116.915 MERCURY REDUCTION. Subdivision 1. Goal. It is the goal of the state to reduce mercury contamination by reducing the release of mercury into the air and water of the state by 60 percent from 1990 levels by December 31, 2000, and by 70 percent from 1990 levels by December 31, 2005. The goal applies […]
116.92 MERCURY EMISSIONS; REDUCTION. Subdivision 1. Sales. A person may not sell mercury to another person in this state without providing a material safety data sheet, as defined in United States Code, title 42, section 11049, and requiring the purchaser to sign a statement that the purchaser: (1) will use the mercury only for a […]
116.921 MULTISTATE CLEARINGHOUSE. The agency is authorized to participate in the Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC) to assist in carrying out the requirements and coordinating any other activities related to the administration of statutes governing the purchase, sale, use, labeling, disposal, and management of mercury and mercury-containing products. History: 2007 c 109 s […]
116.925 ELECTRIC ENERGY; MERCURY EMISSIONS REPORT. Subdivision 1. Report. To address the shared responsibility between the providers and consumers of electricity for the protection of Minnesota’s lakes, each electric utility, as defined in section 216B.38, subdivision 5, and each person that generates electricity in this state for that person’s own use or for sale at […]
116.93 LAMP RECYCLING FACILITIES. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, “lamp recycling facility” means a facility operated to remove, recover, and recycle for reuse mercury or other hazardous materials from fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamps. Subd. 2. Lamp recycling facility; permits or licenses; reporting. (a) A person may not operate a lamp […]
116.931 WHEEL WEIGHTS AND BALANCING PRODUCTS; LEAD AND MERCURY PROHIBITION. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) “Motor vehicle” means a self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle that is operated on a highway, on a railroad track, on […]
