AB278,17,2423 2. The number of recycling credits that the manufacturer sold during the
24preceding program year.
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13. The number of recycling credits that the manufacturer elects to use in the
2calculation of its shortfall fees under sub. (4) (d) 2.
AB278,18,43 4. The number of recycling credits available to the manufacturer after
4calculating its shortfall fees under sub. (4) (d) 2.
AB278,18,11 5(7) Collectors. (a) Registration. 1. Beginning on November 1, 2009, no
6person may operate as a collector delivering or arranging for the delivery of eligible
7electronic devices to a registered recycler for recycling on behalf of a manufacturer
8who is registered under sub. (3) unless the person is registered under this paragraph.
9A person shall register by submitting annually, no later than November 1 in 2009 and
10no later than August 1 beginning in 2010, to the department a registration, using a
11form prescribed by the department, that includes all of the following:
AB278,18,1212 a. The name, address, and contact information of a responsible individual.
AB278,18,1313 b. The street address of all facilities at which the person operates as a collector.
AB278,18,1714 c. A certification that the person has all governmental licenses or other
15approvals that are required to operate as a collector and has complied, and will
16continue to comply, with the requirements of this subsection and with applicable
17health, environmental, safety, and financial responsibility requirements.
AB278,18,1918 2. A complete registration is effective on receipt by the department and is valid
19until the following August 1 unless suspended or revoked before that date.
AB278,19,220 (b) Reports and records. No later than August 1 of each program year,
21beginning August 1, 2010, a registered collector shall report to the department the
22total weight of eligible electronic devices collected in this state during the preceding
23program year and the names of all registered recyclers to whom the collector
24delivered eligible electronic devices. A registered collector shall maintain records of

1the sources of eligible electronic devices it collects and of the registered recyclers to
2whom the collector delivers eligible electronic devices.
AB278,19,43 (c) Limitation. A registered collector may not use prison labor to collect eligible
4electronic devices the weight of which was or will be reported under sub. (5) (b).
AB278,19,11 5(8) Recyclers. (a) Registration. 1. Beginning on November 1, 2009, no person
6may operate as a recycler receiving eligible electronic devices on behalf of a
7manufacturer who is registered under sub. (3) unless the person is registered under
8this paragraph. A person shall register by submitting annually, no later than
9November 1 in 2009 and no later than August 1 beginning in 2010, to the department
10a registration, using a form prescribed by the department, that includes all of the
11following:
AB278,19,1212 a. The name, address, and contact information of a responsible individual.
AB278,19,1313 b. The street address of all facilities at which the person conducts recycling.
AB278,19,1414 c. The certification required under par. (d).
AB278,19,1515 d. Documentation of the liability insurance required under this subsection.
AB278,19,1716 2. A complete registration is effective on receipt by the department and is valid
17until the following August 1 unless suspended or revoked before that date.
AB278,19,2218 (b) Reports and records. 1. No later than August 1 of each program year,
19beginning with August 1, 2010, a registered recycler shall report to the department
20the total weight of eligible electronic devices collected in this state that the recycler
21received for recycling on behalf of a manufacturer registered under sub. (3) during
22the preceding program year and the name of the manufacturer.
AB278,19,2423 2. No later than February 1 of each program year, beginning in 2011, a
24registered recycler shall report to the department all of the following:
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1a. The total weight of eligible electronic devices collected in this state that the
2recycler received for recycling on behalf of a manufacturer during the first 6 months
3of the program year and the name of the manufacturer.
AB278,20,74 b. The total weight of eligible electronic devices collected in this state that the
5recycler received for recycling during the first 6 months of the program year in
6anticipation of attributing them to a manufacturer for the purposes of the program
7under this section.
AB278,20,108 3. A registered recycler shall maintain records of the sources of eligible
9electronic devices collected in this state that the recycler receives for recycling on
10behalf of a manufacturer registered under sub. (3).
