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Sponsor, DEQ tell committee Montana can repeal Mercury Added Thermostat Collection Act
Summary
Representative Becky Edwards sponsored HB 26 to repeal Montana’s Mercury Added Thermostat Collection Act; DEQ supported the bill, saying national recycling programs and market changes have made the law redundant.
Representative Becky Edwards opened the hearing on House Bill 26, an act to repeal the Mercury Added Thermostat Collection Act.
Edwards, the bill sponsor, told the committee the federal law and market changes have removed mercury-added thermostats from the marketplace and that a national take‑back program has replaced the need for a Montana-specific disposal statute. "HB 26 title is an act repealing the Mercury Added Thermostat…
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