Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 5/12/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2417

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2417, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act
6is amended by changing Section 30 and by adding Section 57 as
7follows:
 
8    (415 ILCS 150/30)
9    Sec. 30. Manufacturer responsibilities.
10    (a) Prior to April 1, 2009 for the first program year, and
11by October 1 for program year 2011 and each program year
12thereafter, manufacturers who sell computers, computer
13monitors, printers, televisions, electronic keyboards,
14facsimile machines, videocassette recorders, portable digital
15music players, digital video disc players, video game consoles,
16electronic mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable

 

 

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1receivers, satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders,
2or small-scale servers in this State must register with the
3Agency. The registration must be submitted in the form and
4manner required by the Agency. The registration must include,
5without limitation, all of the following:
6        (1) a list of all of the manufacturer's brands of
7    computers, computer monitors, printers, televisions,
8    electronic keyboards, facsimile machines, videocassette
9    recorders, portable digital music players, digital video
10    disc players, video game consoles, electronic mice,
11    scanners, digital converter boxes, cable receivers,
12    satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders, and
13    small-scale servers to be offered for sale in the next
14    program year;
15        (2) (blank); and
16        (3) a statement disclosing whether any of the
17    manufacturer's computers, computer monitors, printers,
18    televisions, electronic keyboards, facsimile machines,
19    videocassette recorders, portable digital music players,
20    digital video disc players, video game consoles,
21    electronic mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable
22    receivers, satellite receivers, digital video disc
23    recorders, or small-scale servers sold in this State exceed
24    the maximum concentration values established for lead,
25    mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated
26    biphenyls (PBBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers

 

 

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1    (PBDEEs) under the RoHS (restricting the use of certain
2    hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
3    equipment) Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament
4    and Council and any amendments thereto and, if so, an
5    identification of the aforementioned electronic device
6    that exceeds the directive.
7    If, during the program year, any of the manufacturer's
8aforementioned electronic devices are sold or offered for sale
9in Illinois under a new brand that is not listed in the
10manufacturer's registration, then, within 30 days after the
11first sale or offer for sale under the new brand, the
12manufacturer must amend its registration to add the new brand.
13    (b) Prior to July 1, 2009 for the first program year, and
14by the November 1 preceding program years 2011 and later, all
15manufacturers whose computers, computer monitors, printers,
16televisions, electronic keyboards, facsimile machines,
17videocassette recorders, portable digital music players,
18digital video disc players, video game consoles, electronic
19mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable receivers,
20satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders, or
21small-scale servers are offered for sale in the State shall
22submit to the Agency, at an address prescribed by the Agency,
23the registration fee for the next program year. The
24registration fee for program year 2010 is $5,000. The
25registration fee for program year 2011 is $5,000, increased by
26the applicable inflation factor as described below. In program

 

 

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1year 2012, if, in program year 2011, a manufacturer sold 250 or
2fewer of the aforementioned electronic devices in the State,
3then the registration fee for that manufacturer is $1,250. In
4each program year after 2012, if, in the preceding program
5year, a manufacturer sold 250 or fewer of the aforementioned
6electronic devices in the State, then the registration fee is
7the fee that applied in the previous year to manufacturers that
8sold that number of the aforementioned electronic devices,
9increased by the applicable inflation factor as described
10below. In program year 2012, if, in the preceding program year
11a manufacturer sold 251 or more of the aforementioned
12electronic devices in the State, then the registration fee for
13that manufacturer is $5,000. In each program year after 2012,
14if, in the preceding program year, a manufacturer sold 251 or
15more of the aforementioned electronic devices in the State,
16then the registration fee is the fee that applied in the
17previous year to manufacturers that sold that number of the
18aforementioned electronic devices, increased by the applicable
19inflation factor as described below. For program year 2011,
20program year 2013, and each program year thereafter, the
21applicable registration fee is increased each year by an
22inflation factor determined by the annual Implicit Price
23Deflator for Gross National Product, as published by the U.S.
24Department of Commerce in its Survey of Current Business. The
25inflation factor must be calculated each year by dividing the
26latest published annual Implicit Price Deflator for Gross

 

 

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1National Product by the annual Implicit Price Deflator for
2Gross National Product for the previous year. The inflation
3factor must be rounded to the nearest 1/100th, and the
4resulting registration fee must be rounded to the nearest whole
5dollar. No later than October 1 of each program year, the
6Agency shall post on its website the registration fee for the
7next program year.
8    (c) A manufacturer whose computers, computer monitors,
9printers, televisions, electronic keyboards, facsimile
10machines, videocassette recorders, portable digital music
11players, digital video disc players, video game consoles,
12electronic mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable
13receivers, satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders,
14or small-scale servers are sold or offered for sale in this
15State on or after January 1 of a program year must register
16with the Agency within 30 days after the first sale or offer
17for sale in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section and
18submit the registration fee required under subsection (b) of
19this Section prior to the aforementioned electronic devices
20being sold or offered for sale.
21    (d) Each manufacturer shall recycle or process for reuse
22CEDs and EEDs whose total weight equals or exceeds the
23manufacturer's individual recycling and reuse goal set forth in
24Section 15 of this Act. Individual consumers shall not be
25charged a fee when bringing their CEDs and EEDs to collection
26locations, unless a financial incentive of equal or greater

