Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), motor vehicle manufacturers engaged on July 1, 2006, in the business of offering motor vehicles for sale in Indiana shall, individually or collectively:

(1) develop a plan to:

(A) remove;

(B) collect;

(C) recover; and

(D) recycle or dispose of;

mercury switches from end of life vehicles;

(2) submit the plan to the commissioner before October 1, 2006; and

(3) implement the plan as required under section 4(b) of this chapter.

     (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a motor vehicle manufacturer that has never installed mercury switches in the manufacturer’s motor vehicles.

As added by P.L.170-2006, SEC.15.