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Jun 09, 2010 |
starred on calendar |
Jan 06, 2010 |
ordered to third reading cal.644 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jul 16, 2009 |
recommitted to rules 3rd reading cal.880 substituted for s6047 |
Apr 26, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation returned to assembly repassed senate vote reconsidered - restored to third reading |
Apr 21, 2010 |
returned to senate recalled from assembly referred to environmental conservation |
Apr 20, 2010 |
delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.401 reported and committed to rules |
Apr 07, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Mar 31, 2010 |
print number 6047a |
Mar 31, 2010 |
amend and recommit to codes |
Mar 25, 2010 |
reported and committed to codes |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jul 16, 2009 |
substituted by a9049 |
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ordered to third reading cal.880 |
Jun 22, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6047
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Relates to the recycling, reuse and safe handling of electronic equipment sold in the state of New York
download bill text pdfSponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9049 - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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Floor Vote: Apr 26, 2010
aye (61)- Adams
- Addabbo Jr.
- Alesi
- Aubertine
- Bonacic
- Breslin
- DeFrancisco
- Diaz
- Dilan
- Duane
- Espada
- Farley
- Flanagan
- Foley
- Fuschillo
- Golden
- Griffo
- Hannon
- Hassell-Thompson
- Huntley
- Johnson
- Johnson
- Klein
- Krueger
- Kruger
- LaValle
- Lanza
- Larkin
- Leibell
- Libous
- Little
- Marcellino
- Maziarz
- McDonald
- Montgomery
- Nozzolio
- Onorato
- Oppenheimer
- Padavan
- Parker
- Peralta
- Perkins
- Ranzenhofer
- Robach
- Saland
- Sampson
- Savino
- Schneiderman
- Serrano
- Seward
- Skelos
- Smith
- Squadron
- Stachowski
- Stavisky
- Stewart-Cousins
- Thompson
- Valesky
- Volker
- Winner
- Young
excused (1)
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Floor Vote: Apr 20, 2010
aye (61)- Adams
- Addabbo Jr.
- Alesi
- Aubertine
- Bonacic
- Breslin
- DeFrancisco
- Diaz
- Dilan
- Duane
- Espada
- Farley
- Flanagan
- Foley
- Fuschillo
- Golden
- Griffo
- Hannon
- Hassell-Thompson
- Huntley
- Johnson
- Johnson
- Klein
- Krueger
- Kruger
- LaValle
- Lanza
- Larkin
- Leibell
- Libous
- Little
- Marcellino
- Maziarz
- McDonald
- Montgomery
- Nozzolio
- Onorato
- Oppenheimer
- Padavan
- Parker
- Peralta
- Perkins
- Ranzenhofer
- Robach
- Saland
- Sampson
- Savino
- Schneiderman
- Serrano
- Seward
- Skelos
- Smith
- Squadron
- Stachowski
- Stavisky
- Stewart-Cousins
- Thompson
- Valesky
- Volker
- Winner
- Young
excused (1)
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Apr 20, 2010 - Rules Committee Vote
S604720Aye1Nay2Aye with Reservations0Absent0Excused0AbstainedJul 15, 2009 - Rules Committee Vote
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Rules Committee Vote: Jul 15, 2009
aye (20)excused (1)
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Apr 20, 2010 - Finance Committee Vote
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Finance Committee Vote: Apr 20, 2010
aye (21)nay (2)
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Mar 25, 2010 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote
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Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: Mar 25, 2010
aye (13)aye wr (1)
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Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
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2009-S6047 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9049
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 27 Title 26 §§27-2601 - 27-2621 & §71-2729, En Con L
2009-S6047 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6047 REVISED 06/23/09 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the recycling, reuse and safe handling of electronic equipment sold in the state of New York PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to establish a State-wide electronic equipment reuse and recycling program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill sets forth the short title of the act proposed by this bill, the "Electronic Equipment Reuse and Recycling Act" (the Act). Section 2 of the bill would add a new Title 26 to Article 27 (Title 26) of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), entitled "Electronic equipment recycling and reuse." The new ECL sections are as follows. ECL § 27-2601 would establish definitions for terms used in the title, including:
* "Covered electronic equipment," meaning a computer, computer peripheral, cathode ray tube, television, and small electronic equipment. * "Computer peripheral," meaning a monitor, keyboard, mouse or other pointing device, facsimile machine, document scanner or printer intended for use with a computer, and any cables, cords or wiring permanently affixed to such products. * "Small electronic equipment," meaning a battery-powered portable digital music player with memory capability, video cassette recorder, digital video disc player, digital video recorder, digital converter box, cable or satellite receiver or electronic or video game consoles and any cables, cords or wiring permanently affixed to the equipment. * "Electronic waste," meaning covered electronic equipment that has been discarded or is no longer wanted. * "Electronic waste collection site," meaning a site at which electronic waste is accepted from consumers and stored for not more than five days per year before such waste is transported elsewhere. * "Electronic waste consolidation facility," meaning a facility that receives and stores electronic waste for the purpose of organizing, categorizing or consolidating items of electronic waste before such waste is transported to an electronic waste recycling facility. *"Electronic waste recycling facility," meaning a facility at which electronic waste is recycled. *"Manufacturer," meaning a person who assembles covered electronic equipment for sale in this State; manufactures covered electronic equipment under its own brand name or under any other brand name for sale in this State; sells under its own brand name covered electronic equipment in the State; owns a brand name that it licenses to another person for use on covered electronic equipment that is sold in the State; imports covered electronic equipment for sale in the State; or manufactures covered electronic equipment for sale in the State without affixing a brand name. ECL § 27-2603 would require manufacturers to accept for recycling or reuse electronic waste for which it is the manufacturer from consumers in the State and accept one product return for every product of the same type which it sells beginning July 1, 2010. Manufacturers would also be required to take their market share of electronic waste, by weight, as determined by the department based on the three year average of annual sales in the State. This section would also establish a statewide recycling or reuse goal. More specifically: * For the period July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, the statewide recycling or reuse goal would be one half of three pounds per capita. * For calendar year 2011, the statewide recycling or reuse goal would be four pounds per capita. * For calendar year 2012, the statewide recycling or reuse goal would be five pounds per capita. * For calendar year 2013 and thereafter, the statewide recycling or reuse goal would be the base weight multiplied by the goal attainment percentage. * The base weight is the average of the total amount of weight of electronic waste collected for recycling and reuse in the prior three years. * The goal attainment percentage ranges from 90-110% based on the relationship of base weight to the prior years statewide recycling or reuse goal. Each manufacturer would be assigned a proportion of the statewide recycling or reuse goal based on the weight of that manufacturer's market share of sales. This section would also establish recycling surcharges for the failure of manufacturers to meet such standards. Beginning in calendar year 2013, a manufacturer also would be able to bank, trade or sell credits for the amount of electronic waste it collects in excess of its annual obligation. Such credits shall account for a maximum of twenty-five percent of a manufacturer's obligation in a calendar year. A manufacturer that fails to accept its required weight of electronic waste, in the absence of a waiver from DEC, would be subject to a recycling surcharge based on the percent of electronic waste it collected. ECL § 27-2605 would establish registration requirements for manufacturers of covered electronic equipment sold in the State, and require each manufacturer of covered electronic equipment to register with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) by January 1, 2010, pay a $5,000 registration fee; and require any person who becomes a manufacturer after January 1, 2010 to register with DEC before selling or offering for sale covered electronic equipment in the State. This section would prescribe manufacturer responsibilities under Title 26. In summary, this section would prohibit a manufacturer from selling or offering for sale in the State covered electronic equipment unless the manufacturer: * Maintains an electronic waste acceptance program through which the manufacturer, either directly or through an agent or designee, accepts e-waste from consumers in the State for recycling or reuse. * Accepts electronic waste from consumers in the State through methods that are available and reasonably convenient to such consumers. * Accepts electronic waste free of charge from consumers in the State. * Accepts, manages and recycles electronic waste in a manner that complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. * Maintains a public education program to inform consumers in the State about the manufacturer's electronic waste acceptance program, which must include a toll-free telephone number, internet website and provide written information with the equipment at the time of sale that provides information to consumers on how to return the manufacturers covered electronic equipment for reuse or recycling and, for appropriate manufacturers, provides instructions to consumers to on how to destroy personal or confidential information contained in any computer, hard-drive or other covered electronic equipment with internal memory, and make such information available for dissemination by retailers of the manufacturer's products at the time of purchase. Manufacturers would be permitted to work collectively to satisfy the requirements of this section, subject to the same requirements for individual manufacturers. ECL § 27-2607, as of July 1, 2010, would: (1) require retailers to make available information provided by manufacturers on the manufacturers' electronic waste acceptance programs; and (2) prohibit a retailer in the State from selling or offering for sale any covered electronic equipment in the State unless such manufacturer and the manufacturer's brands are registered with DEC. ECL § 27-2609 would require that each piece of covered equipment bearing the manufacturer's brand has affixed on it a label identifying the manufacturer. ECL § 27-2611 would establish prohibitions on the disposal of electronic waste in the State. Beginning July 1, 2010, a manufacturer, retailer, owner or operator of an electronic waste collection site, electronic waste consolidation facility or electronic waste recycling facility would be prohibited from disposing electronic waste at a solid or hazardous waste management facility in the State. Beginning January 1, 2011, any person except an individual or household would be prohibited from disposing of electronic waste at a solid or hazardous waste management facility in the State and waste haulers would be required to provide educational information on the proper disposal of electronic waste. Beginning January 1, 2015, individuals and households would be prohibited from disposing electronic waste at a solid or hazardous waste management facility. Finally, beginning January 1, 2011, an owner or operator of a solid or hazardous waste management facility in the state would be required to educate users of the facility of the proper methods of recycling of electronic waste and to conspicuously post signs at such facility stating that electronic waste may not be disposed there. ECL §27-2613 would establish minimum standards for electronic waste collection sites, electronic waste consolidation facilities and electronic waste recycling facilities located in the State. ECL § 27-2615 would: (1) authorize DEC to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for implementation of this title and require DEC to promulgate regulations on reuse, electronic waste acceptance credits, recycling surcharge waivers, and acceptable methods for the determination of sales data; (2) require DEC to maintain and post on its website a list of all registered manufacturers and a list of each manufacturer's brands; and (3) authorize DEC to waive the recycling surcharges payable under ECL § 27-2603 based on a manufacturers application. ECL § 27-2617 would require manufacturers to submit an annual report beginning March 1, 2010, which would include information that would, among other things, allow DEC to assess compliance with Title 26. This section would also require manufacturers to pay a $3,000 annual reporting fee. DEC would be required, on or before April 1, 2011 and biennially thereafter, report to the Governor, Temporary President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly on the implementation of Title 26. Such report would include an evaluation of the electronic waste stream in the state and the availability of electronic waste for recycling and reuse, an evaluation of the electronic waste acceptance, collection, recycling and reuse conducted pursuant to Title 26, an evaluation of compliance and enforcement of Title 26, recommendations for amendments to Title 26 and a discussion of opportunities for business development in the state related to electronic waste acceptance, collection, recycling and reuse. ECL § 27-2619 would establish the bill's preemptive effect. Specifically, this section would provide that jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to electronic waste recycling and reuse, including the obligations of manufacturers, retailers, electronic waste collection sites, electronic waste consolidation facilities, electronic waste recycling facilities is vested exclusively in the State, and any provision of any local law or ordinance or regulation promulgate thereto, governing such matters shall upon the effective date of the Act be preempted. ECL § 27-2621 would require fees and charges paid pursuant to under Title 26 be deposited in the environmental regulatory account, except that recycling surcharges would be paid to the solid waste account of the Environmental Protection Fund for municipal recycling programs. Section 3 of the bill would amend Article 71 of the ECL by adding a new section 71-2729 which would establish civil penalties for violations of Title 26. Section 4 of the bill would prove a severability clause applicable to the Act. Section 5 of this bill provides that the bill would take effect immediately. EXISTING LAW : Title 7 (Solid Waste) and Title 9 (Hazardous Waste) of ECL Article 27 authorize DEC to regulate the storage, disposal, transport and treatment of solid and hazardous wastes in an environmentally sound manner, and to encourage recycling, recovery and reuse of all solid and hazardous waste to conserve resources and reduce waste. Title 21 of ECL Article 27 regulates mercury-containing consumer products, which includes some used electronics. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : This is a new bill. STATEMENT IN SUPPORT : Over the last twenty years, the world has entered the digital age. The sale of electronics in the U.S. has increased from 61 million units in 1987 to more than 426 million units in 2007. This growth in sales, coupled with rapid technology development that leads to more immediate obsolescence, has facilitated a dramatic growth of the nation's electronics waste stream. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the amount of electronic waste entering the waste stream almost doubled between 1999 and 2007, from 7.7 to 14.9 pounds per person per year. While the amount of material collected for recycling has increased somewhat in the last few years, the rate of electronic waste or "e-waste" that has been diverted from the waste stream has remained small. EPA estimates that 10 percent of electronics generated were ultimately recycled in 2000 as compared to 13.6 percent in 2007. The proliferation of electronic waste or "e-waste" has created a new challenge for waste management. The presence of certain hazardous constituents in once useful electronic equipment, such as lead, cadmium, mercury and other hazardous constituents makes proper management of e-waste essential to protecting public health and the environment. For example, televisions and computer monitors with glass screens (CRTs) often contain lead, while those with flat panel screens can contain mercury. Electronic components can contain a variety of hazardous chemicals and compounds. Currently a comprehensive system for managing the rapidly growing problem of e-waste does not exist in New York State. In the absence of a comprehensive State-wide recycling law, consumers are left with a patchwork of local collection options, voluntary programs sponsored by a few manufacturers, and the disposal of a significant amount of e-waste. Collection events hosted by municipalities are expensive, infrequent, and do not effectively address collection in all areas of the State. In addition, many of the components of electronics are valuable, and can be recycled or reused, materials, including ferrous and non-ferrous metals, precious metals and even glass. Disposal of e-waste wastefully discards these materials. This bill proposes to establish a comprehensive State-wide electronic equipment reuse and recycling program using a product stewardship model. The product stewardship model encourages the cost of end-of-life management to be incorporated into the product prices, ensuring that both the product user and manufacturer to play a role in reducing waste. As manufacturers are required to collect, reuse and recycle their own covered electronic equipment, they will be encouraged to develop (1) products containing fewer hazardous constituents, (2) more reusable components, and (3) products that are ultimately designed with the environment in mind. Establishing this electronic waste recycling model would provide New York State consumers with an environmentally sound end-of-life management alternative for their e-waste. In addition, an increase of recoverable materials will be realized from the recycling of electronic waste. Recovered materials will in turn be reused in new electronic equipment or other products, decreasing the need for new raw materials. Also, as electronic wastes are diverted from landfills, limited landfill capacity will be saved. The establishment of an electronic equipment reuse and recycling program should be considered this year because attention to the issue of e-waste at the local, state, and national level has been growing. To date, nearly twenty other states have adopted electronic waste recycling laws. In addition, television signals will soon switch from analog to digital, which will likely result in an increased number of New York consumers purchasing high definition televisions and discarding older cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions, and spike in the e-waste stream. Establishing a comprehensive electronic equipment reuse and recycling program will protect the health, safety, and welfare of all the citizens of New York State, as well as enhance and maintain the quality of the environment. BUDGET IMPLICATIONS : This bill should not have an impact on the State budget because the fees that would be imposed by Title 26 are expected to cover the cost to administer the program. EFFECTIVE DATE : This bill would take effect immediately.