AB278,20,1311 (c) Operational requirements. 1. A registered recycler shall maintain liability
12insurance coverage in the amount of at least $1,000,000 for environmental releases,
13accidents, and other emergencies.
AB278,20,1514 2. A registered recycler may not use prison labor to recycle eligible electronic
15devices the weight of which was or will be reported under sub. (5) (b).
AB278,20,2516 3. A registered recycler shall maintain proof of financial responsibility
17ensuring the availability of funds in an amount sufficient to cover the estimated costs
18of paying another person to close the facilities at which recycling is conducted,
19including managing any remaining eligible electronic devices or materials derived
20from eligible electronic devices and performing any necessary environmental
21cleanup. The registered recycler shall maintain, and provide to the department upon
22request, an itemized statement of the estimated costs in a form specified by the
23department and documentation of the source of the estimates. The registered
24recycler may provide the proof of financial responsibility required under this
25subdivision using one of the following:
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1a. A surety bond.
AB278,21,32 b. A deposit of cash, certificates of deposit, or securities issued by the federal
3government.
AB278,21,44 c. An escrow account.
AB278,21,55 d. An irrevocable letter of credit.
AB278,21,66 e. An irrevocable trust.
AB278,21,147 4. A registered recycler shall maintain records that can be used to determine,
8for each program year, the total weight of eligible electronic devices recycled by the
9recycler on behalf of manufacturers under this section, the weight of materials
10derived from those eligible electronic devices that the registered recycler sends to
11another person for use in a manufacturing process or for recovery of useable
12materials, and the weight of materials derived from those eligible electronic devices
13that the registered recycler sends to be disposed of in a solid waste disposal facility
14or burned at a solid waste treatment facility.
AB278,21,1515 5. A registered recycler shall maintain records that do all of the following:
AB278,21,1816 a. Identify each person who received from the registered recycler materials
17derived from eligible electronic devices recycled on behalf of manufacturers under
18this section.
AB278,21,2219 b. If a person identified under subd. 5. a. does not use the materials in a
20manufacturing process, identify each person who receives from the person identified
21under subd. 5. a. materials derived from eligible electronic devices recycled on behalf
22of manufacturers under this section.
AB278,22,623 5m. A registered recycler shall make the information under subds. 4. and 5. for
24a program year available, upon request, to a manufacturer on behalf of whom the
25recycler recycled eligible electronic devices under this section in that program year,

1except that if the recycler maintains a system under which it tracks eligible
2electronic devices recycled on behalf of one manufacturer, and the disposition of the
3materials derived from those eligible electronic devices, separately from other
4eligible electronic devices that it recycles, the recycler is only required to provide to
5that manufacturer the information under subds. 4. and 5. concerning the eligible
6electronic devices recycled on behalf of that manufacturer.
AB278,22,127 6. A registered recycler shall maintain records that show the actions that it
8takes in a program year to ensure that the persons identified under subd. 5. use the
9materials derived from eligible electronic devices in a manufacturing process or for
10recovery of useable materials and shall make that information available upon
11request to a manufacturer on behalf of whom the recycler recycles eligible electronic
12devices under this section in that program year.
AB278,22,1513 7. A registered recycler shall prepare and maintain a written contingency plan
14for responding to releases of hazardous substances that complies with the
15requirements in s. NR 664.0052, Wis. Adm. Code.
AB278,22,1716 8. A registered recycler shall comply with any other operational requirement
17in rules promulgated under par. (e).
AB278,22,2018 (d) Certification. As a condition of registration under par. (a), a registered
19recycler shall submit to the department a certification that states that the registered
20recycler does all of the following:
AB278,22,2121 1. Complies with par. (c).
AB278,22,2522 2. Complies with federal, state, and local requirements concerning the storage,
23transportation, processing, and exporting of eligible electronic devices and materials
24derived from eligible electronic devices, including the requirements in 40 CFR
25261.39
(a) (5) and 273.20 and requirements in rules promulgated under s. 291.05.
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13. Complies with federal requirements under 29 CFR 1910.120 concerning
2occupational and environmental health and safety training for employees.
