<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 2192<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to environment; prohibiting and regulating certain lead and mercury <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>products; regulating certain products containing formaldehyde;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 115A.932, subdivision 1; 116.92, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>4, 5, 6, 8j, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>sections 325F.176; 325F.177; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>Statutes, chapter 116.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>May 12, 2014<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>The Honorable Paul Thissen<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 2192 report that we have agreed upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 2192 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.932, subdivision 1, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibitions and recycling requirements.</b> (a) A person may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>place mercury or a thermostat, thermometer, electric switch, appliance, gauge, medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>or scientific instrument, fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamp, electric relay, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>other electrical mercury-containing device or product, as defined under section 116.92, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>subdivision 10, from which the mercury has not been removed for reuse or recycling:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>(1) in solid waste; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>(2) in a wastewater disposal system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>(b) A person may not knowingly place mercury or a thermostat, thermometer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>electric switch, appliance, gauge, medical or scientific instrument, fluorescent or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>high-intensity discharge lamp, electric relay, or other electrical mercury-containing device<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var> or product, as defined under section 116.92, subdivision 10, from which the mercury has <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>not been removed for reuse or recycling:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(1) in a solid waste processing facility; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(2) in a solid waste disposal facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(c) A fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamp must be recycled by delivery <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>of the lamp to a lamp recycling facility, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>116.93, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>to a facility that collects and stores lamps for the purpose of delivering them to a lamp <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>recycling facility, including, but not limited to, a household hazardous waste collection <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>or recycling facility, retailer take-back and utility provider program sites, or other sites <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>designated by an electric utility under section 
         <statute_ref>216B.241, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> and 4.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.92, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Removal from service; products containing mercury.</b> (a) When an item <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>listed in subdivision 3 this section is removed from service, the mercury in the item must <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>be reused, recycled, or otherwise managed to ensure compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>115A.932</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(b) A person who is in the business of replacing or repairing an item listed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>subdivision 3 this section in households shall ensure, or deliver the item to a facility that <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>will ensure, that the mercury contained in an item that is replaced or repaired is reused or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>recycled or otherwise managed in compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>115A.932</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(c) A person may not crush a motor vehicle unless the person has first made a good <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>faith effort to remove all of the mercury switches in the motor vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(d) An item managed according to the requirements of this section must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>transported in a container designed to prevent the escape of mercury into the environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>by volatilization or any other means.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.92, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Thermostats.</b> (a) The definitions in this paragraph apply to this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(1) "contractor" means a person engaged in the business of installing, servicing, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>removing thermostats and other heating, ventilation, and air conditioning components, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>including a contractor removing thermostats in conjunction with renovation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>demolition activities in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 7035.0805;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>(2) "qualified contractor" means a contractor:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(i) who employs seven or more service technicians or installers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>(ii) who is located in an area outside of an urban area, as defined by the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>States Census Bureau; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>(iii) whose primary business consists of renovation and demolition activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(3) "retailer" means a person who sells thermostats of any kind directly to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>homeowners or other end-users through any selling or distribution mechanism;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(4) "thermostat" means a temperature control device that may contain elemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>mercury in a sealed component that serves as a switch or temperature-sensing element and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>a sealed component that has been removed from a temperature control device; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>(5) "wholesaler" means a person engaged in the distribution and wholesale sale of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>thermostats and other heating, ventilation, and air conditioning components to contractors <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>who install heating, ventilation, and air conditioning components.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>(b) A manufacturer of thermostats that contain mercury or that may replace <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>thermostats that contain mercury is responsible for the costs of collecting and managing <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>the replaced mercury-containing thermostats to ensure that the thermostats do not become <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>part of the solid waste stream.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>(c) A manufacturer of thermostats that contain mercury or that may replace <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>thermostats that contain mercury shall, in addition to the requirements of subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>provide incentives for and sufficient information to purchasers and consumers of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>thermostats for the purchasers or consumers to ensure that mercury in thermostats being <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>removed from service is reused or recycled or otherwise managed in compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>115A.932</statute_ref>. A manufacturer that has complied with this subdivision is not liable for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>improper disposal by purchasers or consumers of thermostats.