2009-S6047 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6047 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 22, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. THOMPSON, DIAZ, KRUEGER, ONORATO, PADAVAN, SAMPSON, SCHNEIDERMAN -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the recycling, reuse and safe handling of electronic equipment sold in the state of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "electronic equipment recycling and reuse act". S 2. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 26 to read as follows: TITLE 26 ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT RECYCLING AND REUSE SECTION 27-2601. DEFINITIONS. 27-2603. MANUFACTURER COLLECTION; RECYCLING SURCHARGE. 27-2605. MANUFACTURER ELECTRONIC WASTE REGISTRATION AND RESPON- SIBILITIES. 27-2607. RETAILER REQUIREMENTS. 27-2609. LABELING. 27-2611. DISPOSAL BAN. 27-2613. ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, CONSOLIDATION AND RECYCL- ING. 27-2615. DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 27-2617. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 27-2619. PREEMPTION. 27-2621. DISPOSITION OF FEES. S 27-2601. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE: 1. "CATHODE RAY TUBE" MEANS A VACUUM TUBE OR PICTURE TUBE USED TO CONVERT AN ELECTRONIC SIGNAL INTO A VISUAL IMAGE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD12115-04-9
S. 6047 2 2. "COMPUTER" MEANS AN ELECTRONIC, MAGNETIC, OPTICAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL OR OTHER HIGH-SPEED DATA PROCESSING DEVICE PERFORMING A LOGICAL, ARITH- METIC OR STORAGE FUNCTION, INCLUDING A LAPTOP COMPUTER AND DESKTOP COMPUTER, AND INCLUDES ANY CABLE, CORD, OR WIRING PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO OR INCORPORATED INTO SUCH PRODUCT, AND MAY INCLUDE BOTH A COMPUTER CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT AND A MONITOR; BUT SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN AUTOMATED TYPEWRITER OR TYPESETTER, A PORTABLE HAND-HELD CALCULATOR, A PORTABLE DIGITAL ASSISTANT, OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICE. 3. "COMPUTER PERIPHERAL" MEANS A MONITOR; ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD; ELEC- TRONIC MOUSE OR SIMILAR POINTING DEVICE; FACSIMILE MACHINE, DOCUMENT SCANNER, OR PRINTER INTENDED FOR USE WITH A COMPUTER; AND INCLUDES ANY CABLE, CORD, OR WIRING PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO OR INCORPORATED INTO ANY SUCH PRODUCT. 4. "CONSUMER" MEANS A PERSON LOCATED IN THE STATE WHO OWNS OR USES COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN INDIVID- UAL, A BUSINESS, CORPORATION, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGAN- IZATION, OR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE AN ENTITY INVOLVED IN A WHOLESALE TRANSACTION BETWEEN A DISTRIBUTOR AND RETAILER. 5. "COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT" MEANS: A COMPUTER; COMPUTER PERIPH- ERAL; SMALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CATHODE RAY TUBE DEVICE; OR TELEVISION, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION. "COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OR ANY PART THEREOF; CAMERA OR VIDEO CAMERA; PORTABLE OR STATIONARY RADIO; WIRELESS TELE- PHONE; HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES SUCH AS CLOTHES WASHERS, CLOTHES DRYERS, REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, MICROWAVE OVENS, OVENS, RANGES OR DISHWASHERS; EQUIPMENT THAT IS FUNCTIONALLY OR PHYSICALLY PART OF A LARGER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT INTENDED FOR USE IN AN INDUSTRIAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL SETTING; SECURITY OR ANTI-TERRORISM EQUIPMENT; MONITORING AND CONTROL INSTRUMENT OR SYSTEM; THERMOSTAT; HAND-HELD TRANSCEIVER; TELE- PHONE OF ANY TYPE; PORTABLE DIGITAL ASSISTANT OR SIMILAR DEVICE; CALCU- LATOR; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RECEIVER OR SIMILAR NAVIGATION DEVICE; COMMERCIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THAT CONTAINS WITHIN IT A CATHODE RAY TUBE, A CATHODE RAY TUBE DEVICE, A FLAT PANEL DISPLAY OR SIMILAR VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IS NOT SEPARATE FROM THE LARGER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT; OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED UNDER THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT. 6. "ELECTRONIC RECYCLER" MEANS A PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN THE RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE. 7. "ELECTRONIC WASTE" MEANS COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT HAS BEEN DISCARDED OR IS NO LONGER WANTED BY ITS OWNER, OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON ENTERS THE WASTE COLLECTION, RECOVERY, TREATMENT, PROCESSING, OR RECYCL- ING SYSTEM. FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 27-2611 OF THIS TITLE, "ELECTRONIC WASTE" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CASE, SHELL, OR OTHER ENCLOSURE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FROM WHICH INCORPORATED ASSEMBLIES, SUB-ASSEMBLIES, COMPONENTS, MATERIALS, WIRING, CIRCUITRY AND COMMODITIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. 8. "ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE" MEANS A FACILITY AT A FIXED OR TEMPORARY SITE AT WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE IS ACCEPTED FROM CONSUMERS AND TEMPORARILY STORED FOR NOT MORE THAN FIVE DAYS IN A CALENDAR YEAR BEFORE SUCH WASTE IS TRANSPORTED TO AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY OR ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY. ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DEDICATED SITES AND FACILITIES FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE, AND RETAIL STORES AND OUTLETS, MUNICIPAL OR PRIVATE ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITES AND NOT-FOR-PRO- FIT DONATION SITES THAT HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT ELECTRONIC WASTE. S. 6047 3 9. "ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY" MEANS A FACILITY THAT RECEIVES AND STORES ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZING, CATEGORIZING OR CONSOLIDATING ITEMS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE BEFORE SUCH WASTE IS TRANSPORTED TO AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY. ELEC- TRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, FACILITIES OF BROKERS ACTING AS INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN ELECTRONIC WASTE BUYERS AND SELLERS, AND REGIONAL CENTERS AT WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE IS ORGANIZED, CATEGORIZED OR CONSOLIDATED AFTER BEING TRANSPORTED TO SUCH CENTERS FROM ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITES OR OTHER ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITIES. 10. "ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY" MEANS A FACILITY AT WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE IS RECYCLED. 11. "LABEL" MEANS A MARKER ON THE SURFACE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIP- MENT CONVEYING INFORMATION; FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, LABELS MUST BE PERMANENT AND CAN BE ATTACHED, PRINTED, ENGRAVED OR INCORPORATED IN ANY OTHER PERMANENT WAY THAT IS OBVIOUS AND VISIBLE TO USERS OF THE PRODUCT. 12. "MANUFACTURER" MEANS A PERSON WHO: (A) ASSEMBLES OR SUBSTANTIALLY ASSEMBLES COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IN THE STATE; (B) MANU- FACTURES COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT UNDER ITS OWN BRAND NAME OR UNDER ANY OTHER BRAND NAME FOR SALE IN THE STATE; (C) SELLS, UNDER ITS OWN BRAND NAME, COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD IN THE STATE; (D) OWNS A BRAND NAME THAT IT LICENSES TO ANOTHER PERSON FOR USE ON COVERED ELEC- TRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD IN THE STATE; (E) IMPORTS COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IN THE STATE; OR (F) MANUFACTURES COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IN THE STATE WITHOUT AFFIXING A BRAND NAME. "MANUFAC- TURER" DOES NOT MEAN A PERSON WHO ASSEMBLES OR SUBSTANTIALLY ASSEMBLES, AND SELLS LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND UNITS OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ANNUALLY IN THIS STATE, OR WHOSE PRIMARY BUSINESS IS THE SALE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WHICH IS COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF REBUILT, REFUR- BISHED OR USED COMPONENTS. IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON IS A MANUFACTURER OF A BRAND OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, ANY SUCH PERSON MAY ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR OBLIGATIONS OF A MANUFACTURER OF THAT BRAND UNDER THIS TITLE. IF NONE OF THOSE PERSONS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS OF A MANUFACTURER UNDER THIS TITLE, ANY AND ALL SUCH PERSONS JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE THE RESPONSIBLE MANUFAC- TURER OF THAT BRAND FOR PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE. 13. "MANUFACTURER'S BRANDS" MEANS A MANUFACTURER'S NAME, BRAND NAME OR BRAND LABEL, AND ALL MANUFACTURER'S NAMES, BRAND NAMES AND BRAND LABELS FOR WHICH THE MANUFACTURER HAS A LEGAL RIGHT OR INTEREST, INCLUDING THOSE NAMES, BRAND NAMES, AND BRAND LABELS OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR IN WHICH THE MANUFACTURER ASSERTS A LEGAL INTEREST SUCH AS TRADEMARK, LICENSE, SERVICE MARK, OR PATENT. 14. "MONITOR" MEANS A SEPARATE VISUAL DISPLAY COMPONENT OF A COMPUTER, WHETHER SOLD SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER WITH A COMPUTER CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, AND INCLUDES A CATHODE RAY TUBE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, GAS PLAS- MA, DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING OR OTHER IMAGE PROJECTION TECHNOLOGY, GREATER THAN FOUR INCHES WHEN MEASURED DIAGONALLY, AND ITS CASE, INTERI- OR WIRES AND CIRCUITRY, AND ANY CABLE CORD OR WIRING PERMANENTLY AFFIXED THERETO OR INCORPORATED INTO SUCH PRODUCT. 15. "PERSON" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS ENTITY, PARTNERSHIP, COMPANY, CORPORATION, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, GOVERN- MENTAL ENTITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, FIRM, ORGANIZATION, OR ANY OTHER GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, OR ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF. S. 6047 4 16. "RECYCLE" MEANS TO SEPARATE, DISMANTLE OR PROCESS THE MATERIALS, COMPONENTS OR COMMODITIES CONTAINED IN ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING THE MATERIALS, COMPONENTS OR COMMODITIES FOR USE OR REUSE IN NEW PRODUCTS OR COMPONENTS THEREOF, BUT NOT FOR ENERGY RECOVERY OR ENERGY GENERATION BY MEANS OF COMBUSTION, GASIFICATION, PYROLYSIS OR OTHER MEANS. RECYCLING INCLUDES THE MANUAL AND MECHANICAL SEPARATION OF ELECTRONIC WASTE TO RECOVER MATERIALS, COMPONENTS OR COMMODITIES CONTAINED THEREIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF REUSE OR RECYCLING, AND CHANGING THE PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ELECTRONIC WASTE TO SEGREGATE COMPONENTS FOR PURPOSES OF RECYCLING THOSE COMPONENTS. 17. "RETAILER" MEANS A PERSON WHO SELLS COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO A PERSON IN THE STATE THROUGH ANY MEANS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRANSACTIONS CONDUCTED THROUGH RETAIL SALES OUTLETS, MAIL, CATALOGS, THE TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET, OR ANY ELECTRONIC MEANS. "RETAILER" DOES NOT INCLUDE A PERSON WHO SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE FEWER THAN TEN ITEMS OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DURING A CALENDAR YEAR. 18. "REUSE" MEANS THE USE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT IS TESTED AND CERTIFIED TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND WHICH WAS REMOVED FROM THE WASTE STREAM FOR USE FOR THE SAME PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS MANUFACTURED, INCLUDING THE CONTINUED USE OF WHOLE SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS. 19. "SELL" OR "SALE" MEANS ANY TRANSFER FOR CONSIDERATION OF TITLE OR THE RIGHT TO USE, FROM A MANUFACTURER OR RETAILER TO A PERSON, INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRANSACTIONS CONDUCTED THROUGH RETAIL SALES OUTLETS, CATALOGS, MAIL, THE TELEPHONE, THE INTERNET, OR ANY ELECTRONIC MEANS; THIS INCLUDES TRANSFER OF NEW PRODUCTS OR USED PRODUCTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN REFURBISHED BY THEIR MANUFACTURER OR MANUFACTURER-APPROVED PARTY AND THAT ARE OFFERED FOR SALE BY A MANUFACTURER OR RETAILER, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE CONSUMER-TO-CONSUMER SECOND-HAND TRANSFER. "SELL OR SALE" DOES NOT INCLUDE: (A) THE TRANSFER OF USED COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT OR A LEASE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; OR (B) WHOLESALE TRANSACTIONS AMONG A MANUFACTURER, WHOLESALER AND RETAILER. 20. "SMALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT" MEANS ANY PORTABLE DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER THAT HAS MEMORY CAPABILITY AND IS BATTERY-POWERED, VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER, A DIGITAL VIDEO DISC PLAYER, DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER, DIGITAL CONVERTER BOX, CABLE OR SATELLITE RECEIVER, OR ELECTRONIC OR VIDEO GAME CONSOLE, AND INCLUDES ANY CABLE, CORD, OR WIRING PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO OR INCORPORATED INTO ANY SUCH PRODUCT. 21. "TELEVISION" MEANS A DISPLAY SYSTEM CONTAINING A CATHODE RAY TUBE OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF DISPLAY PRIMARILY INTENDED TO RECEIVE VIDEO PROGRAMMING VIA BROADCAST, CABLE OR SATELLITE TRANSMISSION, HAVING A VIEWABLE AREA GREATER THAN FOUR INCHES WHEN MEASURED DIAGONALLY. S 27-2603. MANUFACTURER COLLECTION; RECYCLING SURCHARGE. 1. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, A MANUFACTURER OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MUST ACCEPT FOR COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR WHICH IT IS THE MANUFACTURER AND ONE PIECE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE OF ANY MANUFACTURER'S BRAND, WITH THE PURCHASE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT OF THE SAME TYPE BY A CONSUMER. SUCH WASTE SHALL COUNT TOWARD THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REQUIRED TO BE ACCEPTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. 2. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, EACH MANUFACTURER MUST ACCEPT FOR COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE THE MANUFACTUR- ER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. 3. STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL. (A) FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN THROUGH DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL BE THE S. 6047 5 PRODUCT OF THE LATEST POPULATION ESTIMATE FOR THE STATE, AS PUBLISHED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN MULTIPLIED BY THREE POUNDS MULTIPLIED BY ONE-HALF. (B) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL BE THE PRODUCT OF THE LATEST POPULATION ESTIMATE, AS PUBLISHED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU MULTIPLIED BY FOUR POUNDS. (C) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL BE THE PRODUCT OF THE LATEST POPULATION ESTIMATE, AS PUBLISHED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU MULTIPLIED BY FIVE POUNDS. (D) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE IS THE PRODUCT OF THE BASE WEIGHT MULTIPLIED BY THE GOAL ATTAINMENT PERCENTAGE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "BASE WEIGHT" MEANS THE GREATER OF: (I) THE AVERAGE WEIGHT OF ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE DURING THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS AS REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 27-2617 OF THIS TITLE; OR (II) THE THREE YEAR AVERAGE OF THE SUM OF ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE DURING THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS AS REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE, PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO AND PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 27-2613 OF THIS TITLE. (E) THE "GOAL ATTAINMENT PERCENTAGE" MEANS: (I) NINETY PERCENT IF THE BASE WEIGHT IS LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR; (II) NINETY-FIVE PERCENT IF THE BASE WEIGHT IS NINETY PERCENT OR GREATER, BUT DOES NOT EXCEED NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE STATEWIDE RECY- CLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR; (III) ONE HUNDRED PERCENT IF THE BASE WEIGHT IS NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OR GREATER, BUT DOES NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIVE PERCENT OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR; (IV) ONE HUNDRED FIVE PERCENT IF THE BASE WEIGHT IS ONE HUNDRED FIVE PERCENT OR GREATER, BUT DOES NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED TEN PERCENT OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR; AND (V) ONE HUNDRED TEN PERCENT IF THE BASE WEIGHT IS ONE HUNDRED TEN PERCENT OR GREATER OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. 4. MANUFACTURER ACCEPTANCE STANDARD. (A) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOU- SAND TEN, EACH MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD IS THE PRODUCT OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION MULTIPLIED BY THAT MANUFACTURER'S MARKET SHARE AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION. (B) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, EACH MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD IS THE PRODUCT OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL UNDER PARAGRAPH (B), (C) OR (D) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION AS APPROPRIATE MULTIPLIED BY THAT MANUFACTURER'S MARKET SHARE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. (C) EACH MANUFACTURER'S MARKET SHARE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT BASED ON THE MANUFACTURER'S PERCENTAGE SHARE OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD AS DETER- MINED BY THE BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STATE SALES DATA REPORTED BY WEIGHT. