1997 WISCONSIN ACT 165
An Act to repeal 100.45 (2) (a) 1. and 2. and 100.45 (3) (c) 5.; to renumber and amend 100.45 (2) (a) 3.; and to amend 100.45 (2) (b) (intro.), 2. and 3., 100.45 (3) (c) (intro.) and 1. to 4., 100.45 (4) (c) 1., 100.45 (5) (a) 3. and 100.45 (5) (c) of the statutes; relating to: ozone-depleting refrigerant and mobile air conditioners.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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Section 1
. 100.45 (2) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are repealed.
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Section 2
. 100.45 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 100.45 (2) (a) and amended to read:
100.45 (2) (a) After December 31, 1995, a A manufacturer or distributor may not distribute for sale in this state a mobile air conditioner that contains ozone-depleting refrigerant and that is original equipment in a new motor vehicle.
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Section 3
. 100.45 (2) (b) (intro.), 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
100.45 (2) (b) (intro.) After December 31, 1991, the The department may waive the application of par. (a) to a manufacturer or distributor for a period of one year if any of the following applies:
2. Substitutes for ozone-depleting refrigerant will are not be available in sufficient quantities in time for the manufacturer or distributor to meet the requirements under comply with par. (a).
3. An acceptable mobile air conditioner cannot be manufactured in sufficient quantities in time for the manufacturer to meet the requirements under comply with par. (a) and the progress made by the manufacturer or distributor toward meeting the requirements under
complying with par. (a) is comparable with the progress made by other manufacturers and distributors toward meeting the requirements under complying with par. (a).
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Section 4
. 100.45 (3) (c) (intro.) and 1. to 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
100.45 (3) (c) (intro.) No person may offer to sell, sell or otherwise transfer possession of ozone-depleting refrigerant that was removed from a mobile air conditioner but has not been recycled or reclaimed unless
the person does all of the following apply:
1. Certifies to the department that the The person or another person uses approved refrigerant recovery equipment to remove the ozone-depleting refrigerant from mobile air conditioners.
2. Provides The person provides to the department upon request the identity of each person to whom it sells or otherwise transfers possession of the recovered ozone-depleting refrigerant.
3. Certifies to the department that it The person informs each person to whom it sells or otherwise transfers possession of the ozone-depleting refrigerant that the ozone-depleting refrigerant has not been recycled or reclaimed and, if the ozone-depleting refrigerant has not been recycled, that the ozone-depleting refrigerant has not been recycled.
4. Certifies that all All of the recovered ozone-depleting refrigerant is conveyed in a safe and timely manner to a refrigerant reclamation facility that is recognized by the department or to a person who holds an annual registration certificate under sub. (4) (h) for recycling and reuse or resale.
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Section 5
. 100.45 (3) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 6
. 100.45 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
100.45 (4) (c) 1. Recycles the used ozone-depleting refrigerant using approved refrigerant recycling equipment at the establishment where the ozone-depleting refrigerant is removed or at another establishment under common ownership location and either reuses the recycled ozone-depleting refrigerant in servicing a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment at one of the establishments under common ownership or sells or otherwise transfers possession of the recycled ozone-depleting refrigerant for conveyance to a refrigerant reclamation facility that is recognized by the department.
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Section 7
. 100.45 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
100.45 (5) (a) 3. Fees to cover the costs of administering subs. (2) (b) and (4) this section.
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Section 8
. 100.45 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.45 (5) (c) Issue annual registration certificates to persons required to hold those certificates under subs. (3) (b) and sub. (4) (h).
