AN ACT CONCERNING LABELING OF FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS CONTAINING MERCURY.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 6522*
*January Session, 2005*		LCO No. 2520

Referred to Committee on General Law
Introduced by:
REP. O'ROURKE, 32nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING LABELING OF FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS CONTAINING MERCURY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require labeling of fluorescent light bulbs containing mercury.

Statement of Purpose:

To encourage the proper disposal of fluorescent light bulbs and to reduce the negative effects of mercury in the environment.