AB278,23,133 (e) Modifying or adding requirements by rule. The department shall review the
4requirements under par. (c) 1. to 7. to determine whether it is necessary to modify
5or add to those requirements so that the requirements applicable to registered
6recyclers are at least equivalent to nationally recognized standards for recycling
7eligible electronic devices. If the department determines that it is necessary to
8modify or add to the requirements under par. (c) 1. to 7., the department shall
9promulgate rules that modify or add to the requirements so that they are at least
10equivalent to nationally recognized standards for recycling eligible electronic
11devices. The department may not promulgate a rule under this paragraph that takes
12effect before the first day of the 24th month beginning after the effective date of this
13paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB278,23,21 14(9) Retailers. A retailer who sells covered electronic devices for use by
15households shall provide to purchasers information describing how eligible
16electronic devices can be collected and recycled and a description of the prohibitions
17in s. 287.07 (5) (a). A retailer may satisfy this requirement by providing a toll-free
18number for receiving the information and a description of how to access the
19department's Internet site under sub. (10) (a). A retailer who sells through a catalog
20may provide the information in the catalog. A retailer who sells through the Internet
21may provide the information on its Internet site.
AB278,24,2 22(9m) Record keeping and inspection. A person subject to sub. (3), (7), (8), or
23(9) shall maintain records related to the program under this section and reports
24required under this section for at least 3 years. The department may inspect records

1of a person subject to sub. (3), (7), (8), or (9) that are related to the program under this
2section.
AB278,24,13 3(10) Powers and duties of the department. (a) Internet site; manufacturers.
4The department shall maintain an Internet site on which the department lists the
5names of manufacturers who are registered under sub. (3) and the names of the
6brands listed in the manufacturers' registrations. The department shall update the
7information on the Internet site promptly upon receipt of a new or revised
8registration. The department shall include on the Internet site a statement that this
9section applies only to covered electronic devices sold for household use and that the
10list of manufacturers is not a list of manufacturers qualified to sell video display
11devices, computers, or printers for industrial, commercial, or other nonhousehold
12uses. The department shall also include on the Internet site the contact information
13provided by manufacturers under sub. (3) (a) 2.
AB278,24,1714 (am) Internet site; recyclers. The department shall maintain an Internet site
15on which the department lists the names of registered recyclers. The department
16shall update the information on the Internet site promptly upon receipt of a new or
17revised registration.
AB278,24,2018 (b) Providing information. Except as provided in par. (bm), the department
19shall make the information provided in registration statements and reports under
20subs. (3), (5), (7), and (8) available to manufacturers, retailers, and the public.
AB278,25,221 (bm) Confidentiality. 1. The department shall keep confidential any part of a
22record, report, or other information obtained in the administration of this section
23upon receiving an application for confidential status by any person containing a
24showing satisfactory to the department that the part of a record, report, or other

1information would, if made public, divulge a method or process that is entitled to
2protection as a trade secret, as defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c), of that person.
AB278,25,83 2. If the department refuses to release information on the grounds that it is
4confidential under subd. 1. and anyone challenges that refusal, the department shall
5inform the person who submitted the application under subd. 1. of that challenge.
6Unless that person authorizes the department to release the information, that
7person shall pay the reasonable costs incurred by this state to defend the refusal to
8release the information.
AB278,25,149 3. Subdivision 1. does not prevent the disclosure of any information to a
10representative of the department for the purpose of administering this section or to
11an officer, employee, or authorized representative of the federal government for the
12purpose of administering federal law. When the department provides information
13that is confidential under subd. 1. to the federal government, the department shall
14also provide a copy of the application for confidential status.
AB278,25,1615 (c) Review of formula. 1. The department shall annually review all of the
16following:
AB278,25,1817 a. The number by which the weight of covered electronic devices sold is
18multiplied under sub. (4) (d) 1. to determine target recycling weight.
AB278,25,1919 b. The estimated cost of recycling under sub. (4) (d) 4.