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE EACH MANUFACTURER WITH A DETERMINATION OF ITS MARKET SHARE OF ELECTRONIC S. 6047 6 WASTE WHICH SHALL BE THE QUOTIENT OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE MANUFACTUR- ER'S COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD TO PERSONS IN THIS STATE BASED ON THE AVERAGE ANNUAL RETAIL SALES DURING THE PRECEDING THREE CALENDAR YEARS, AS REPORTED UNDER SECTION 27-2617 OF THIS TITLE DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF ALL MANUFACTURERS COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD TO PERSONS IN THIS STATE BASED ON THE AVERAGE ANNUAL RETAIL SALES DURING THE PRECEDING THREE CALENDAR YEARS, AS REPORTED UNDER SECTION 27-2617 OF THIS TITLE. 5. IN THE ABSENCE OF A WAIVER BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI- SION THREE OF SECTION 27-2615 OF THIS TITLE, BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, A MANUFACTURER THAT FAILS TO MEET ITS MANUFACTUR- ER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A RECYCLING SURCHARGE, DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: (A) IF A MANUFACTURER ACCEPTS AT LEAST NINETY PERCENT BUT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ITS MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE SURCHARGE SHALL BE THIRTY CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL POUNDS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY SUCH MANUFACTURER. (B) IF A MANUFACTURER ACCEPTS AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT BUT LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT OF ITS MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE SURCHARGE SHALL BE FORTY CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL POUNDS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY SUCH MANUFACTURER. (C) IF A MANUFACTURER ACCEPTS LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF ITS MANUFAC- TURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE SURCHARGE SHALL BE FIFTY CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL POUNDS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY SUCH MANUFACTURER. 6. THE RECYCLING SURCHARGE SHALL BE PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2617 OF THIS TITLE. 7. BEGINNING WITH CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, IF A MANUFAC- TURER ACCEPTS MORE THAN ITS MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE EXCESS WEIGHT MAY BE USED AS ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE CREDITS AND MAY BE SOLD, TRADED, OR BANKED FOR A PERIOD NO LONGER THAN THREE CALENDAR YEARS SUCCEEDING THE YEAR IN WHICH THE CREDITS WERE EARNED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF A MANUFACTURER'S OBLIGATION FOR ANY CALENDAR YEAR MAY BE MET WITH RECYCLING CREDITS GENERATED IN A PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR. S 27-2605. MANUFACTURER ELECTRONIC WASTE REGISTRATION AND RESPONSIBIL- ITIES. 1. A MANUFACTURER SHALL SUBMIT A REGISTRATION TO THE DEPARTMENT BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, ALONG WITH A REGISTRATION FEE OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL INCLUDE: (A) THE MANUFACTURER'S NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER; (B) THE NAME AND TITLE OF AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATED AS THE MANUFACTURER'S CONTACT FOR PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE; (C) A LIST IDENTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER'S BRANDS; (D) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE MANUFACTURER WILL COMPLY WITH SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS TITLE, INCLUDING SPECIFIC INFORMA- TION ON THE MANUFACTURER'S ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM IN THE STATE, AND A CURRENT LIST OF LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE WHERE CONSUMERS MAY RETURN ELECTRONIC WASTE; (E) SALES DATA REPORTED BY WEIGHT FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S COVERED ELEC- TRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD IN THIS STATE FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS, CATEGORIZED BY TYPE TO THE EXTENT KNOWN. IF THE MANUFACTURER S. 6047 7 CANNOT PROVIDE ACCURATE STATE SALES DATA, IT MUST EXPLAIN WHY SUCH DATA CANNOT BE PROVIDED, AND ESTIMATE STATE SALES DATA BY (I) DIVIDING ITS NATIONAL SALES DATA BY WEIGHT BY THE NATIONAL POPULATION ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT CENSUS AND MULTIPLYING THE RESULT BY THE POPULATION OF THE STATE, OR (II) ANOTHER METHOD APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT; (F) A STATEMENT DISCLOSING WHETHER: (I) ANY COVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE SOLD IN THIS STATE EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION VALUES ESTABLISHED FOR LEAD, MERCURY, CADMIUM, HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM, POLYBROMINATED BIPHE- NYLS (PBBS), AND POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDES) UNDER THE RESTRICTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DIRECTIVE (ROHS) PURSUANT TO 2002/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND IF SO, A LISTING OF ANY COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH DIRECTIVE; OR (II) THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECEIVED AN EXEMPTION FROM ONE OR MORE OF THOSE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION VALUES UNDER THE ROHS DIRECTIVE THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND PUBLISHED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION; AND (G) ANY OTHER INFORMATION AS THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE. 2. A MANUFACTURER'S REGISTRATION MUST BE UPDATED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF ANY MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE REGISTRATION. 3. ANY PERSON WHO BECOMES A MANUFACTURER ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO SELLING OR OFFERING FOR SALE IN THE STATE ANY COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE. 4. NO LATER THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, A MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN THE STATE UNLESS THE MANUFACTURER HAS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND MAINTAINS AN ELEC- TRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH THE MANUFACTURER, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH AN AGENT OR DESIGNEE, ACCEPTS ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM CONSUMERS IN THE STATE FOR RECYCLING. THE MANUFACTURER SHALL ENSURE THAT RETAILERS ARE NOTIFIED OF SUCH REGISTRATION. THE MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT IMPOSE A FEE ON CONSUMERS FOR THE COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE. 5. THE ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINI- MUM: (A) COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT PRODUCED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND OFFERED FOR RETURN BY ANY CONSUMER IN THIS STATE, FREE OF COST AND IN A MANNER CONVENIENT TO CONSUMERS. THE FOLLOWING ACCEPTANCE METHODS SHALL BE CONSIDERED REASON- ABLY CONVENIENT: (I) MAIL OR SHIP BACK RETURN PROGRAMS; (II) COLLECTION OR ACCEPTANCE EVENTS CONDUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR THE MANUFACTURER'S AGENT OR DESIGNEE, INCLUDING EVENTS CONDUCTED THROUGH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR PRIVATE PARTIES; (III) FIXED ACCEPTANCE LOCATIONS SUCH AS DEDICATED ACCEPTANCE SITES OPERATED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR ITS AGENT OR DESIGNEE; (IV) AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, RETAIL STORES, SALES OUTLETS AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE AGREED TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE COLLECTION OF ELECTRONIC WASTE; (V) COMMUNITY COLLECTION EVENTS; AND (VI) ANY COMBINATION OF THESE OR OTHER ACCEPTANCE METHODS WHICH EFFEC- TIVELY PROVIDE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE THROUGH MEANS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND REASONABLY CONVENIENT TO CONSUMERS IN THE STATE. AT A MINIMUM, THE MANUFACTURER SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL COUNTIES OF THE STATE AND ALL MUNICIPALITIES WHICH HAVE A POPULATION OF TEN THOUSAND OR GREATER HAVE AT LEAST ONE METHOD OF ACCEPTANCE THAT IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THAT MUNICIPALITY. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE CONVENIENT COLLECTION FROM CONSUMERS; S. 6047 8 (B) INFORMATION ON HOW CONSUMERS CAN DESTROY ALL DATA ON ANY ELECTRON- IC WASTE, EITHER THROUGH PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION OF THE HARD DRIVE OR THROUGH DATA WIPING; (C) A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT THE MANUFAC- TURER'S ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM, INCLUDING AT A MINIMUM: (I) AN INTERNET WEBSITE AND A TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND WRITTEN INFOR- MATION INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE FOR, OR AT THE TIME OF SALE OF, COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT PROVIDES SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO ALLOW A CONSUMER OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO LEARN HOW TO RETURN THE COVERED EQUIPMENT FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE, AND IN THE CASE OF MANUFACTUR- ERS OF COMPUTERS, HARD DRIVES AND OTHER COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT HAVE INTERNAL MEMORY ON WHICH PERSONAL OR OTHER CONFIDENTIAL DATA CAN BE STORED, SUCH WEBSITE SHALL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW CONSUMERS CAN DESTROY SUCH DATA BEFORE SURRENDERING THE PRODUCTS FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE; (II) ADVERTISEMENTS AND PRESS RELEASES IF ANY; AND (D) ANY OTHER INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. 6. A MANUFACTURER SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS TITLE AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR AUDIT AND INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. 7. A MANUFACTURER MAY SATISFY THE ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION REQUIRE- MENTS OF THIS SECTION BY AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE IN A COLLECTIVE ELEC- TRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS. ANY SUCH COLLECTIVE ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM MUST MEET THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AS AN INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURER. ANY COLLECTIVE ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM MUST INCLUDE A LIST OF MANUFACTURERS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAM ALONG WITH OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL SUBMIT A REGIS- TRATION TO THE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH A REGISTRATION FEE OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. 8. A MANUFACTURER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM. S 27-2607. RETAILER REQUIREMENTS. 1. AT THE LOCATION OF SALE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, A RETAILER SHALL PROVIDE PURCHASERS OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH INFORMA- TION, IF ANY, ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RETURN OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE RETAILER BY A MANUFACTURER. 2. NO RETAILER SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THE STATE ANY COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT UNLESS THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER'S BRANDS ARE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2605 OF THIS TITLE. S 27-2609. LABELING. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, A MANUFACTURER MAY NOT OFFER FOR SALE IN THE STATE OR DELIVER TO RETAILERS FOR SUBSEQUENT SALE COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT UNLESS IT HAS A VISIBLE, PERMANENT LABEL CLEARLY IDENTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER OF THAT EQUIPMENT. S 27-2611. DISPOSAL BAN. 1. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, NO MANUFACTURER, RETAILER, OR OWNER OR OPERATOR OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE, ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY OR ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY IN THE STATE SHALL DISPOSE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AT A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY, OR PLACE ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR COLLECTION WHICH IS INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL AT A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY. 2. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, NO PERSON EXCEPT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD SHALL PLACE OR DISPOSE OF ANY ELECTRONIC S. 6047 9 WASTE IN ANY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY, OR PLACE ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR COLLECTION WHICH IS INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL AT A SOLID WASTE MANAGE- MENT FACILITY OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY IN THIS STATE. PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE FOR DELIVERY TO A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN INFORMATION TO USERS OF SUCH FACILITY ON THE PROPER METHODS FOR THE RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE. 3. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, NO INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD SHALL PLACE OR DISPOSE OF ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE IN ANY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY, OR PLACE ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR COLLECTION WHICH IS INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL AT A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY IN THIS STATE. 4. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SHALL EDUCATE USERS OF SUCH FACILITY ON THE PROPER METHODS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE. SUCH EDUCATION SHALL INCLUDE: (A) PROVIDING WRITTEN INFORMATION TO USERS OF SUCH FACILITY ON THE PROPER METHODS FOR RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE; AND (B) POSTING, IN CONSPICUOUS LOCATIONS AT SUCH FACILITY, SIGNS STATING THAT ELECTRONIC WASTE MAY NOT BE DISPOSED OF AT THE FACILITY. S 27-2613. ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, CONSOLIDATION AND RECYCLING. 1. ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITES. NO LATER THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, EACH PERSON WHO OWNS OR OPERATES AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE IN THE STATE SHALL: (A) REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPART- MENT. THE REGISTRATION SHALL INCLUDE: (I) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELE- PHONE NUMBER OF THE OWNERS AND THE OPERATORS OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE; AND (II) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE. ANY PERSON WHO COMMENCES THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOU- SAND TEN SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE AT SUCH COLLECTION SITE. A REGISTRA- TION IS EFFECTIVE UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT. IN THE CASE OF COLLECTION SITES OPERATED BY A RETAILER, A SINGLE REGISTRATION LISTING THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE INDIVIDUAL COLLECTION SITES MAY BE SUBMITTED COVERING ALL THEIR COLLECTION SITES; (B) BEGINNING MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN THROUGH DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, AND THEREAFTER, AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (I) THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM CONSUMERS IN THE STATE; (II) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE SENT ELECTRONIC WASTE DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT WAS SENT TO EACH SUCH PERSON; AND (III) THE WEIGHT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF OR PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH EACH MANUFACTURER DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR. ALL QUANTITIES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REPORTED BY THE COLLECTION SITE MUST SEPARATELY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC WASTE GENERATED BY NEW YORK STATE CONSUMERS AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM OR SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE STATE; (C) MANAGE ELECTRONIC WASTE IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLI- CABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; (D) STORE ELECTRONIC WASTE (I) IN A FULLY ENCLOSED BUILDING WITH A ROOF, FLOOR AND WALLS, OR (II) IN A SECURE CONTAINER (E.G., PACKAGE OR S. 6047 10 VEHICLE), THAT IS CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED TO MINIMIZE BREAKAGE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AND TO PREVENT RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO THE ENVIRONMENT; (E) REMOVE ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM THE SITE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE WASTE'S RECEIPT AT THE SITE, AND MAINTAIN RECORDS DEMONSTRATING COMPLI- ANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT. 2. ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITIES. (A) NO LATER THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, EACH PERSON WHO OPERATES AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY IN THE STATE SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE REGISTRATION SHALL INCLUDE: (I) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE OWNER AND THE OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY; AND (II) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY. ANY PERSON WHO COMMENCES THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE. A REGISTRATION IS EFFECTIVE UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT. ANY REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A REGISTRATION FEE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS. (B) BEGINNING MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPART- MENT A REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN THROUGH DECEM- BER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, AND THEREAFTER, AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE FROM WHICH THE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY RECEIVED ELECTRONIC WASTE DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM EACH COLLECTION SITE; (II) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY SENT ELECTRONIC WASTE DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELEC- TRONIC WASTE THAT WAS SENT TO EACH SUCH PERSON; (III) THE WEIGHT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF OR PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH EACH MANUFACTURER DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR; AND (IV) A CERTIF- ICATION BY THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY THAT SUCH A FACILITY HAS COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. ALL QUANTI- TIES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REPORTED BY THE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY MUST SEPARATELY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC WASTE GENERATED BY NEW YORK STATE CONSUM- ERS AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM OR SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE STATE. (C) EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY SHALL: (I) MANAGE ELECTRONIC WASTE IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLI- CABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; (II) STORE ELECTRONIC WASTE (A) IN A FULLY ENCLOSED BUILDING WITH A ROOF, FLOOR AND WALLS, OR (B) IN A SECURE CONTAINER (E.G., PACKAGE OR VEHICLE), THAT IS CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED TO MINIMIZE BREAKAGE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AND TO PREVENT RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO THE ENVIRONMENT; (III) HAVE A MEANS TO CONTROL ENTRY, AT ALL TIMES, TO THE ACTIVE PORTION OF THE FACILITY; (IV) INFORM ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE OR HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAG- ING ELECTRONIC WASTE ABOUT THE PROPER HANDLING AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES APPROPRIATE TO THE TYPE OR TYPES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE HANDLED AT THE FACILITY; S. 6047 11 (V) REMOVE ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM THE SITE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE WASTE'S RECEIPT AT THE SITE, AND MAINTAIN RECORDS DEMONSTRATING COMPLI- ANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT; AND (VI) MAINTAIN THE RECORDS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND BY SUBPARAGRAPH (V) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ON SITE AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR AUDIT AND INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. (D) A PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS ALSO REGISTERED AS AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY, AND COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO EACH TYPE OF FACILITY. (E) A PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY MAY ACCEPT ELECTRONIC WASTE IN THE SAME MANNER AS AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION FACILITIES. 3. ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITIES. (A) NO LATER THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECY- CLING FACILITY IN THE STATE SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE REGISTRATION SHALL INCLUDE: (I) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE OWNER AND THE OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY; AND (II) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE ELEC- TRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY. ANY PERSON WHO COMMENCES THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE. A REGISTRATION IS EFFECTIVE UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT. ANY REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A REGISTRATION FEE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS. (B) BEGINNING MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN THROUGH DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, AND THEREAFTER, AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (I) THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM CONSUMERS IN THE STATE; (II) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE AND ELEC- TRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY FROM WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE WAS RECEIVED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM EACH PERSON; (III) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE FACILITY SENT ELECTRONIC WASTE OR COMPONENT MATERIALS DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE OR COMPONENT MATERIALS THEREOF SENT TO EACH SUCH PERSON; (IV) THE WEIGHT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF OR PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH EACH MANUFACTURER DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR; AND (V) A CERTIFICATION BY THE OWNER OR OPERA- TOR OF THE FACILITY THAT SUCH FACILITY HAS COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THIS TITLE AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGU- LATIONS. ALL QUANTITIES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REPORTED BY THE RECYCLING FACILITY MUST SEPARATELY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC WASTE GENERATED BY NEW YORK STATE CONSUMERS AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM OR SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE STATE. (C) EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY SHALL: S. 6047 12 (I) MANAGE AND RECYCLE ELECTRONIC WASTE IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; (II) STORE ELECTRONIC WASTE (A) IN A FULLY ENCLOSED BUILDING WITH A ROOF, FLOOR AND WALLS, OR (B) IN A SECURE CONTAINER (E.G., PACKAGE OR VEHICLE), THAT IS CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED TO MINIMIZE BREAKAGE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AND TO PREVENT RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO THE ENVIRONMENT; (III) HAVE A MEANS TO CONTROL ENTRY, AT ALL TIMES, THROUGH GATES OR OTHER ENTRANCES TO THE ACTIVE PORTION OF THE FACILITY; (IV) INFORM ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE OR HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAG- ING ELECTRONIC WASTE ABOUT PROPER HANDLING AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES APPROPRIATE TO THE TYPE OR TYPES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE HANDLED AT THE FACILITY; (V) REMOVE ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM THE SITE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE WASTE'S RECEIPT AT THE SITE, AND MAINTAIN RECORDS DEMONSTRATING COMPLI- ANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT; AND (VI) MAINTAIN THE RECORDS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND BY SUBPARAGRAPH (V) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ON SITE AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR AUDIT AND INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. (D) A PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY MAY ALSO OPERATE SUCH FACILITY AS AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO EACH TYPE OF FACILITY. WHERE A FACILITY IS OPER- ATED FOR BOTH PURPOSES, ONLY ONE REGISTRATION FEE MUST BE PAID. (E) A PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY MAY ACCEPT ELECTRONIC WASTE IN THE SAME MANNER AS AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION FACILITIES. 4. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW, NO MANUFACTURER OR PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE, ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY OR ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY SHALL HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DATA IN ANY FORM STORED ON ELEC- TRONIC WASTE SURRENDERED FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE, UNLESS SUCH PERSON MISUSES OR KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, OR WITH GROSS NEGLIGENCE, DISCLOSES THE DATA. THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT ANY SUCH PERSON FROM ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS THAT PROVIDE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF DATA ON COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. S 27-2615. DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 1. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THIS TITLE. AT A MINIMUM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS ON: STANDARDS FOR REUSE; ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE CREDITS; WAIVERS OF THE RECYCLING SURCHARGE; AND ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF STATE SALES DATA. 2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL (A) MAINTAIN A LIST OF MANUFACTURERS WHO ARE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2605 OF THIS TITLE, (B) MAINTAIN A LIST OF EACH SUCH MANUFACTURER'S BRANDS, AND (C) POST SUCH LISTS ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. 3. THE DEPARTMENT MAY WAIVE THE RECYCLING SURCHARGE PAYABLE BY A MANUFACTURER UNDER THIS TITLE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER DEMONSTRATES IN AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT IT WAS UNABLE TO ACCEPT THE WEIGHT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REQUIRED BY SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS TITLE DESPITE THE MANUFACTURER'S BEST EFFORTS. THE APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE WITH THE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED BY SECTION 27-2617 OF THIS TITLE. THE APPLICATION S. 6047 13 SHALL INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION AS THE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES. A WAIVER PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT RELIEVE A MANUFACTURER FROM THE OBLIGATION TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN SUCH WAIVER. S 27-2617. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 1. BEGINNING MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, FOR THE PREVIOUS CALEN- DAR YEAR AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, A MANUFACTURER THAT OFFERS COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: (A) SALES DATA REPORTED BY WEIGHT FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S COVERED ELEC- TRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD IN THIS STATE FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS, CATEGORIZED BY TYPE TO THE EXTENT KNOWN. IF THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT PROVIDE ACCURATE STATE SALES DATA, IT MUST EXPLAIN WHY SUCH DATA CANNOT BE PROVIDED, AND ESTIMATE STATE SALES DATA BY (I) DIVIDING ITS NATIONAL SALES DATA BY WEIGHT BY THE NATIONAL POPULATION ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT CENSUS AND MULTIPLYING THE RESULT BY THE POPULATION OF THE STATE, OR (II) ANOTHER METHOD APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT; (B) THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED FOR RECYCL- ING OR REUSE IN THIS STATE, CATEGORIZED BY THE TYPE OF COVERED ELECTRON- IC EQUIPMENT COLLECTED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, THE METHODS USED TO ACCEPT THE ELECTRONIC WASTE, AND THE APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF ELEC- TRONIC WASTE ACCEPTED BY EACH METHOD USED TO THE EXTENT KNOWN; (C) ALL QUANTITIES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER MUST SEPARATELY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC WASTE GENERATED BY NEW YORK STATE CONSUMERS AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM OR SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE STATE: (I) THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED DIRECT- LY FROM CONSUMERS IN THE STATE THROUGH A MAIL BACK PROGRAM; (II) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE, ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY, AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY AT WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM CONSUMERS WAS RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF THE PRODUCER DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED; AND (III) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE PRODUCER SENT ELECTRONIC WASTE OR COMPONENT MATERIALS DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE OR COMPONENT MATERIALS THEREOF SENT TO EACH SUCH PERSON; (D) THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE CREDITS PURCHASED, SOLD, BANKED AND TRADED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE CREDITS USED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS TITLE, AND FROM WHOM THEY WERE PURCHASED AND TO WHOM THEY WERE SOLD OR TRADED, AND THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE CREDITS RETAINED AS OF THE DATE OF THE REPORT; (E) THE AMOUNT OF ANY RECYCLING SURCHARGE OWED FOR THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, WITH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO DEMONSTRATE THE BASIS FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE SURCHARGE; (F) THE NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLERS UTILIZED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND ENTITIES TO WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE IS SENT FOR REUSE, WHETHER IN THE STATE OR OUTSIDE THE STATE, INCLUDING DETAILS ON THE METHODS OF RECYCLING OR REUSE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE, ANY DISASSEMBLY OR PHYSICAL RECOVERY OPERATION USED, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MEASURES IMPLEMENTED BY SUCH RECYCLER OR ENTITY; (G) INFORMATION DETAILING THE ACCEPTANCE METHODS MADE AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS IN MUNICIPALITIES WHICH HAVE A POPULATION OF GREATER THAN TEN THOUSAND AND IN EACH COUNTY OF THE STATE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 27-2605 OF THIS TITLE; S. 6047 14 (H) A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ITS PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF VISITS TO THE INTERNET WEBSITE AND CALLS TO THE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 27-2605 OF THIS TITLE; (I) ANY OTHER INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND (J) A SIGNATURE BY AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL AFFIRMING THE ACCURACY OF THE REPORT. 2. THE REPORT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ANNUAL REPORTING FEE OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND ANY RECYCLING SURCHARGE DUE PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS TITLE. 3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TITLE IN THIS STATE TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE BY APRIL FIRST, TWO THOU- SAND ELEVEN AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER. THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, AN EVALUATION OF: (A) THE ELECTRONIC WASTE STREAM IN THE STATE; (B) RECYCLING AND REUSE RATES IN THE STATE FOR COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; (C) A DISCUSSION OF COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT RELATED TO THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THIS TITLE; (D) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES TO THIS TITLE; AND (E) A DISCUSSION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE RELATED TO THE ACCEPTANCE, COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN THIS STATE. S 27-2619. PREEMPTION. JURISDICTION IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF MANUFACTURERS, RETAIL- ERS, ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITES, ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITIES AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITIES WITH RESPECT TO ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING, IS, BY THIS TITLE, VESTED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE STATE. ANY PROVISION OF ANY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR ANY RULE OR REGU- LATION PROMULGATED THERETO, GOVERNING COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND THE COLLECTION, REUSE, OR RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS TITLE BE PREEMPTED. S 27-2621. DISPOSITION OF FEES. ALL FEES AND CHARGES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE SHALL BE DEPOS- ITED INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO THE CREDIT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY ACCOUNT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY RECYCLING SURCHARGES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-TWO-S OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW TO THE CREDIT OF THE SOLID WASTE ACCOUNT, TO BE USED SOLELY FOR MUNICIPAL RECYCLING PROGRAMS. S 3. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 71-2729 to read as follows: S 71-2729. ENFORCEMENT OF TITLE 26 OF ARTICLE 27 OF THIS CHAPTER. 1. A. ANY CONSUMER, AS DEFINED IN TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWENTY- SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF, OR FAILS TO PERFORM ANY DUTY IMPOSED BY, SECTION 27-2611 OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION. B. ANY PERSON, EXCEPT A CONSUMER, MANUFACTURER, OR AN OWNER OR OPERA- TOR OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE, ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOL- IDATION FACILITY, OR ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY AS THESE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION, OR FAILS TO PERFORM ANY DUTY IMPOSED BY S. 6047 15 SECTION 27-2611 OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION. C. ANY MANUFACTURER, OR ANY PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE, AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY, OR AN ELEC- TRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO: I. FAILS TO SUBMIT ANY REPORT, REGISTRATION, FEE, OR SURCHARGE TO THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOU- SAND DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY SUCH REPORT, REGISTRATION, FEE, OR SURCHARGE IS NOT SUBMITTED; AND II. VIOLATES ANY OTHER PROVISION OF TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWEN- TY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR FAILS TO PERFORM ANY DUTY IMPOSED BY SUCH TITLE, EXCEPT FOR SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY FOR EACH VIOLATION NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION, TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND VIOLATION AND FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS OF THIS TITLE WITHIN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD. D. ANY RETAILER, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 27-2601 OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR FAILS TO PERFORM ANY DUTY IMPOSED BY SUCH TITLE, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY FOR EACH VIOLATION NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND VIOLATION AND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE THIRD AND SUBSE- QUENT VIOLATIONS OF THIS TITLE IN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD. E. CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE ASSESSED BY THE COMMIS- SIONER AFTER A HEARING OR OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 71-1709 OF THIS ARTICLE, OR BY THE COURT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND, IN ADDITION THERETO, SUCH PERSON MAY BY SIMILAR PROCESS BE ENJOINED FROM CONTINUING SUCH VIOLATION. 2. ALL PENALTIES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID OVER TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR DEPOSIT TO THE CREDIT OF THE SOLID WASTE ACCOUNT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-TWO-S OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. S 4. Severability. The provisions of this title shall be severable, and if any provision of this title is declared to be void or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be affected, but shall remain in full force and effect. S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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2009-S6047A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9049
