The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 7161)
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§ 7161. Continued implementation of approved collection plan
(a) Notwithstanding application of the requirements of this chapter to manufacturers of
mercury containing lamps who sell, offer for sale, or deliver for subsequent sale
in the State, a manufacturer that sold, offered for sale, or delivered mercury containing
lamps for subsequent sale in the State prior to January 1, 2024 shall be required
to continue implementation of an approved collection plan and to continue compliance
with the requirements under this chapter.
(b) Beginning on January 15, 2025, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Natural
Resources shall recommend to the House Committee on Environment and the Senate Committee
on Natural Resources and Energy whether the General Assembly should continue to require
implementation of a collection plan by manufacturers under subsection (a) of this
section. The Secretary may include the recommendation required by this subsection
in the biennial report on solid waste required under subsection 6004(b) of this title. (Added 2021, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 2022.)