AB278,25,2020 c. The registration fees under sub. (4) (b).
AB278,25,2221 d. The multiplier for the weight of eligible electronic devices collected from
22households in rural counties under sub. (4) (f).
AB278,26,223 2. If the department determines that any of the values under subd. 1. a. to d.
24should be changed in order to improve the effectiveness of the program under this
25section or to provide more recycling opportunities to rural areas of this state, the

1department shall report its recommendations for changes under s. 13.172 (3) to the
2committee of each house of the legislature with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.
AB278,26,83 (cm) Report concerning sales information. The department shall evaluate the
4accuracy of the information provided by manufacturers under sub. (5) (a) in 2009 and
52010 and whether the weight of each manufacturer's covered electronic devices sold
6in this state should be based on national sales data obtained from 3rd parties. Before
7December 1, 2011, the department shall report the results of its evaluation to the
8legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor.
AB278,26,129 (d) Annual report. Before December 1 of each year, beginning in 2012, the
10department shall provide a report on the program under this section to the
11legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor. The department shall include all
12of the following in the report:
AB278,26,1313 1. The total weight of eligible electronic devices recycled.
AB278,26,1514 2. A summary of the information provided by manufacturers and recyclers
15under subs. (5) and (8).
AB278,26,1716 3. Information concerning the recycling programs used by manufacturers to
17recycle eligible electronic devices.
AB278,26,2018 4. Information concerning the collection and recycling of eligible electronic
19devices by persons other than registered manufacturers, registered collectors, and
20registered recyclers.
AB278,26,2321 5. Information about any disposal of eligible electronic devices in landfills and
22any burning of eligible electronic devices in solid waste treatment facilities in this
23state.
AB278,26,2424 6. A description of any actions taken to enforce the requirements of this section.
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17. Any recommendations to apply the requirements under sub. (2) to additional
2kinds of devices.
AB278,27,73 (e) Report concerning federal legislation. If a federal law relating to the
4collection and recycling of covered electronic devices sold in the United States is
5enacted, the department shall prepare a report describing the effect of the federal
6law and shall submit the report under s. 13.172 (3) to the committee of each house
7of the legislature with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.
AB278,27,148 (f) Outreach and communication. 1. The department shall promote public
9participation in the collection and recycling of eligible electronic devices by and on
10behalf of manufacturers through education and outreach activities. The department
11shall facilitate communications between local governments, persons operating solid
12waste collection and recycling centers, and manufacturers to ensure that
13manufacturers are aware of eligible electronic devices that are available for
14recycling.
AB278,27,1915 2. The department shall assist recyclers to identify federal and state
16requirements concerning the storage, transportation, export, and processing of
17eligible electronic devices and materials derived from eligible electronic devices. The
18department shall assist collectors to identify health, environmental, safety, and
19financial responsibility requirements applicable to collectors.
AB278,27,2320 (g) Cooperation with other states. The department may cooperate with other
21states to effectuate the program under this section. The department may, with other
22states, operate a regional system for creating, trading, and selling credits for
23recycling eligible electronic devices.
AB278,28,224 (h) Suspension and revocation. The department may revoke the registration
25of a manufacturer who violates sub. (2) (a), (3), (4), or (5). The department may

1suspend or revoke the registration of a collector or recycler who violates sub. (7) or
2(8).
AB278,28,163 (i) Addition or exemption of eligible electronic devices. If the department
4determines that the disposal or burning of a kind of electronic device that is not listed
5in sub. (1) (gs) in a solid waste facility may be harmful to human health or the
6environment, the department may promulgate a rule specifying that the kind of
7electronic device is an eligible electronic device, is subject to s. 287.07 (5) (a), or both.