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 27 Title 26 §§27-2601 - 27-2621 & §71-2729, En Con L
2009-S6047A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6047A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the recycling, reuse and safe handling of electronic equipment sold in the state of New York PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to establish a State-wide electronic equipment reuse and recycling program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill sets forth the short title of the act proposed by this bill, the "Electronic Equipment Reuse and Recycling Act" (the Act). Section 2 of the bill would add a new Title 26 to Article 27 (Title 26) of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), entitled "Electronic equipment recycling and reuse." The new ECL sections are as follows. ECL § 27-2601 would establish definitions for terms used in the title,
including: * "Covered electronic equipment," meaning a computer, computer peripheral, cathode ray tube, television, and small electronic equipment. * "Computer peripheral," meaning a monitor, keyboard, mouse or other pointing device, facsimile machine, document scanner or printer intended for use with a computer, and any cables, cords or wiring permanently affixed to such products. * "Consumer," meaning a person located in the state who a person located in the state who owns or uses covered electronic equipment, including but not limited to an individual, a business, corporation, limited partnership, not-for-profit corporation, or governmental entity, but does not include an entity involved in a wholesale transaction between a distributor and retailer. * "Small electronic equipment," meaning a battery-powered portable digital music player with memory capability, video cassette recorder, digital video disc player, digital video recorder, digital converter box, cable or satellite receiver or electronic or video game consoles and any cables, cords or wiring permanently affixed to the equipment. * "Electronic waste," meaning covered electronic equipment that has been discarded or is no longer wanted. * "Electronic waste collection site," meaning a site at which electronic waste is accepted from consumers and stored for not more than five days per year before such waste is transported elsewhere. * "Electronic waste consolidation facility," meaning a facility that receives and stores electronic waste for the purpose of organizing, categorizing or consolidating items of electronic waste before such waste is transported to an electronic waste recycling facility. *"Electronic waste recycling facility," meaning a facility at which electronic waste is recycled. * "Manufacturer", meaning a person who assembles covered electronic equipment for sale in this State; manufactures covered electronic equipment under its own brand name or under any other brand name for sale in this State; sells under its own brand name covered electronic equipment in the State; owns a brand name that it licenses to another person for use on covered electronic equipment that is sold in the State; imports covered electronic equipment for sale in the State; or manufactures covered electronic equipment for sale in the State without affixing a brand name. ECL § 27-2603 would require manufacturers to accept for recycling or reuse electronic waste for which it is the manufacturer from consumers in the State and accept one product return for every product of the same type which it sells beginning July 1, 2011. Manufacturers would also be required to take their market share of electronic waste, by weight, as determined by the department based on the three year average of annual sales in the State. This section would also establish a statewide recycling or reuse goal. More specifically: * For the period July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the statewide recycling or reuse goal would be one half of three pounds per capita. * For calendar year 2012, the statewide recycling or reuse goal would be four pounds per capita. * For calendar year 2013, the statewide recycling or reuse goal would be five pounds per capita. * For calendar year 2014 and thereafter, the statewide recycling or reuse goal would be the base weight multiplied by the goal attainment percentage. * The base weight is the average of the total amount of weight of electronic waste collected for recycling and reuse in the prior three years. * The goal attainment percentage ranges from 90-110% based on the relationship of base weight to the prior year's statewide recycling or reuse goal. Each manufacturer would be assigned a proportion of the statewide recycling or reuse goal based on the weight of that manufacturer's market share of sales. This section would also establish recycling surcharges for the failure of manufacturers to meet such standards. Beginning in calendar year 2014, a manufacturer also would be able to bank, trade or sell credits for the amount of electronic waste it collects in excess of its annual obligation. Such credits shall account for a maximum of twenty-five percent of a manufacturer's obligation in a calendar year. A manufacturer that fails to accept its required weight of electronic waste, in the absence of a waiver from DEC, would be subject to a recycling surcharge based on the percent of electronic waste it collected. ECL § 27-2605 would establish registration requirements for manufacturers of covered electronic equipment sold in the State, and require each manufacturer of covered electronic equipment to register with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) by January 1, 2011, pay a $5,000 registration fee; and require any person who becomes a manufacturer after January 1, 2011 to register with DEC before selling or offering for sale covered electronic equipment in the State. This section would prescribe manufacturer responsibilities under Title 26. In summary, this section would prohibit a manufacturer from selling or offering for sale in the State covered electronic equipment unless the manufacturer: * Maintains an electronic waste acceptance program through which the manufacturer, either directly or through an agent or designee, accepts e-waste from consumers in the State for recycling or reuse. * Accepts electronic waste from consumers in the State through methods that are available and reasonably convenient to such consumers. * Accepts electronic waste free of charge from consumers in the State. * Accepts, manages and recycles electronic waste in a manner that complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. * Maintains a public education program to inform consumers in the State about the manufacturer's electronic waste acceptance program, which must include a toll-free telephone number, internet website and provide written information with the equipment at the time of sale that provides information to consumers on how to return the manufacturers covered electronic equipment for reuse or recycling and, for appropriate manufacturers, provides instructions to consumers to on how to destroy personal or confidential information contained in any computer, hard drive or other covered electronic equipment with internal memory, and make such information available for dissemination by retailers of the manufacturer's products at the time of purchase. Manufacturers would be permitted to work collectively to satisfy the requirements of this section, subject to the same requirements for individual manufacturers. Manufacturer would be permitted to assess a fee or other charge to recoup the cost of collection, handling, and recycling or reuse of electronic waste from any for-profit or not-for-profit corporation having more than twenty five full-time employees. ECL § 27-2607, as of July 1, 2011, would: (1) require retailers to make available information provided by manufacturers on the manufacturers' electronic waste acceptance programs; and (2) prohibit a retailer in the State from selling or offering for sale any covered electronic equipment in the State unless such manufacturer and the manufacturer's brands are registered with DEC. Also provides that if the sale take place within 180 days of revocation or expiration of registration with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the retailer may sell the electronic device to a household or school. ECL § 27-2609 would require that each piece of covered equipment bearing the manufacturer's brand has affixed on it a label identifying the manufacturer by July 1, 2011. ECL § 27-2611 would establish prohibitions on the disposal of electronic waste in the State. Beginning July 1, 2011, a manufacturer, retailer, owner or operator of an electronic waste collection site, electronic waste consolidation facility or electronic waste recycling facility would be prohibited from disposing electronic waste at a solid or hazardous waste management facility in the State. Beginning January 1, 2012, any person except an individual or household would be prohibited from disposing of electronic waste at a solid or hazardous waste management facility in the State and waste haulers would be required to provide educational information on the proper disposal of electronic waste. Beginning January 1, 2012, an owner or operator of a solid or hazardous waste management facility in the state would be required to educate users of the facility of the proper methods of recycling of electronic waste and to conspicuously post signs at such facility stating that electronic waste may not be disposed there. Finally, Beginning January 1, 2016, individuals and households would be prohibited from disposing electronic waste at a solid or hazardous waste management facility. ECL §27-2613 would establish minimum standards for electronic waste collection sites, electronic waste consolidation facilities and electronic waste recycling facilities located in the State. ECL § 27-2615 would: (1) authorize DEC to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for implementation of this title and require DEC to promulgate regulations on reuse, electronic waste acceptance credits, recycling surcharge waivers, and acceptable methods for the determination of sales data; (2) require DEC to maintain and post on its website a list of all registered manufacturers and a list of each manufacturer's brands; and (3) authorize DEC to waive the recycling surcharges payable under ECL § 27-2603 based on a manufacturers application. ECL § 27-2617 would require manufacturers to submit an annual report beginning March 1, 2012, which would include information that would, among other things, allow DEC to assess compliance with Title 26. This section would also require manufacturers to pay a $3,000 annual reporting fee. DEC would be required, on or before April 1, 2012 and biennially thereafter, report to the Governor, Temporary President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly on the implementation of Title 26. Such report would include an evaluation of the electronic waste stream in the state and the availability of electronic waste for recycling and reuse, an evaluation of the electronic waste acceptance, collection, recycling and reuse conducted pursuant to Title 26, an evaluation of compliance and enforcement of Title 26, recommendations for amendments to Title 26 and a discussion of opportunities for business development in the state related to electronic waste acceptance, collection, recycling and reuse. ECL § 27-2619 would establish the bill's preemptive effect. Specifically, this section would provide that jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to electronic waste recycling and reuse, including the obligations of manufacturers, retailers, electronic waste collection sites, electronic waste consolidation facilities, electronic waste recycling facilities is vested exclusively in the State, and any provision of any local law or ordinance or regulation promulgate thereto, governing such matters shall upon the effective date of the Act be preempted. ECL § 27-2621 would require fees and charges paid pursuant to under Title 26 be deposited in the environmental regulatory account, except that recycling surcharges would be paid to the solid waste account of the Environmental Protection Fluid for municipal recycling programs. Section 3 of the bill would amend Article 71 of the ECL by adding a new section 71-2729 which would establish civil penalties for violations of Title 26. Section 4 of the bill would prove a severability clause applicable to the Act. Section 5 of this bill provides that the bill would take effect immediately. EXISTING LAW : Title 7 (Solid Waste) and Title 9 (Hazardous Waste) of ECL Article 27 authorize DEC to regulate the storage, disposal, transport and treatment of solid and hazardous wastes in an environmentally sound manner, and to encourage recycling, recovery and reuse of all solid and hazardous waste to conserve resources and reduce waste. Title 21 of ECL Article 27 regulates mercury-containing consumer products, which includes some used electronics. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : 2009: S.6047-Died in Senate A.9049-Passed 6/22/09 STATEMENT IN SUPPORT : Over the last twenty years, the world has entered the digital age. The sale of electronics in the U.S. has increased from 61 million units in 1987 to more than 426 million units in 2007. This growth in sales, coupled with rapid technology development that leads to more immediate obsolescence, has facilitated a dramatic growth of the nation's electronics waste stream. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the amount of electronic waste entering the waste stream almost doubled between 1999 and 2007, from 7.7 to 14.9 pounds per person per year. While the amount of material collected for recycling has increased somewhat in the last few years, the rate of electronic waste or lie-waste" that has been diverted from the waste stream has remained small. EPA estimates that 10 percent of electronics generated were ultimately recycled in 2000 as compared to 13.6 percent in 2007. The proliferation of electronic waste or lie-waste" has created a new challenge for waste management. The presence of certain hazardous constituents in once useful electronic equipment, such as lead, cadmium, mercury and other hazardous constituents makes proper management of e-waste essential to protecting public health and the environment. For example, televisions and computer monitors with glass screens (CRTs) often contain lead, while those with flat panel screens can contain mercury. Electronic components can contain a variety of hazardous chemicals and compounds. Currently a comprehensive system for managing the rapidly growing problem of e-waste does not exist in New York State. In the absence of a comprehensive State-wide recycling law, consumers are left with a patchwork of local collection options, voluntary programs sponsored by a few manufacturers, and the disposal of a significant amount of e-waste. Collection events hosted by municipalities are expensive, infrequent, and do not effectively address collection in all areas of the State. In addition, many of the components of electronics are valuable, and can be recycled or reused, materials, including ferrous and non-ferrous metals, precious metals and even glass. Disposal of e-waste wastefully discards these materials. This bill proposes to establish a comprehensive State-wide electronic equipment reuse and recycling program using a product stewardship model. The product stewardship model encourages the cost of end-of-life management to be incorporated into the product prices, ensuring that both the product user and manufacturer to play a role in reducing waste. As manufacturers are required to collect, reuse and recycle their own covered electronic equipment, they will be encouraged to develop (l) products containing fewer hazardous constituents, (2) more reusable components, and (3) products that are ultimately designed with the environment in mind. Establishing this electronic waste recycling model would provide New York State consumers with an environmentally sound end-of-life management alternative for their e-waste. In addition, an increase of recoverable materials will be realized from the recycling of electronic waste. Recovered materials will in turn be reused in new electronic equipment or other products, decreasing the need for new raw materials. Also, as electronic wastes are diverted from landfills, limited landfill capacity will be saved. The establishment of an electronic equipment reuse and recycling program should be considered this year because attention to the issue of e-waste at the local, state, and national level has been growing. To date, nearly twenty other states have adopted electronic waste recycling laws. In addition, television signals will soon switch from analog to digital, which will likely result in an increased number of New York consumers purchasing high definition televisions and discarding older cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions, and spike in the e-waste stream. Establishing a comprehensive electronic equipment reuse and recycling program will protect the health, safety, and welfare of all the citizens of New York State, as well as enhance and maintain the quality of the environment. BUDGET IMPLICATIONS : This bill should not have an impact on the State budget because the fees that would be imposed by Title 26 are expected to cover the cost to administer the program. EFFECTIVE DATE : This bill would take effect immediately.
