SB621: Bill Text

SB621,22,8 e. Consumer computers.

SB621,22,9 f. Consumer printers.

SB621,22,10 g. Other eligible electronic devices.

SB621,22,12 3m. The weight of materials derived from the devices described in subd. 1m. during the preceding program year, separated into the following categories:

SB621,22,13 a. Cathode-ray tube glass.

SB621,22,14 b. Glass, not including cathode-ray tube glass.

SB621,22,15 c. Metals.

SB621,22,16 d. Plastics.

SB621,22,17 e. Other materials.

SB621,22,21 4. The weight of materials derived from the devices described in subd. 1m. that the registered recycler sent to another person for use in a manufacturing process or for recovery of usable materials during the preceding program year, separated into the categories under subd. 3m. a. to e.

SB621,22,25 5. The weight of materials derived from the devices described in subd. 1m. that the registered recycler sent to be disposed of in a solid waste disposal facility or burned at a solid waste treatment facility during the preceding program year, separated into the categories under subds. 3m. a. to e.

SB621,72 Section 72. 287.17 (8) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 287.17 (8) (bm), and 287.17 (8) (bm) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB621,23,5 287.17 (8) (bm) Mid-year reporting requirements. (intro.) No later than February 1 the first day of the 8th month of each program year, beginning in 2011, a registered recycler shall report to the department all of the following:

SB621,73 Section 73. 287.17 (8) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,23,14 287.17 (8) (c) 4. A registered recycler shall maintain records that can be used to determine, for each program year, the total weight of eligible electronic devices recycled by the recycler on behalf of manufacturers under this section, the weight of materials derived from those eligible electronic devices that the registered recycler sends to another person for use in a manufacturing process or for recovery of usable materials, and the weight of materials derived from those eligible electronic devices that the registered recycler sends to be disposed of in a solid waste disposal facility or burned at a solid waste treatment facility weights described in par. (b) 1m. to 5.

SB621,74 Section 74. 287.17 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,23,25 287.17 (8) (e) Modifying or adding requirements by rule. The department shall review the requirements under par. (c) 1. to 7. to determine whether it is necessary to modify or add to those requirements so that the requirements applicable to registered recyclers are at least equivalent to nationally recognized standards for recycling eligible electronic devices. If the department determines that it is necessary to modify or add to the requirements under par. (c) 1. to 7., the department shall promulgate rules that modify or add to the requirements so that they are at least equivalent to nationally recognized standards for recycling eligible electronic devices. The department may not promulgate a rule under this paragraph that takes effect before October 1, 2011.

SB621,75 Section 75. 287.17 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,24,10 287.17 (9) Retailers. Beginning on July 1, 2010, a A retailer who sells covered electronic devices for use by households or schools shall provide to purchasers information describing how eligible electronic devices can be collected and recycled and a description of the prohibitions in s. 287.07 (5) (a). A retailer may satisfy this requirement by providing a toll-free number for receiving the information and a description of how to access the department's Internet site under sub. (10) (a). A retailer who sells through a catalog may provide the information in the catalog. A retailer who sells through the Internet may provide the information on its Internet site.

SB621,76 Section 76. 287.17 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,24,16 287.17 (9m) Record keeping and inspection. A person subject to sub. (3), (7), (8), or (9) shall maintain records related to the program under this section and reports required under this section for at least 3 program years. The department may inspect records of a person subject to sub. (3), (7), (8), or (9) that are related to the program under this section.

SB621,77 Section 77. 287.17 (10) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,24,20 287.17 (10) (c) 1. a. The number by which the weight of covered electronic devices sold a manufacturer's total target recycling weight is multiplied under sub. (4) (d) 1. (3m) (c) to determine target rural county recycling weight.

SB621,78 Section 78. 287.17 (10) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,24,23 287.17 (10) (c) 1. b. The estimated cost of recycling under sub. (4) (d) 4. 1m. and 2m.

SB621,79 Section 79. 287.17 (10) (c) 1. d. of the statutes is repealed.

SB621,80 Section 80. 287.17 (10) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,25,6 287.17 (10) (c) 2. If the department determines that any of the values under subd. 1. a. to d. c. should be changed in order to improve the effectiveness of the program under this section or to provide more recycling opportunities to rural areas of this state, the department shall report its recommendations for changes under s. 13.172 (3) to the committee of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.

SB621,81 Section 81. 287.17 (10) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.

SB621,82 Section 82. 287.17 (10) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,25,13 287.17 (10) (d) Annual report. (intro.) Before December 1 of each program year, beginning in 2012 prior to the transition year, and before June 1 of each program year beginning with the transition year, the department shall provide a report on the program under this section to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor. The department shall include all of the following in the report:

SB621,83 Section 83. 287.17 (10) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,26,2 287.17 (10) (i) Addition or exemption of eligible electronic devices. If the department determines that the disposal or burning of a kind of electronic device that is not listed in sub. (1) (gs) in a solid waste facility may be harmful to human health or the environment, the department may promulgate a rule specifying that the kind of electronic device is an eligible electronic device, is subject to s. 287.07 (5) (a), or both. If the department determines that the disposal or burning of a kind of electronic device that is listed in sub. (1) (gs) or s. 287.07 (5) (a) in a solid waste facility is not harmful to human health and is not harmful to the environment or if the department determines that it is not feasible to require the recycling of a kind of electronic device that is listed in sub. (1) (gs) or s. 287.07 (5) (a), the department may promulgate a rule specifying that the kind of electronic device is not an eligible electronic device, is not subject to s. 287.07 (5) (a), or both. The department may not promulgate a rule under this paragraph that takes effect before October 1, 2011.

SB621,84 Section 84. 287.17 (10) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,26,12 287.17 (10) (j) Audits. The department may perform or contract for the performance of an audit of the activities of a registered collector or registered recycler. If the department performs or contracts for the performance of an audit of a collector or recycler during the first 3 program years in which the collector or recycler is registered under sub. (7) or (8) (a), the collector or recycler shall pay 25 percent of the cost of the audit. If the department performs or contracts for the performance of an audit of a collector or recycler after the first 3 program years in which the collector or recycler is registered, the collector or recycler shall pay 50 percent of the cost of the audit.

SB621,85 Section 85. 287.17 (10) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB621,26,16 287.17 (10) (k) Modification of registration fee. The department may modify the registration fee fees under sub. (4) (b) 1. and (be) by rule. The department may not promulgate a rule under this paragraph that takes effect before October 1, 2011.

SB621,86 Section 86. 287.17 (10) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

SB621,26,19 287.17 (10) (L) Modification of rural county shortfall exemption. The department may modify the percentage under sub. (4) (g) 3. by rule.

SB621,87 Section 87. 287.17 (10) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB621,26,22 287.17 (10) (m) Modification of recycler reporting requirement. The department may modify the categories of devices under sub. (8) (b) 2m. by rule.

SB621,26,23 (End)