Section 6-905 - Definitions [Amendment subject to abrogation].
§ 6-905. Definitions [Amendment subject to abrogation].
(a) In general.- In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Capture rate.- "Capture rate" means the annual removal, collection, and recovery of mercury switches as a percentage of total number of mercury switches available from end-of-life vehicles for that year.
(c) End-of-life vehicle.- "End-of-life vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is sold, given, or otherwise conveyed to a vehicle recycler or scrap processing facility for the purpose of resale of its parts or recycling.
(d) Manufacturer.- "Manufacturer" means a person that:
(1) Produces a product;
(2) For a multicomponent product, produces or assembles the final product; or
(3) Serves as an importer or domestic distributor of a product produced outside of the United States.
(e) Marketer.- "Marketer" means a person that manufactures, assembles, sells, distributes, affixes a brand name or private label to, or licenses the use of a brand name on:
(1) A fever thermometer containing mercury; or
(2) A thermostat containing mercury.
(f) Mercury-added product.- "Mercury-added product" means any of the following products if containing elemental mercury or a mercury compound that has been added to the product for any reason:
(1) Dyes or pigments;
(2) Electric switches; and
(3) Fluorescent lamps.
(g) Mercury minimization plan.- "Mercury minimization plan" means a plan for removing, collecting, and recovering mercury switches from an end-of-life vehicle.
(h) Mercury switch.- "Mercury switch" means any light switch or antilock braking system switch that contains mercury and that is installed by a manufacturer in a motor vehicle.
(i) Mercury switch assembly.- "Mercury switch assembly" means a light switch assembly or an antilock braking system switch assembly that contains a mercury switch.
(j) Motor vehicle.- "Motor vehicle" has the meaning stated in § 11-135 of the Transportation Article.
(k) Reclamation facility.- "Reclamation facility" means a site:
(1) Where equipment is used to recapture mercury from mercury-added fluorescent lamps for the purpose of recycling or reusing the mercury; or
(2) That collects mercury-containing components from mercury-added fluorescent lamps for the eventual recapture and recycling or reuse of the mercury.
(l) Scrap processing facility.- "Scrap processing facility" means a facility:
(1) That processes iron, steel, and nonferrous scrap metal; and
(2) The principal product of which is scrap iron, scrap steel, and nonferrous scrap for sale and remelting purposes.
(m) Thermostat.- "Thermostat" means a device that regulates temperature in an enclosed area by controlling heating, cooling, or ventilation equipment.
(n) Vehicle manufacturer.- "Vehicle manufacturer" means a person that:
(1) Is the last person in the production or assembly process of a new motor vehicle that uses mercury switches; or
(2) Serves as an importer or domestic distributor of a motor vehicle that uses mercury switches produced outside of the United States.
(o) Vehicle recycler.-
(1) "Vehicle recycler" means a person engaged in the business of :
(i) Dismantling, destroying, or scrapping any vehicle for the purpose of reselling any of its usable parts; or
(ii) Otherwise acquiring vehicles for the benefit of their parts or the materials in them.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any reference to a wrecker in any statute, rule, or regulation shall apply to a vehicle recycler.
[2001, ch. 639; 2004, ch. 494; 2006, ch. 44, § 6; ch. 56, § 2; 2009, ch. 60, § 5; ch. 713.]