Mercury Products Legislation

IMERC-member states and others have enacted a variety of education and reduction laws focusing on products that contain mercury. This web page provides access to documents that summarize this legislation.

Mercury Reduction & Education Legislation in the IMERC-Member States: 2006 - Provides a summary of mercury education and reduction legislation that has been enacted by IMERC-member states.

Status Report: (HTML), (PDF), (DOC)

Status of Local, State and Federal Mercury Product Legislation and Laws: 2007-2008 Legislative Sessions - Provides a summary of mercury products legislation that was proposed or enacted in recent legislative sessions in all of the states in the U.S.

Status Report: (HTML), (PDF), (DOC)

Mercury Education and Reduction Model Act - Provides the Mercury Education and Reduction model legislation that was the basis for a number of the bills and provision that have been enacted by IMERC-member states.

Summary and Rationale for the Major Provisions of the Model Legislation: (PDF), (DOC)
Revised Model Legislation: (HTML), (PDF), (DOC)

Background Information on the Mercury Education and Reduction Model Legislation:

Overview of the Problem: (DOC), (PDF)

Last Modified 06/27/2007