being sold or offered for sale in this state if the electronic device is prohibited from being sold or offered for sale in the European Union on and after its date of manufacture, to the extent that Directive 2002/95/EC, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on January 27, 2003, and as amended thereafter by the Commission of European Communities, prohibits that sale due to the presence of certain heavy metals. (c)  The regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall take effect January 1, 2007, or on or after the date Directive 2002/95/EC, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on January 27, 2003, takes effect, whichever date is later. (d)  The department shall exclude, from the regulations adopted pursuant to this section, the sale of an electronic device that contains a substance that is used to comply with the consumer, health, or safety requirements that are required by the Underwriters Laboratories, the federal government, or the state. (e)  In adopting regulations pursuant to this section, the department may not require the manufacture or sale of an electronic device that is different than, or otherwise not prohibited by, the European Union under Directive 2002/95/EC, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on January 27, 2003. (f)  (1)  The department may not adopt any regulations pursuant to this section that impose any requirements or conditions that are in addition to, or more stringent than, the requirements and conditions expressly authorized by this section. (2)  In complying with this subdivision, the department shall use, in addition to any other information deemed relevant by the department, the published decisions of the Technical Adaptation Committee and European Union member states that interpret the requirements of Directive 2002/95/EC. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 863, Sec. 1. Effective September 29, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.10.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.3 - Electronic Waste|Section 25214.10.2.

25214.10.2.  A regulation adopted pursuant to this article may be adopted as an emergency regulation in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and for the purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and general welfare. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, an emergency regulation adopted by the department pursuant to this section shall be filed with, but not be repealed by, the Office of Administrative Law and shall remain in effect for a period of two years or until revised by the department, whichever occurs sooner.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 863, Sec. 3. Effective September 29, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.4 - Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act|Section 25214.11.

25214.11.  (a)  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1)  The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment. (2)  Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall solid waste stream. (3)  The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a part of the total concern regarding the disposal of hazardous constituents in the solid waste stream, in light of the presence of heavy metals in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated, or in leachate when packaging is disposed of in a solid waste landfill. (4)  Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of available scientific and medical evidence, are of particular concern. (5)  It is desirable, as a first step in reducing the toxicity of packaging waste, and reducing the hazardous materials that may be disposed of in solid waste landfills, to eliminate the addition of these heavy metals to packaging. (6)  The intent of this article is to achieve this reduction in toxicity without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of recycled materials in the production of packaging and its components. (b)  This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act.” (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 679, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 25214.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 20 - MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6.5 - Hazardous Waste Control|ARTICLE 10.4 - Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act|Section 25214.13.

25214.13.  (a) Except as provided in Section 25214.14, on and after January 1, 2006, a manufacturer or supplier may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in this state a package or packaging component that includes a regulated metal, in the package itself, or in a packaging component, if the regulated metal has been intentionally introduced into the package or packaging component during manufacturing or distribution.(b) Except as provided in Section 25214.14, on and after January 1, 2006, a person may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in this state a product in a package that includes a regulated metal, in the package itself, or in a packaging component, if the regulated metal has been intentionally introduced into the package or packaging component during manufacturing or distribution.(c) Except as provided in Section 25214.14, on and after January 1, 2006, a person may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in this state a package, packaging component, or product in a package if the sum of the incidental total concentration levels of all regulated metals present in a single-component package or in an individual packaging component exceeds 100 parts per million by weight.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 575, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2009.)