The department shall do all of the following:
(a) Coordinate with local agencies to provide technical assistance to businesses engaged in the dismantling or crushing of motor vehicles concerning the safe removal and proper disposal of mercury-containing light switches from motor vehicles, including information about vehicle makes and models that contain mercury light switches and entities that provide mercury recycling services.
(b) Coordinate and encourage entities, such as associations representing motor vehicle repair shops, to offer to the public the replacement and recycling of mercury-containing motor vehicle light switches.
(c) Make available to the public information concerning services to replace and recycle mercury-containing motor vehicle light switches.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 656, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)