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2006 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB5002 (Conference Report)

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Mercury Switch Recycling

Item 361 #1c

Item 361 #1c

First Year - FY2007 Second Year - FY2008
Natural Resources
Department Of Environmental Quality FY2007 $75,000 FY2008 $75,000 GF
FY2007 1.00 FY2008 1.00 FTE

Language
Page 317, line 51, strike "$12,452,730" and insert "$12,527,730".
Page 317, line 51, strike "$12,414,096" and insert "$12,489,096".


Explanation
(This amendment provides $75,000 from the general fund each year and one full-time position for DEQ to develop a program to safely remove and recycle the mercury switches in vehicles ready to be scrapped. The objective is to reduce the amount of mercury released to the environment.)