Illinois Compiled Statutes 415 Environmental Safety: Article -

• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 1
  Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1295, eff. 7-26-10.)
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 5
  Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) many older thermostats used to activate heating and cooling equipment contain mercury as part of a tilt...
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 10
  Definitions. "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Board" means the Illinois Pollution Control Board. "Collection program" means a system for the collection, transportation, recycling,...
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 15
  Mercury thermostat collection programs. (a) Each thermostat manufacturer shall, individually or collectively with other thermostat manufacturers, establish and maintain a collection program for the collection,...
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 20
  Reporting on collection efforts. (a) No later than September 1, 2011, and no later than September 1 of each year thereafter, each thermostat manufacturer shall,...
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 25
  Collection goals. The collection programs established by thermostat manufacturers under this Act shall be designed to collectively achieve the following statewide goals: (a) For calendar...
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 30
  Management of out-of-service mercury thermostats. All contractors, thermostat wholesalers, thermostat manufacturers, and thermostat retailers participating in the program shall handle and manage the out-of-service mercury...
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 35
  Thermostat wholesaler and contractor responsibilities. (a) On and after July 1, 2011, no thermostat wholesaler shall sell, offer to sell, distribute, or offer to distribute...
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 40
  Agency responsibilities. (a) No later than June 1, 2011, the Agency shall maintain on its website information regarding the collection and proper management of out-of-service...
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 45
  Penalties. (a) Any thermostat manufacturer that violates any provision of this Act or any rule adopted by the Agency pursuant to this Act, or that...
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 50
  Disposal prohibition. (a) Beginning July 1, 2011, no person may knowingly cause or allow the mixing of an out-of-service mercury thermostat with any other municipal...
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 55
  Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2021. (Source: P.A. 96-1295, eff. 7-26-10.)
• Illinois Mercury Thermostat Collection Act. - 415 ILCS 98, Section 99
  Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-1295, eff. 7-26-10.)

Last modified: February 18, 2015