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>(d) A manufacturer of thermostats subject to this subdivision, or an organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>of manufacturers of thermostats and its officers, members, employees, and agents, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>participate in projects or programs to collect and properly manage waste thermostats. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>person who participates in a project or program is immune from liability under state law <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>or commerce for activities related to the collection and management of the thermostats <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>(e) A manufacturer of thermostats or organization of manufacturers of thermostats <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>that participates in a thermostat collection and management program under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>must report at least annually to the agency. The report must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(1) a description of how the program operates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>(2) a description of program components, including incentives provided under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>subdivision, and an evaluation of the program components' effectiveness in promoting <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>participation and recovery of thermostats;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>(3) eligibility criteria for program participants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>(4) a list of program participants; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(5) the number of thermostats remitted by each program participant during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>reporting period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(f) A wholesaler, qualified contractor, or retailer may participate as a collection site <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>in a manufacturer's mercury thermostat collection and management program required <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>under this subdivision. A wholesaler or retailer that participates as a collection site <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>in a manufacturer's mercury thermostat collection and management program shall post <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>prominent signs at the wholesaler's or retailer's business location regarding the collection <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>and management of mercury thermostats.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.92, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Mercury thermometers prohibited.</b> (a) A manufacturer, wholesaler, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>retailer may not sell or distribute at no cost a thermometer containing mercury that was <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>manufactured after June 1, 2001.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>(1) an electronic thermometer with a battery containing mercury if the battery is in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>325E.125</statute_ref>;.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>(2) a mercury thermometer used for food research and development or food <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>processing, including meat, dairy products, and pet food processing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>(3) a mercury thermometer that is a component of an animal agriculture climate <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>control system or industrial measurement system until such time as the system is replaced <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>or a nonmercury component for the system is available; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(4) a mercury thermometer used for calibration of other thermometers, apparatus, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>equipment, unless a nonmercury calibration standard is approved for the application by <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>the National Institute of Standards and Technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>(c) A manufacturer is in compliance with this subdivision if the manufacturer:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>(1) has received an exclusion or exemption from a state that is a member of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>Interstate Mercury Education and Reduction Clearinghouse (IMERC) for replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>parts when no alternative is available or for an application when no feasible alternative is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>available;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>(2) submits a copy of the approved exclusion or exemption to the commissioner; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>(3) meets all of the requirements in the approved exclusion or exemption for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>manufacturer's activities within the state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.92, subdivision 8j, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8j. <b>Exclusion for existing equipment.</b> The prohibitions in subdivisions 6 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>and 8b to 8g do not apply if a thermometer, switch, relay, or measuring device is used <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>to replace a thermometer, switch, relay, or measuring device that is a component of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>larger product in use prior to January 1, 2008, provided the owner of that equipment has <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>made every reasonable effort to determine that no compatible nonmercury replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>component exists an industrial measurement system or control system until the system is <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>replaced or a nonmercury component for the system is available. The owner of the system <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>shall notify the commissioner within 30 days of replacing the component and identify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>replacement mercury component that was installed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.92, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8k. <b>Ban; mercury in balancing and dampening products and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var><b>equipment.</b> A person may not sell, offer for sale, distribute, install, or use in the state a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>mercury-containing product or mercury-containing equipment that is used for balancing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>dampening, or providing a weight or counterweight function.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[116.931] WHEEL WEIGHTS AND BALANCING PRODUCTS; LEAD </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var><b>AND MERCURY PROHIBITION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>(b) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle propelled or drawn <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>by a self-propelled vehicle that is operated on a highway, on a railroad track, on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>ground, in the water, or in the air.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(c) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has not been previously sold to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>a person except a distributor, wholesaler, or motor vehicle dealer for resale.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Tire service.</b> When replacing or balancing a tire on a motor vehicle or <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>aircraft, a person may not use a wheel weight or other product for balancing motor vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>or aircraft wheels if the weight or other balancing product contains lead or mercury that <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>was intentionally added during the manufacture of the product.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Sales ban.