2009-S6047A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6047--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 22, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. THOMPSON, BRESLIN, DIAZ, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY, KRUEGER, LAVALLE, LEIBELL, MONTGOMERY, MORAHAN, ONORATO, OPPENHEIMER, PADAVAN, PERKINS, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SCHNEIDERMAN, SERRANO, STAVISKY, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the recycling, reuse and safe handling of electronic equipment sold in the state of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "electronic equipment recycling and reuse act". S 2. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 26 to read as follows: TITLE 26 ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT RECYCLING AND REUSE SECTION 27-2601. DEFINITIONS. 27-2603. MANUFACTURER COLLECTION; RECYCLING SURCHARGE. 27-2605. MANUFACTURER ELECTRONIC WASTE REGISTRATION AND RESPON- SIBILITIES. 27-2607. RETAILER REQUIREMENTS. 27-2609. LABELING. 27-2611. DISPOSAL BAN. 27-2613. ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, CONSOLIDATION AND RECYCL- ING. 27-2615. DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 27-2617. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. S LBD12115-09-0
S. 6047--A 2 27-2619. PREEMPTION. 27-2621. DISPOSITION OF FEES. S 27-2601. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE: 1. "CATHODE RAY TUBE" MEANS A VACUUM TUBE OR PICTURE TUBE USED TO CONVERT AN ELECTRONIC SIGNAL INTO A VISUAL IMAGE. 2. "COMPUTER" MEANS AN ELECTRONIC, MAGNETIC, OPTICAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL OR OTHER HIGH-SPEED DATA PROCESSING DEVICE PERFORMING A LOGICAL, ARITH- METIC OR STORAGE FUNCTION, INCLUDING A LAPTOP COMPUTER AND DESKTOP COMPUTER, AND INCLUDES ANY CABLE, CORD, OR WIRING PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO OR INCORPORATED INTO SUCH PRODUCT, AND MAY INCLUDE BOTH A COMPUTER CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT AND A MONITOR; BUT SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN AUTOMATED TYPEWRITER OR TYPESETTER, A PORTABLE HAND-HELD CALCULATOR, A PORTABLE DIGITAL ASSISTANT, SERVER, OR OTHER SIMILAR DEVICE. 3. "COMPUTER PERIPHERAL" MEANS A MONITOR; ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD; ELEC- TRONIC MOUSE OR SIMILAR POINTING DEVICE; FACSIMILE MACHINE, DOCUMENT SCANNER, OR PRINTER INTENDED FOR USE WITH A COMPUTER; AND INCLUDES ANY CABLE, CORD, OR WIRING PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO OR INCORPORATED INTO ANY SUCH PRODUCT. 4. "CONSUMER" MEANS A PERSON LOCATED IN THE STATE WHO OWNS OR USES COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN INDIVID- UAL, A BUSINESS, CORPORATION, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO- RATION, OR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE AN ENTITY INVOLVED IN A WHOLESALE TRANSACTION BETWEEN A DISTRIBUTOR AND RETAILER. 5. "COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT" MEANS: A COMPUTER; COMPUTER PERIPH- ERAL; SMALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; SMALL-SCALE SERVER; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CATHODE RAY TUBE DEVICE; OR TELEVISION, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION. "COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OR ANY PART THEREOF; CAMERA OR VIDEO CAMERA; PORTABLE OR STATIONARY RADIO; WIRELESS TELEPHONE; HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES SUCH AS CLOTHES WASHERS, CLOTHES DRYERS, REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, MICROWAVE OVENS, OVENS, RANGES OR DISHWASHERS; EQUIPMENT THAT IS FUNCTIONALLY OR PHYSICALLY PART OF A LARGER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT INTENDED FOR USE IN AN INDUSTRIAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL SETTING; SECURITY OR ANTI-TERRORISM EQUIP- MENT; MONITORING AND CONTROL INSTRUMENT OR SYSTEM; THERMOSTAT; HAND-HELD TRANSCEIVER; TELEPHONE OF ANY TYPE; PORTABLE DIGITAL ASSISTANT OR SIMI- LAR DEVICE; CALCULATOR; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RECEIVER OR SIMILAR NAVIGATION DEVICE; A SERVER OTHER THAN A SMALL-SCALE SERVER, A CASH REGISTER OR RETAIL SELF CHECKOUT SYSTEM; A STAND-ALONE STORAGE PRODUCT INTENDED FOR USE IN INDUSTRIAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL SETTINGS; COMMERCIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THAT CONTAINS WITHIN IT A CATHODE RAY TUBE, A CATHODE RAY TUBE DEVICE, A FLAT PANEL DISPLAY OR SIMILAR VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IS NOT SEPARATE FROM THE LARGER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT; OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED UNDER THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT. 6. "ELECTRONIC RECYCLER" MEANS A PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN THE RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE. 7. "ELECTRONIC WASTE" MEANS COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT HAS BEEN DISCARDED OR IS NO LONGER WANTED BY ITS OWNER, OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON ENTERS THE WASTE COLLECTION, RECOVERY, TREATMENT, PROCESSING, OR RECYCL- ING SYSTEM. FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 27-2611 OF THIS TITLE, "ELECTRONIC WASTE" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CASE, SHELL, OR OTHER ENCLOSURE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FROM WHICH INCORPORATED ASSEMBLIES, SUB-ASSEMBLIES, COMPONENTS, MATERIALS, WIRING, CIRCUITRY AND COMMODITIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. S. 6047--A 3 8. "ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE" MEANS A FACILITY AT A FIXED OR TEMPORARY SITE AT WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE IS ACCEPTED FROM CONSUMERS AND TEMPORARILY STORED FOR MORE THAN FIVE DAYS IN A CALENDAR YEAR BEFORE SUCH WASTE IS TRANSPORTED TO AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY OR ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY. ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DEDICATED SITES AND FACILITIES FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE, AND RETAIL STORES AND OUTLETS, MUNICIPAL OR PRIVATE ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITES AND NOT-FOR-PRO- FIT DONATION SITES THAT HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT ELECTRONIC WASTE. 9. "ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY" MEANS A FACILITY THAT RECEIVES AND STORES ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZING, CATEGORIZING OR CONSOLIDATING ITEMS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE BEFORE SUCH WASTE IS TRANSPORTED TO AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY. ELEC- TRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, FACILITIES OF BROKERS ACTING AS INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN ELECTRONIC WASTE BUYERS AND SELLERS, AND REGIONAL CENTERS AT WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE IS ORGANIZED, CATEGORIZED OR CONSOLIDATED AFTER BEING TRANSPORTED TO SUCH CENTERS FROM ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITES OR OTHER ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITIES. 10. "ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY" MEANS A FACILITY AT WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE IS RECYCLED. 11. "LABEL" MEANS A MARKER ON THE SURFACE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIP- MENT CONVEYING INFORMATION; FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, LABELS MUST BE PERMANENT AND CAN BE ATTACHED, PRINTED, ENGRAVED OR INCORPORATED IN ANY OTHER PERMANENT WAY THAT IS OBVIOUS AND VISIBLE TO USERS OF THE PRODUCT. 12. "MANUFACTURER" MEANS A PERSON WHO: (A) ASSEMBLES OR SUBSTANTIALLY ASSEMBLES COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IN THE STATE; (B) MANU- FACTURES COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT UNDER ITS OWN BRAND NAME OR UNDER ANY OTHER BRAND NAME FOR SALE IN THE STATE; (C) SELLS, UNDER ITS OWN BRAND NAME, COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD IN THE STATE; (D) OWNS A BRAND NAME THAT IT LICENSES TO ANOTHER PERSON FOR USE ON COVERED ELEC- TRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD IN THE STATE; (E) IMPORTS COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IN THE STATE; OR (F) MANUFACTURES COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IN THE STATE WITHOUT AFFIXING A BRAND NAME. "MANUFAC- TURER" DOES NOT MEAN A PERSON WHO ASSEMBLES OR SUBSTANTIALLY ASSEMBLES, AND SELLS LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND UNITS OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ANNUALLY IN THIS STATE, OR WHOSE PRIMARY BUSINESS IS THE SALE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WHICH IS COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF REBUILT, REFUR- BISHED OR USED COMPONENTS. IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON IS A MANUFACTURER OF A BRAND OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, ANY SUCH PERSON MAY ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR OBLIGATIONS OF A MANUFACTURER OF THAT BRAND UNDER THIS TITLE. IF NONE OF THOSE PERSONS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS OF A MANUFACTURER UNDER THIS TITLE, ANY AND ALL SUCH PERSONS JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY MAY BE CONSIDERED TO BE THE RESPONSIBLE MANUFAC- TURER OF THAT BRAND FOR PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE. 13. "MANUFACTURER'S BRANDS" MEANS A MANUFACTURER'S NAME, BRAND NAME OR BRAND LABEL, AND ALL MANUFACTURER'S NAMES, BRAND NAMES AND BRAND LABELS FOR WHICH THE MANUFACTURER HAS A LEGAL RIGHT OR INTEREST, INCLUDING THOSE NAMES, BRAND NAMES, AND BRAND LABELS OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR IN WHICH THE MANUFACTURER ASSERTS A LEGAL INTEREST SUCH AS TRADEMARK, LICENSE, SERVICE MARK, OR PATENT. 14. "MONITOR" MEANS A SEPARATE VISUAL DISPLAY COMPONENT OF A COMPUTER, WHETHER SOLD SEPARATELY OR TOGETHER WITH A COMPUTER CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, AND INCLUDES A CATHODE RAY TUBE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, GAS PLAS- MA, DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING OR OTHER IMAGE PROJECTION TECHNOLOGY, S. 6047--A 4 GREATER THAN FOUR INCHES WHEN MEASURED DIAGONALLY, AND ITS CASE, INTERI- OR WIRES AND CIRCUITRY, AND ANY CABLE CORD OR WIRING PERMANENTLY AFFIXED THERETO OR INCORPORATED INTO SUCH PRODUCT. 15. "PERSON" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS ENTITY, PARTNERSHIP, COMPANY, CORPORATION, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, GOVERN- MENTAL ENTITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, FIRM, ORGANIZATION, OR ANY OTHER GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, OR ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF. 16. "RECYCLE" MEANS TO SEPARATE, DISMANTLE OR PROCESS THE MATERIALS, COMPONENTS OR COMMODITIES CONTAINED IN ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING THE MATERIALS, COMPONENTS OR COMMODITIES FOR USE OR REUSE IN NEW PRODUCTS OR COMPONENTS THEREOF, BUT NOT FOR ENERGY RECOVERY OR ENERGY GENERATION BY MEANS OF COMBUSTION, GASIFICATION, PYROLYSIS OR OTHER MEANS. RECYCLING INCLUDES THE MANUAL AND MECHANICAL SEPARATION OF ELECTRONIC WASTE TO RECOVER MATERIALS, COMPONENTS OR COMMODITIES CONTAINED THEREIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF REUSE OR RECYCLING, AND CHANGING THE PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ELECTRONIC WASTE TO SEGREGATE COMPONENTS FOR PURPOSES OF RECYCLING THOSE COMPONENTS. 17. "RETAILER" MEANS A PERSON WHO SELLS COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO A PERSON IN THE STATE THROUGH ANY MEANS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRANSACTIONS CONDUCTED THROUGH RETAIL SALES OUTLETS, MAIL, CATALOGS, THE TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET, OR ANY ELECTRONIC MEANS. "RETAILER" DOES NOT INCLUDE A PERSON WHO SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE FEWER THAN TEN ITEMS OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DURING A CALENDAR YEAR. 18. "REUSE" MEANS THE USE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT IS TESTED AND CERTIFIED TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND WHICH WAS REMOVED FROM THE WASTE STREAM FOR USE FOR THE SAME PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS MANUFACTURED, INCLUDING THE CONTINUED USE OF WHOLE SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS. 19. "SELL" OR "SALE" MEANS ANY TRANSFER FOR CONSIDERATION OF TITLE OR THE RIGHT TO USE, FROM A MANUFACTURER OR RETAILER TO A PERSON, INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRANSACTIONS CONDUCTED THROUGH RETAIL SALES OUTLETS, CATALOGS, MAIL, THE TELEPHONE, THE INTERNET, OR ANY ELECTRONIC MEANS; THIS INCLUDES TRANSFER OF NEW PRODUCTS OR USED PRODUCTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN REFURBISHED BY THEIR MANUFACTURER OR MANUFACTURER-APPROVED PARTY AND THAT ARE OFFERED FOR SALE BY A MANUFACTURER OR RETAILER, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE CONSUMER-TO-CONSUMER SECOND-HAND TRANSFER. "SELL OR SALE" DOES NOT INCLUDE: (A) THE TRANSFER OF USED COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT OR A LEASE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; OR (B) WHOLESALE TRANSACTIONS AMONG A MANUFACTURER, WHOLESALER AND RETAILER. 20. "SMALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT" MEANS ANY PORTABLE DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER THAT HAS MEMORY CAPABILITY AND IS BATTERY-POWERED, VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER, A DIGITAL VIDEO DISC PLAYER, DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER, DIGITAL CONVERTER BOX, CABLE OR SATELLITE RECEIVER, OR ELECTRONIC OR VIDEO GAME CONSOLE, AND INCLUDES ANY CABLE, CORD, OR WIRING PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO OR INCORPORATED INTO ANY SUCH PRODUCT. 21. "SMALL-SCALE SERVER" MEANS A COMPUTER THAT TYPICALLY USES DESKTOP COMPONENTS IN A DESKTOP FORM FACTOR, BUT IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO BE A STORAGE HOST FOR OTHER COMPUTERS. TO BE CONSIDERED A SMALL-SCALE SERVER, A COMPUTER MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: DESIGNED IN A PEDES- TAL, TOWER, OR OTHER FORM FACTOR SIMILAR TO THOSE OF DESKTOP COMPUTERS SUCH THAT ALL DATA PROCESSING, STORAGE, AND NETWORK INTERFACING IS CONTAINED WITHIN ONE BOX/PRODUCT; INTENDED TO BE OPERATIONAL TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PER DAY AND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND UNSCHEDULED DOWNTIME IS EXTREMELY LOW (ON THE ORDER OF HOURS PER YEAR); IS CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN A SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-USER ENVIRONMENT SERVING SEVERAL USERS THROUGH S. 6047--A 5 NETWORKED CLIENT UNITS; AND DESIGNED FOR AN INDUSTRY ACCEPTED OPERATING SYSTEM FOR HOME OR LOW-END SERVER APPLICATIONS. 22. "TELEVISION" MEANS A DISPLAY SYSTEM CONTAINING A CATHODE RAY TUBE OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF DISPLAY PRIMARILY INTENDED TO RECEIVE VIDEO PROGRAMMING VIA BROADCAST, CABLE OR SATELLITE TRANSMISSION, HAVING A VIEWABLE AREA GREATER THAN FOUR INCHES WHEN MEASURED DIAGONALLY. S 27-2603. MANUFACTURER COLLECTION; RECYCLING SURCHARGE. 1. (A) BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, A MANUFACTURER OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MUST ACCEPT FOR COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR WHICH IT IS THE MANUFACTURER. SUCH WASTE SHALL COUNT TOWARD THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REQUIRED TO BE ACCEPTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. (B) BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, A MANUFACTURER OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SHALL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FOR COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE ONE PIECE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE OF ANY MANUFACTURER'S BRAND, WITH THE PURCHASE OF COVERED ELEC- TRONIC EQUIPMENT OF THE SAME TYPE BY A CONSUMER. SUCH WASTE SHALL COUNT TOWARD THE AMOUNT OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE REQUIRED TO BE ACCEPTED PURSU- ANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. 2. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, EACH MANUFACTURER MUST ACCEPT FOR COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE THE MANUFACTUR- ER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. 3. STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL. (A) FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN THROUGH DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL BE THE PRODUCT OF THE LATEST POPULATION ESTIMATE FOR THE STATE, AS PUBLISHED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN MULTIPLIED BY THREE POUNDS MULTIPLIED BY ONE-HALF. (B) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL BE THE PRODUCT OF THE LATEST POPULATION ESTIMATE, AS PUBLISHED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU MULTIPLIED BY FOUR POUNDS. (C) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL BE THE PRODUCT OF THE LATEST POPULATION ESTIMATE, AS PUBLISHED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU MULTIPLIED BY FIVE POUNDS. (D) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE IS THE PRODUCT OF THE BASE WEIGHT MULTIPLIED BY THE GOAL ATTAINMENT PERCENTAGE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "BASE WEIGHT" MEANS THE GREATER OF: (I) THE AVERAGE WEIGHT OF ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE DURING THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS AS REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 27-2617 OF THIS TITLE; OR (II) THE THREE YEAR AVERAGE OF THE SUM OF ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE DURING THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS AS REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE, PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO AND PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 27-2613 OF THIS TITLE. (E) THE "GOAL ATTAINMENT PERCENTAGE" MEANS: (I) NINETY PERCENT IF THE BASE WEIGHT IS LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR; (II) NINETY-FIVE PERCENT IF THE BASE WEIGHT IS NINETY PERCENT OR GREATER, BUT DOES NOT EXCEED NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE STATEWIDE RECY- CLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR; S. 6047--A 6 (III) ONE HUNDRED PERCENT IF THE BASE WEIGHT IS NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OR GREATER, BUT DOES NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIVE PERCENT OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR; (IV) ONE HUNDRED FIVE PERCENT IF THE BASE WEIGHT IS ONE HUNDRED FIVE PERCENT OR GREATER, BUT DOES NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED TEN PERCENT OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR; AND (V) ONE HUNDRED TEN PERCENT IF THE BASE WEIGHT IS ONE HUNDRED TEN PERCENT OR GREATER OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. 4. MANUFACTURER ACCEPTANCE STANDARD. (A) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOU- SAND ELEVEN, EACH MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD IS THE PRODUCT OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION MULTIPLIED BY THAT MANUFACTURER'S MARKET SHARE AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION. (B) FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, EACH MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD IS THE PRODUCT OF THE STATEWIDE RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL UNDER PARAGRAPH (B), (C) OR (D) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION AS APPROPRIATE MULTIPLIED BY THAT MANUFACTURER'S MARKET SHARE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. (C) EACH MANUFACTURER'S MARKET SHARE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT BASED ON THE MANUFACTURER'S PERCENTAGE SHARE OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD AS DETER- MINED BY THE BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STATE SALES DATA REPORTED BY WEIGHT. