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ME LD226

An Act To Limit the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons To Fight Climate Change


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Introduced
01/25/2021
In Committee
01/25/2021
Crossed Over
06/03/2021
Passed
06/07/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/09/2021

Introduced Session

130th Legislature

Bill Summary

This bill prohibits the sale, lease, rent, installation, use or entering into commerce of any product or equipment that uses or will use a substance that is a hydrofluorocarbon with high global warming potential intended for any air conditioning, refrigeration, foam or aerosol propellant end use as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection in rules. It directs the department to adopt rules to implement the prohibition and specifies the substances and end uses that are to be addressed in the rules. In adopting the initial rules, the department must regulate each substance and end use as specifically provided for in the bill and may not regulate any substance or end use not addressed in the bill. In the future, the department may adopt rules adding or removing substances from the list of prohibited substances or adding or removing end uses.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits the sale, lease, rental, installation, or commerce of products or equipment that use certain high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in various air conditioning, refrigeration, foam, and aerosol propellant end uses. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules to implement these prohibitions, which include regulations on specific substances and end uses. The bill also includes some exemptions, such as for products acquired before the prohibition date, and allows the department to grant temporary waivers. The bill further prohibits the venting of these prohibited substances and gives the department rulemaking authority, including the ability to add or remove substances and end uses in the future.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (on 06/09/2021)

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