</b> A person may not sell or offer to sell or distribute weights <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>or other products for balancing motor vehicle or aircraft wheels if the weight or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>balancing product contains lead or mercury that was intentionally added during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>manufacture of the product.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>New motor vehicles.</b> A person may not sell a new motor vehicle or <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>aircraft that is equipped with a weight or other product for balancing wheels if the weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>or other balancing product contains lead or mercury that was intentionally added during <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>the manufacture of the product.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Salvage.</b> A person may not shred or crush, or market for shredding or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>crushing, any motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or railroad or industrial equipment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>or any portion thereof, without:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(1) inspecting the vehicle or equipment; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>(2) removing all weights or other products for balancing wheels or other equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>if the weights or balancing products contain lead or mercury that was intentionally added <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>during the manufacture of the weights or balancing products.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Management of wheel weights and balancing products.</b> Mercury in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>wheel weights and other balancing products for motor vehicle and aircraft wheels must <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>be recycled or otherwise managed to comply with sections 115A.932 and 116.92 and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>ensure that it does not become part of the solid waste stream and is not released to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>environment. Lead in wheel weights and other balancing products for motor vehicle and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>aircraft wheels must be recycled to ensure that it does not become part of the solid waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>stream and is not released to the environment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Educational materials; outreach.</b> Prior to the effective date of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>section, the agency shall produce and distribute educational materials on the prohibitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>required under this section to businesses subject to the prohibitions and shall conduct <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>additional outreach and education activities to those businesses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[145.945] CERTAIN SALES OF CLEANING PRODUCTS PROHIBITED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibition.</b> In order to prevent the spread of infectious disease and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>avoidable infections and to promote best practices in sanitation, no person shall offer <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>for retail sale in Minnesota any cleaning product that contains triclosan and is used by <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>consumers for sanitizing or hand and body cleansing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Exception.</b> The prohibition in subdivision 1 shall not apply to individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>products for which specific United States Food and Drug Administration approval for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>consumer use has been secured.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 325F.176, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var><b>325F.176 DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(a) For the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>325F.176</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>325F.178</statute_ref>, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>(b) "Child" means a person under eight years of age.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>(c) "Children's product" means a product primarily designed or intended by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>manufacturer to be physically applied to or introduced into a child's body, including any <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>article used as a component of such a product and excluding a food, beverage, dietary <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>supplement, pharmaceutical product or biologic, children's toys that are covered by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>ASTM International F963 standard for Toy Safety, or a medical device as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United States Code, title 21, section 321(h), <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>as amended through February 15, 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(d) "Intentionally added chemical" means a chemical in a product that serves an <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>intended function in the product.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 325F.177, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var><b>325F.177 FORMALDEHYDE IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS; BAN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>(a) Beginning August 1, 2014, no manufacturer or wholesaler may sell or offer for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>sale in this state a children's product that intentionally contains:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>(1) formaldehyde, including formaldehyde contained in a solution; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>(2)  intentionally added chemical ingredients that chemically degrade under normal <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>conditions of temperature and pressure to release free formaldehyde at levels exceeding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>de minimis level of 0.05 percent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>(b) Beginning August 1, 2015, no retailer may sell or offer for sale in this state a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>children's product that intentionally contains:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>(1) formaldehyde, including formaldehyde contained in a solution; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>(2) intentionally added chemical ingredients that chemically degrade under normal <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>conditions of temperature and pressure to release free formaldehyde at levels exceeding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>de minimis level of 0.05 percent."<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>relating to environment; prohibiting and regulating certain lead and mercury <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>products; modifying ban on formaldehyde in children's products; prohibiting <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>certain cleaning products containing triclosan;amending Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>2012, sections 115A.932, subdivision 1; 116.92, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 8j, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 325F.176; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>325F.177; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>145."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><span>
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               <td></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>John Marty<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>John A. Hoffman<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>David J. Osmek<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
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               <td><a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Melissa Hortman<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Joe Mullery<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Denny McNamara<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
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