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House Bill 2793 |
House Author: Bonnen |
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Effective: 8-29-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Jackson, Mike |
House Bill 2793 creates the convenience switch recovery program, administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, in the Health and Safety Code to reduce the state's mercury pollution by removing mercury-containing switches from end-of-life vehicles prior to destroying or recycling the vehicles. The bill includes provisions relating to a manufacturer's program components, costs for packaging, shipping, recycling, and preparation of educational materials, and provision of storage containers; removal, management, and handling of convenience switches; and annual commission and manufacturers' implementation reports. The program expires on August 31, 2015.