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE EACH MANUFACTURER WITH A DETERMINATION OF ITS MARKET SHARE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE WHICH SHALL BE THE QUOTIENT OF THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE MANUFACTUR- ER'S COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD TO PERSONS IN THIS STATE BASED ON THE AVERAGE ANNUAL RETAIL SALES DURING THE PRECEDING THREE CALENDAR YEARS, AS REPORTED UNDER SECTION 27-2617 OF THIS TITLE DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF ALL MANUFACTURERS COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD TO PERSONS IN THIS STATE BASED ON THE AVERAGE ANNUAL RETAIL SALES DURING THE PRECEDING THREE CALENDAR YEARS, AS REPORTED UNDER SECTION 27-2617 OF THIS TITLE. 5. IN THE ABSENCE OF A WAIVER BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI- SION THREE OF SECTION 27-2615 OF THIS TITLE, BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, A MANUFACTURER THAT FAILS TO MEET ITS MANUFACTUR- ER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A RECYCLING SURCHARGE, DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: (A) IF A MANUFACTURER ACCEPTS AT LEAST NINETY PERCENT BUT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ITS MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE SURCHARGE SHALL BE THIRTY CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL POUNDS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY SUCH MANUFACTURER. (B) IF A MANUFACTURER ACCEPTS AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT BUT LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT OF ITS MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE SURCHARGE SHALL BE FORTY CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL POUNDS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY SUCH MANUFACTURER. (C) IF A MANUFACTURER ACCEPTS LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF ITS MANUFAC- TURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE SURCHARGE SHALL BE FIFTY CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL POUNDS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY SUCH MANUFACTURER. S. 6047--A 7 6. THE RECYCLING SURCHARGE SHALL BE PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2617 OF THIS TITLE. 7. BEGINNING WITH CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, IF A MANUFAC- TURER ACCEPTS MORE THAN ITS MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTANCE STANDARD AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE EXCESS WEIGHT MAY BE USED AS ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE CREDITS AND MAY BE SOLD, TRADED, OR BANKED FOR A PERIOD NO LONGER THAN THREE CALENDAR YEARS SUCCEEDING THE YEAR IN WHICH THE CREDITS WERE EARNED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF A MANUFACTURER'S OBLIGATION FOR ANY CALENDAR YEAR MAY BE MET WITH RECYCLING CREDITS GENERATED IN A PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR. S 27-2605. MANUFACTURER ELECTRONIC WASTE REGISTRATION AND RESPONSIBIL- ITIES. 1. A MANUFACTURER SHALL SUBMIT A REGISTRATION TO THE DEPARTMENT BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, ALONG WITH A REGISTRATION FEE OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL INCLUDE: (A) THE MANUFACTURER'S NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER; (B) THE NAME AND TITLE OF AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATED AS THE MANUFACTURER'S CONTACT FOR PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE; (C) A LIST IDENTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER'S BRANDS; (D) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE MANUFACTURER WILL COMPLY WITH SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS TITLE, INCLUDING SPECIFIC INFORMA- TION ON THE MANUFACTURER'S ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM IN THE STATE, AND A CURRENT LIST OF LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE WHERE CONSUMERS MAY RETURN ELECTRONIC WASTE; (E) SALES DATA REPORTED BY WEIGHT FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S COVERED ELEC- TRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD IN THIS STATE FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS, CATEGORIZED BY TYPE TO THE EXTENT KNOWN. IF THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT PROVIDE ACCURATE STATE SALES DATA, IT MUST EXPLAIN WHY SUCH DATA CANNOT BE PROVIDED, AND ESTIMATE STATE SALES DATA BY (I) DIVIDING ITS NATIONAL SALES DATA BY WEIGHT BY THE NATIONAL POPULATION ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT CENSUS AND MULTIPLYING THE RESULT BY THE POPULATION OF THE STATE, OR (II) ANOTHER METHOD APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT; (F) A STATEMENT DISCLOSING WHETHER: (I) ANY COVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE SOLD IN THIS STATE EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION VALUES ESTABLISHED FOR LEAD, MERCURY, CADMIUM, HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM, POLYBROMINATED BIPHE- NYLS (PBBS), AND POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDES) UNDER THE RESTRICTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DIRECTIVE (ROHS) PURSUANT TO 2002/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND IF SO, A LISTING OF ANY COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH DIRECTIVE; OR (II) THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECEIVED AN EXEMPTION FROM ONE OR MORE OF THOSE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION VALUES UNDER THE ROHS DIRECTIVE THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND PUBLISHED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION; AND (G) ANY OTHER INFORMATION AS THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE. 2. A MANUFACTURER'S REGISTRATION MUST BE UPDATED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF ANY MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE REGISTRATION. 3. ANY PERSON WHO BECOMES A MANUFACTURER ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO SELLING OR OFFERING FOR SALE IN THE STATE ANY COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND MUST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE. 4. NO LATER THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, A MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN THE STATE UNLESS THE MANUFACTURER HAS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND MAINTAINS AN ELEC- TRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH THE MANUFACTURER, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH AN AGENT OR DESIGNEE, ACCEPTS ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM S. 6047--A 8 CONSUMERS IN THE STATE FOR RECYCLING. THE MANUFACTURER SHALL ENSURE THAT RETAILERS ARE NOTIFIED OF SUCH REGISTRATION. THE MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT IMPOSE A FEE ON CONSUMERS FOR THE COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A FEE OR OTHER CHARGE MAY BE ASSESSED TO RECOUP THE COST OF COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM ANY FOR PROFIT OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION HAVING MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. 5. THE ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINI- MUM: (A) COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT PRODUCED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND OFFERED FOR RETURN BY ANY CONSUMER IN THIS STATE, FREE OF COST AND IN A MANNER CONVENIENT TO CONSUMERS. THE FOLLOWING ACCEPTANCE METHODS SHALL BE CONSIDERED REASON- ABLY CONVENIENT: (I) MAIL OR SHIP BACK RETURN PROGRAMS; (II) COLLECTION OR ACCEPTANCE EVENTS CONDUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR THE MANUFACTURER'S AGENT OR DESIGNEE, INCLUDING EVENTS CONDUCTED THROUGH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR PRIVATE PARTIES; (III) FIXED ACCEPTANCE LOCATIONS SUCH AS DEDICATED ACCEPTANCE SITES OPERATED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR ITS AGENT OR DESIGNEE; (IV) AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, RETAIL STORES, SALES OUTLETS AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE AGREED TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE COLLECTION OF ELECTRONIC WASTE; (V) COMMUNITY COLLECTION EVENTS; AND (VI) ANY COMBINATION OF THESE OR OTHER ACCEPTANCE METHODS WHICH EFFEC- TIVELY PROVIDE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE THROUGH MEANS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND REASONABLY CONVENIENT TO CONSUMERS IN THE STATE. AT A MINIMUM, THE MANUFACTURER SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL COUNTIES OF THE STATE AND ALL MUNICIPALITIES WHICH HAVE A POPULATION OF TEN THOUSAND OR GREATER HAVE AT LEAST ONE METHOD OF ACCEPTANCE THAT IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THAT MUNICIPALITY. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE CONVENIENT COLLECTION FROM CONSUMERS; (B) INFORMATION ON HOW CONSUMERS CAN DESTROY ALL DATA ON ANY ELECTRON- IC WASTE, EITHER THROUGH PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION OF THE HARD DRIVE OR THROUGH DATA WIPING; (C) A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT THE MANUFAC- TURER'S ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM, INCLUDING AT A MINIMUM: (I) AN INTERNET WEBSITE AND A TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND WRITTEN INFOR- MATION INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE FOR, OR AT THE TIME OF SALE OF, COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT PROVIDES SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO ALLOW A CONSUMER OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO LEARN HOW TO RETURN THE COVERED EQUIPMENT FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE, AND IN THE CASE OF MANUFACTUR- ERS OF COMPUTERS, HARD DRIVES AND OTHER COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT HAVE INTERNAL MEMORY ON WHICH PERSONAL OR OTHER CONFIDENTIAL DATA CAN BE STORED, SUCH WEBSITE SHALL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW CONSUMERS CAN DESTROY SUCH DATA BEFORE SURRENDERING THE PRODUCTS FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE; (II) ADVERTISEMENTS AND PRESS RELEASES IF ANY; AND (D) ANY OTHER INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. 6. A MANUFACTURER SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS TITLE AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR AUDIT AND INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. 7. A MANUFACTURER MAY SATISFY THE ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION REQUIRE- MENTS OF THIS SECTION BY AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE IN A COLLECTIVE ELEC- TRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS. ANY SUCH COLLECTIVE ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM MUST MEET THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AS AN INDIVIDUAL MANUFACTURER. ANY COLLECTIVE ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM MUST INCLUDE A LIST OF MANUFACTURERS THAT ARE S. 6047--A 9 PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAM ALONG WITH OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL SUBMIT A REGIS- TRATION TO THE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH A REGISTRATION FEE OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. 8. A MANUFACTURER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A FEE OR OTHER CHARGE MAY BE ASSESSED TO RECOUP THE COST OF ACCEPTING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM ANY FOR PROFIT OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION HAVING MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE FULL- TIME EMPLOYEES. S 27-2607. RETAILER REQUIREMENTS. 1. AT THE LOCATION OF SALE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, A RETAILER SHALL PROVIDE PURCHASERS OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH INFORMA- TION, IF ANY, ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RETURN OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE RETAILER BY A MANUFACTURER. 2. NO RETAILER SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THE STATE ANY COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT UNLESS THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER'S BRANDS ARE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2605 OF THIS TITLE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IF A MANUFACTURER'S REGISTRATION IS REVOKED OR EXPIRED AND THE RETAILER TOOK POSSESSION OF A COVERED ELEC- TRONIC DEVICE BEFORE THE REGISTRATION WAS REVOKED OR EXPIRED, THE RETAILER MAY SELL THE COVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO A HOUSEHOLD OR SCHOOL, BUT ONLY IF THE SALE TAKES PLACE FEWER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE REVOCATION OR EXPIRATION. S 27-2609. LABELING. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, A MANUFACTURER MAY NOT OFFER FOR SALE IN THE STATE OR DELIVER TO RETAILERS FOR SUBSEQUENT SALE COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT UNLESS IT HAS A VISIBLE, PERMANENT LABEL CLEARLY IDENTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER OF THAT EQUIPMENT. S 27-2611. DISPOSAL BAN. 1. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, NO MANUFACTURER, RETAIL- ER, OR OWNER OR OPERATOR OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE, ELEC- TRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY OR ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACIL- ITY IN THE STATE SHALL DISPOSE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AT A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY, OR PLACE ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR COLLECTION WHICH IS INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL AT A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY. 2. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, NO PERSON EXCEPT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD SHALL PLACE OR DISPOSE OF ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE IN ANY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY, OR PLACE ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR COLLECTION WHICH IS INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL AT A SOLID WASTE MANAGE- MENT FACILITY OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY IN THIS STATE. PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE FOR DELIVERY TO A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN INFORMATION TO USERS OF SUCH FACILITY ON THE PROPER METHODS FOR THE RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE. 3. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, NO INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD SHALL PLACE OR DISPOSE OF ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE IN ANY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY, OR PLACE ELECTRONIC WASTE FOR COLLECTION WHICH IS INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL AT A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY IN THIS STATE. 4. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SHALL EDUCATE USERS OF SUCH FACILITY ON THE PROPER METHODS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE. SUCH EDUCATION SHALL INCLUDE: S. 6047--A 10 (A) PROVIDING WRITTEN INFORMATION TO USERS OF SUCH FACILITY ON THE PROPER METHODS FOR RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE; AND (B) POSTING, IN CONSPICUOUS LOCATIONS AT SUCH FACILITY, SIGNS STATING THAT ELECTRONIC WASTE MAY NOT BE DISPOSED OF AT THE FACILITY. S 27-2613. ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION, CONSOLIDATION AND RECYCLING. 1. ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITES. NO LATER THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, EACH PERSON WHO OWNS OR OPERATES AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE IN THE STATE SHALL: (A) REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPART- MENT. THE REGISTRATION SHALL INCLUDE: (I) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELE- PHONE NUMBER OF THE OWNERS AND THE OPERATORS OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE; AND (II) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE. ANY PERSON WHO COMMENCES THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOU- SAND ELEVEN SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE AT SUCH COLLECTION SITE. A REGISTRATION IS EFFECTIVE UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT. IN THE CASE OF COLLECTION SITES OPERATED BY A RETAILER, A SINGLE REGISTRATION LIST- ING THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE INDIVIDUAL COLLECTION SITES MAY BE SUBMITTED COVERING ALL THEIR COLLECTION SITES; (B) BEGINNING MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN THROUGH DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND THEREAFTER, AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (I) THE QUAN- TITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM CONSUMERS IN THE STATE; (II) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE SENT ELECTRONIC WASTE DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT WAS SENT TO EACH SUCH PERSON; AND (III) THE WEIGHT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF OR PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH EACH MANUFACTURER DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR. ALL QUANTITIES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REPORTED BY THE COLLECTION SITE MUST SEPARATELY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC WASTE GENERATED BY NEW YORK STATE CONSUMERS AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM OR SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE STATE; (C) MANAGE ELECTRONIC WASTE IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLI- CABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; (D) STORE ELECTRONIC WASTE (I) IN A FULLY ENCLOSED BUILDING WITH A ROOF, FLOOR AND WALLS, OR (II) IN A SECURE CONTAINER (E.G., PACKAGE OR VEHICLE), THAT IS CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED TO MINIMIZE BREAKAGE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AND TO PREVENT RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO THE ENVIRONMENT; (E) REMOVE ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM THE SITE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE WASTE'S RECEIPT AT THE SITE, AND MAINTAIN RECORDS DEMONSTRATING COMPLI- ANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT. 2. ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITIES. (A) NO LATER THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, EACH PERSON WHO OPERATES AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY IN THE STATE SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE REGISTRATION SHALL INCLUDE: (I) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE OWNER AND THE OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY; AND (II) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY. ANY PERSON WHO COMMENCES THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE. A REGISTRATION IS S. 6047--A 11 EFFECTIVE UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT. ANY REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A REGISTRATION FEE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS. (B) BEGINNING MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPART- MENT A REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN THROUGH DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND THEREAFTER, AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE FROM WHICH THE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY RECEIVED ELECTRONIC WASTE DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM EACH COLLECTION SITE; (II) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY SENT ELEC- TRONIC WASTE DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT WAS SENT TO EACH SUCH PERSON; (III) THE WEIGHT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF OR PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH EACH MANUFACTURER DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR; AND (IV) A CERTIFICATION BY THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY THAT SUCH A FACILITY HAS COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. ALL QUANTITIES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REPORTED BY THE CONSOL- IDATION FACILITY MUST SEPARATELY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC WASTE GENERATED BY NEW YORK STATE CONSUMERS AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM OR SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE STATE. (C) EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY SHALL: (I) MANAGE ELECTRONIC WASTE IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLI- CABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; (II) STORE ELECTRONIC WASTE (A) IN A FULLY ENCLOSED BUILDING WITH A ROOF, FLOOR AND WALLS, OR (B) IN A SECURE CONTAINER (E.G., PACKAGE OR VEHICLE), THAT IS CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED TO MINIMIZE BREAKAGE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AND TO PREVENT RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO THE ENVIRONMENT; (III) HAVE A MEANS TO CONTROL ENTRY, AT ALL TIMES, TO THE ACTIVE PORTION OF THE FACILITY; (IV) INFORM ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE OR HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAG- ING ELECTRONIC WASTE ABOUT THE PROPER HANDLING AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES APPROPRIATE TO THE TYPE OR TYPES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE HANDLED AT THE FACILITY; (V) REMOVE ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM THE SITE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE WASTE'S RECEIPT AT THE SITE, AND MAINTAIN RECORDS DEMONSTRATING COMPLI- ANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT; AND (VI) MAINTAIN THE RECORDS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND BY SUBPARAGRAPH (V) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ON SITE AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR AUDIT AND INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. (D) A PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS ALSO REGISTERED AS AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY, AND COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO EACH TYPE OF FACILITY. (E) A PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY MAY ACCEPT ELECTRONIC WASTE IN THE SAME MANNER AS AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS S. 6047--A 12 OF THIS SECTION THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION FACILITIES. 3. ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITIES. (A) NO LATER THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY IN THE STATE SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE REGISTRATION SHALL INCLUDE: (I) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE OWNER AND THE OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY; AND (II) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY. ANY PERSON WHO COMMENCES THE OPERA- TION OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN SHALL REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE. A REGISTRATION IS EFFEC- TIVE UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE DEPARTMENT. ANY REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A REGISTRATION FEE OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS. (B) BEGINNING MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN THROUGH DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND THEREAFTER, AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (I) THE QUAN- TITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM CONSUMERS IN THE STATE; (II) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE AND ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY FROM WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE WAS RECEIVED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM EACH PERSON; (III) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE FACILITY SENT ELECTRONIC WASTE OR COMPONENT MATERIALS DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE OR COMPONENT MATERIALS THEREOF SENT TO EACH SUCH PERSON; (IV) THE WEIGHT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF OR PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH EACH MANUFACTUR- ER DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR; AND (V) A CERTIFICATION BY THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY THAT SUCH FACILITY HAS COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. ALL QUANTITIES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REPORTED BY THE RECYCL- ING FACILITY MUST SEPARATELY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC WASTE GENERATED BY NEW YORK STATE CONSUMERS AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM OR SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE STATE. (C) EACH PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY SHALL: (I) MANAGE AND RECYCLE ELECTRONIC WASTE IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; (II) STORE ELECTRONIC WASTE (A) IN A FULLY ENCLOSED BUILDING WITH A ROOF, FLOOR AND WALLS, OR (B) IN A SECURE CONTAINER (E.G., PACKAGE OR VEHICLE), THAT IS CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED TO MINIMIZE BREAKAGE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE AND TO PREVENT RELEASES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO THE ENVIRONMENT; (III) HAVE A MEANS TO CONTROL ENTRY, AT ALL TIMES, THROUGH GATES OR OTHER ENTRANCES TO THE ACTIVE PORTION OF THE FACILITY; (IV) INFORM ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE OR HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAG- ING ELECTRONIC WASTE ABOUT PROPER HANDLING AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES APPROPRIATE TO THE TYPE OR TYPES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE HANDLED AT THE FACILITY; (V) REMOVE ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM THE SITE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE WASTE'S RECEIPT AT THE SITE, AND MAINTAIN RECORDS DEMONSTRATING COMPLI- ANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT; AND S. 6047--A 13 (VI) MAINTAIN THE RECORDS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND BY SUBPARAGRAPH (V) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ON SITE AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR AUDIT AND INSPECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. (D) A PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY MAY ALSO OPERATE SUCH FACILITY AS AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO EACH TYPE OF FACILITY. WHERE A FACILITY IS OPER- ATED FOR BOTH PURPOSES, ONLY ONE REGISTRATION FEE MUST BE PAID. (E) A PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY MAY ACCEPT ELECTRONIC WASTE IN THE SAME MANNER AS AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE PROVIDED THAT SUCH PERSON COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION FACILITIES. 4. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW, NO MANUFACTURER OR PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE, ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY OR ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY SHALL HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DATA IN ANY FORM STORED ON ELEC- TRONIC WASTE SURRENDERED FOR RECYCLING OR REUSE, UNLESS SUCH PERSON MISUSES OR KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, OR WITH GROSS NEGLIGENCE, DISCLOSES THE DATA. THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT ANY SUCH PERSON FROM ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS THAT PROVIDE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF DATA ON COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. S 27-2615. DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. 1. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THIS TITLE. AT A MINIMUM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS ON: STANDARDS FOR REUSE; ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE CREDITS; WAIVERS OF THE RECYCLING SURCHARGE; AND ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF STATE SALES DATA. 2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL (A) MAINTAIN A LIST OF MANUFACTURERS WHO ARE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2605 OF THIS TITLE, (B) MAINTAIN A LIST OF EACH SUCH MANUFACTURER'S BRANDS, AND (C) POST SUCH LISTS ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. 3. THE DEPARTMENT MAY WAIVE THE RECYCLING SURCHARGE PAYABLE BY A MANUFACTURER UNDER THIS TITLE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER DEMONSTRATES IN AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT IT WAS UNABLE TO ACCEPT THE WEIGHT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REQUIRED BY SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS TITLE DESPITE THE MANUFACTURER'S BEST EFFORTS. THE APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE WITH THE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED BY SECTION 27-2617 OF THIS TITLE. THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION AS THE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES. A WAIVER PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT RELIEVE A MANUFACTURER FROM THE OBLIGATION TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN SUCH WAIVER. S 27-2617. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 1. BEGINNING MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, FOR THE PREVIOUS CALEN- DAR YEAR AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, A MANUFACTURER THAT OFFERS COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: (A) SALES DATA REPORTED BY WEIGHT FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S COVERED ELEC- TRONIC EQUIPMENT SOLD IN THIS STATE FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE CALENDAR YEARS, CATEGORIZED BY TYPE TO THE EXTENT KNOWN. IF THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT PROVIDE ACCURATE STATE SALES DATA, IT MUST EXPLAIN WHY SUCH DATA CANNOT BE PROVIDED, AND ESTIMATE STATE SALES DATA BY (I) DIVIDING ITS NATIONAL SALES DATA BY WEIGHT BY THE NATIONAL POPULATION ACCORDING TO S. 6047--A 14 THE MOST RECENT CENSUS AND MULTIPLYING THE RESULT BY THE POPULATION OF THE STATE, OR (II) ANOTHER METHOD APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT; (B) THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTED FOR RECYCL- ING OR REUSE IN THIS STATE, CATEGORIZED BY THE TYPE OF COVERED ELECTRON- IC EQUIPMENT COLLECTED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, THE METHODS USED TO ACCEPT THE ELECTRONIC WASTE, AND THE APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF ELEC- TRONIC WASTE ACCEPTED BY EACH METHOD USED TO THE EXTENT KNOWN; (C) ALL QUANTITIES OF ELECTRONIC WASTE REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER MUST SEPARATELY INCLUDE ELECTRONIC WASTE GENERATED BY NEW YORK STATE CONSUMERS AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED FROM OR SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE STATE: (I) THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED DIRECT- LY FROM CONSUMERS IN THE STATE THROUGH A MAIL BACK PROGRAM; (II) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE, ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY, AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY AT WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE FROM CONSUMERS WAS RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF THE PRODUCER DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECEIVED; AND (III) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE PRODUCER SENT ELECTRONIC WASTE OR COMPONENT MATERIALS DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, OF ELECTRONIC WASTE OR COMPONENT MATERIALS THEREOF SENT TO EACH SUCH PERSON; (D) THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE CREDITS PURCHASED, SOLD, BANKED AND TRADED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE CREDITS USED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS TITLE, AND FROM WHOM THEY WERE PURCHASED AND TO WHOM THEY WERE SOLD OR TRADED, AND THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC WASTE ACCEPTANCE CREDITS RETAINED AS OF THE DATE OF THE REPORT; (E) THE AMOUNT OF ANY RECYCLING SURCHARGE OWED FOR THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, WITH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO DEMONSTRATE THE BASIS FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE SURCHARGE; (F) THE NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLERS UTILIZED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND ENTITIES TO WHICH ELECTRONIC WASTE IS SENT FOR REUSE, WHETHER IN THE STATE OR OUTSIDE THE STATE, INCLUDING DETAILS ON THE METHODS OF RECYCLING OR REUSE OF ELECTRONIC WASTE, ANY DISASSEMBLY OR PHYSICAL RECOVERY OPERATION USED, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MEASURES IMPLEMENTED BY SUCH RECYCLER OR ENTITY; (G) INFORMATION DETAILING THE ACCEPTANCE METHODS MADE AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS IN MUNICIPALITIES WHICH HAVE A POPULATION OF GREATER THAN TEN THOUSAND AND IN EACH COUNTY OF THE STATE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 27-2605 OF THIS TITLE; (H) A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ITS PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF VISITS TO THE INTERNET WEBSITE AND CALLS TO THE TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 27-2605 OF THIS TITLE; (I) ANY OTHER INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND (J) A SIGNATURE BY AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL AFFIRMING THE ACCURACY OF THE REPORT. 2. THE REPORT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ANNUAL REPORTING FEE OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND ANY RECYCLING SURCHARGE DUE PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS TITLE. 3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TITLE IN THIS STATE TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE BY APRIL FIRST, TWO THOU- SAND TWELVE AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER. THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, AN EVALUATION OF: (A) THE ELECTRONIC WASTE STREAM IN THE STATE; S. 6047--A 15 (B) RECYCLING AND REUSE RATES IN THE STATE FOR COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; (C) A DISCUSSION OF COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT RELATED TO THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THIS TITLE; (D) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES TO THIS TITLE; AND (E) A DISCUSSION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE RELATED TO THE ACCEPTANCE, COLLECTION, HANDLING AND RECYCLING OR REUSE OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN THIS STATE. S 27-2619. PREEMPTION. JURISDICTION IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF MANUFACTURERS, RETAIL- ERS, ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITES, ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITIES AND ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITIES WITH RESPECT TO ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING, IS, BY THIS TITLE, VESTED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE STATE. ANY PROVISION OF ANY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR ANY RULE OR REGU- LATION PROMULGATED THERETO, GOVERNING COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND THE COLLECTION, REUSE, OR RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS TITLE BE PREEMPTED. S 27-2621. DISPOSITION OF FEES. ALL FEES AND CHARGES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE SHALL BE DEPOS- ITED INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO THE CREDIT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY ACCOUNT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY RECYCLING SURCHARGES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-TWO-S OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW TO THE CREDIT OF THE SOLID WASTE ACCOUNT, TO BE USED SOLELY FOR MUNICIPAL RECYCLING PROGRAMS. S 3. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 71-2729 to read as follows: S 71-2729. ENFORCEMENT OF TITLE 26 OF ARTICLE 27 OF THIS CHAPTER. 1. A. ANY CONSUMER, AS DEFINED IN TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWENTY- SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF, OR FAILS TO PERFORM ANY DUTY IMPOSED BY, SECTION 27-2611 OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION. B. ANY PERSON, EXCEPT A CONSUMER, MANUFACTURER, OR AN OWNER OR OPERA- TOR OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE, ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOL- IDATION FACILITY, OR ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY AS THESE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION, OR FAILS TO PERFORM ANY DUTY IMPOSED BY SECTION 27-2611 OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION. C. ANY MANUFACTURER, OR ANY PERSON OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION SITE, AN ELECTRONIC WASTE CONSOLIDATION FACILITY, OR AN ELEC- TRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO: I. FAILS TO SUBMIT ANY REPORT, REGISTRATION, FEE, OR SURCHARGE TO THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOU- SAND DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY SUCH REPORT, REGISTRATION, FEE, OR SURCHARGE IS NOT SUBMITTED; AND II. VIOLATES ANY OTHER PROVISION OF TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWEN- TY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR FAILS TO PERFORM ANY DUTY IMPOSED BY SUCH TITLE, EXCEPT FOR SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY FOR EACH VIOLATION NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION, TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED S. 6047--A 16 DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND VIOLATION AND FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS OF THIS TITLE WITHIN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD. D. ANY RETAILER, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 27-2601 OF THIS CHAPTER, WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF TITLE TWENTY-SIX OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR FAILS TO PERFORM ANY DUTY IMPOSED BY SUCH TITLE, SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY FOR EACH VIOLATION NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND VIOLATION AND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE THIRD AND SUBSE- QUENT VIOLATIONS OF THIS TITLE IN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD. E. CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE ASSESSED BY THE COMMIS- SIONER AFTER A HEARING OR OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 71-1709 OF THIS ARTICLE, OR BY THE COURT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND, IN ADDITION THERETO, SUCH PERSON MAY BY SIMILAR PROCESS BE ENJOINED FROM CONTINUING SUCH VIOLATION. 2. ALL PENALTIES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID OVER TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR DEPOSIT TO THE CREDIT OF THE SOLID WASTE ACCOUNT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-TWO-S OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. S 4. Severability. The provisions of this title shall be severable, and if any provision of this title is declared to be void or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be affected, but shall remain in full force and effect. S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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