8If the department determines that the disposal or burning of a kind of electronic
9device that is listed in sub. (1) (gs) or s. 287.07 (5) (a) in a solid waste facility is not
10harmful to human health and is not harmful to the environment or if the department
11determines that it is not feasible to require the recycling of a kind of electronic device
12that is listed in sub. (1) (gs) or s. 287.07 (5) (a), the department may promulgate a rule
13specifying that the kind of electronic device is not an eligible electronic device, is not
14subject to s. 287.07 (5) (a), or both. The department may not promulgate a rule under
15this paragraph that takes effect before the first day of the 24th month beginning after
16the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB278,28,2417 (j) Audits. The department may perform or contract for the performance of an
18audit of the activities of a registered collector or registered recycler. If the
19department performs or contracts for the performance an audit of a collector or
20recycler during the first 3 years in which the collector or recycler is registered under
21sub. (7) or (8) (a), the collector or recycler shall pay 25 percent of the cost of the audit.
22If the department performs or contracts for the performance of an audit of a collector
23or recycler after the first 3 years in which the collector or recycler is registered, the
24collector or recycler shall pay 50 percent of the cost of the audit.
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1(k) Modification of registration fee. The department may modify the
2registration fee under sub. (4) (b) 1. by rule. The department may not promulgate
3a rule under this paragraph that takes effect before the first day of the 24th month
4beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB278,29,6 5(11) Penalties. (a) Manufacturer. Any manufacturer who violates this section
6may be required to forfeit not more than $10,000 for each violation.
AB278,29,87 (b) Others. Any person, other than a manufacturer, who violates this section
8may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation.
AB278, s. 7 9Section 7. 287.91 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB278,29,1210 287.91 (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and s. 287.95 (3) (a), the attorney general
11may enforce s. 287.07 (3) and, (4), and (5) by seeking injunctive relief against any
12person violating those provisions.
AB278, s. 8 13Section 8. 287.95 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB278,29,1614 287.95 (1) Any person who violates s. 287.07 (1m) or (5) may be required to
15forfeit $50 for a first violation, may be required to forfeit $200 for a 2nd violation and
16may be required to forfeit not more than $2,000 for a 3rd or subsequent violation.
AB278, s. 9 17Section 9. 287.97 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB278,29,21 18287.97 Penalties. Any person who violates this chapter, except s. 287.07,
19287.08, 287.17, or 287.81, or any rule promulgated under this chapter, except under
20s. 287.07, 287.08 or 287.81, may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than
21$1,000 for each violation.
AB278, s. 10 22Section 10 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB278,30,223 (1) Permanent position authorization. The authorized FTE positions for the
24department of natural resources are increased by 1.0 SEG position, to be funded from

1the appropriation under section 20.370 (2) (hr) of the statutes, as created by this act,
2to administer the electronic waste recycling program.
AB278,30,33 (2) Project position authorization.
AB278,30,74 (a) The authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources are
5increased by 1.0 SEG 2-year project position, to be funded from the appropriation
6under section 20.370 (2) (hq) of the statutes, for start up of the electronic waste
7recycling program.
AB278,30,118 (b) The authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources are
9increased by 1.0 SEG 2-year project position, to be funded from the appropriation
10under section 20.370 (2) (hr) of the statutes, as created by this act, for start up of the
11electronic waste recycling program.
AB278, s. 11 12Section 11 . Fiscal changes.
AB278,31,213 (1) Funding for positions and administration. In the schedule under section
1420.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of natural
15resources under section 20.370 (2) (hq) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009,
16the dollar amount is increased by $170,000 for the first fiscal year of the fiscal
17biennium in which this subsection takes effect for administration of the electronic
18waste recycling program and to increase the authorized FTE positions for the
19department by 1.0 SEG position for administration of the electronic waste recycling
20programs, and to fund the 1.0 FTE SEG project position authorized under Section
2110 (2 ) (a) of this act. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the
22appropriation to the department of natural resources under section 20.370 (2) (hq)
23of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by
24$160,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection

1takes effect for administration of the electronic waste recycling program and to
2provide continued funding for the positions authorized under this act.
AB278, s. 12 3Section 12. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
4except as follows:
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