SB-0124, As Passed House, December 12, 2006

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 124

     A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding section 17205.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 17205. (1) Beginning January 1, 2009, a person shall not

sell, offer for sale, or distribute in this state or for use in

this state a thermostat for use in regulating room temperature and

that contains mercury or a mercury compound.

     (2) This section does not apply to a thermostat if the

thermostat is a replacement for an existing thermostat containing

mercury or a mercury compound that is a component of an appliance.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 123.

     (b) Senate Bill No. 186.