 

 

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1value, such as a coupon, is provided, except as provided in
2Section 57. Collectors may charge a fee for premium services
3such as curbside collection, home pick-up, or a similar method
4of collection.
5    When determining whether a manufacturer has met or exceeded
6its individual recycling and reuse goal set forth in Section 15
7of this Act, all of the following adjustments must be made:
8        (1) The total weight of CEDs processed by the
9    manufacturer, its recyclers, or its refurbishers for reuse
10    is doubled.
11        (2) The total weight of CEDs is tripled if they are
12    donated for reuse by the manufacturer to a primary or
13    secondary public education institution the majority of
14    whose students are considered low income or
15    developmentally disabled or to low-income children or
16    families or to assist the developmentally disabled in
17    Illinois. This subsection applies only to CEDs for which
18    the manufacturer has received a written confirmation that
19    the recipient has accepted the donation. Copies of all
20    written confirmations must be submitted in the annual
21    report required under Section 30.
22        (3) The total weight of CEDs collected by manufacturers
23    free of charge in underserved counties is doubled. This
24    subsection applies only to CEDs that are documented by
25    collectors as being collected or received free of charge in
26    underserved counties. This documentation must include,

 

 

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1    without limitation, the date and location of collection or
2    receipt, the weight of the CEDs collected or received, and
3    an acknowledgement by the collector that the CEDs were
4    collected or received free of charge. Copies of the
5    documentation must be submitted in the annual report
6    required under subsection (h), (i), (j), (k), or (l) of
7    Section 30.
8        (4) If an entity (i) collects, recycles, or refurbishes
9    CEDs for a manufacturer, (ii) qualifies for non-profit
10    status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
11    of 1986, and (iii) at least 75% of its employees are
12    developmentally disabled, then the total weight of CEDs
13    will be tripled. A manufacturer that uses such a recycler
14    or refurbisher shall submit documentation in the annual
15    report required under Section 30 identifying the name,
16    location, and length of service of the entity that
17    qualifies for credit under this subsection.
18    (e) (Blank).
19    (f) Manufacturers shall ensure that only recyclers and
20refurbishers that have registered with the Agency are used to
21meet the individual recycling and reuse goals set forth in this
22Act.
23    (g) Manufacturers shall ensure that the recyclers and
24refurbishers used to meet the individual recycling and reuse
25goals set forth in this Act shall, at a minimum, comply with
26the standards set forth under subsection (d) of Section 50 of

 

 

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1this Act. By November 1, 2011 and every November 1 thereafter,
2manufacturers shall submit a document, as prescribed by the
3Agency, listing each registered recycler and refurbisher that
4will be used to meet the manufacturer's annual CED recycling
5and reuse goal and certifying that those recyclers or
6refurbishers comply with the standards set forth in subsection
7(d) of Section 50.
8    (h) By September 1, 2012 and every September 1 thereafter,
9manufacturers of computers, computer monitors, printers,
10televisions, electronic keyboards, facsimile machines,
11videocassette recorders, portable digital music players,
12digital video disc players, video game consoles, electronic
13mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable receivers,
14satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders, or
15small-scale servers shall submit to the Agency, in the form and
16manner required by the Agency, a report that contains the total
17weight of the aforementioned electronic devices sold under each
18of the manufacturer's brands to individuals in this State as
19calculated under subsection (c) and (c-5) of Section 15, as
20applicable. Each manufacturer shall indicate on the report
21whether the total weight of the aforementioned electronic
22devices was derived from its own sales records or national
23sales data. If a manufacturer's weight for aforementioned
24electronic devices is derived from national sales data, the
25manufacturer shall indicate the source of the sales data.
26    (i) (Blank).

 

 

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1    (j) (Blank).
2    (k) (Blank).
3    (l) On or before January 31, 2013 and on or before every
4January 31 thereafter, manufacturers of computers, computer
5monitors, printers, televisions, electronic keyboards,
6facsimile machines, videocassette recorders, portable digital
7music players, digital video disc players, video game consoles,
8electronic mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable
9receivers, satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders,
10and small-scale servers shall submit to the Agency, on forms
11and in a format prescribed by the Agency, a report that
12contains all of the following information for the previous
13program year:
14        (1) The total weight of computers, the total weight of
15    computer monitors, the total weight of printers, facsimile
16    machines, and scanners, the total weight of televisions,
17    the total weight of the remaining CEDs, and the total
18    weight of EEDs recycled or processed for reuse.
19        (2) The identification of all weights that are adjusted
20    under subsection (d) of this Section. For all weights
21    adjusted under item (2) of subsection (d), the manufacturer
22    must include copies of the written confirmation required
23    under that subsection.
24        (3) A list of each recycler, refurbisher, and collector
25    used by the manufacturer to fulfill the manufacturer's
26    individual recycling and reuse goal set forth in

 

 

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1    subsections (c) and (c-5) of Section 15 of this Act.
2        (4) A summary of the manufacturer's consumer education
3    program required under subsection (m) of this Section.
4    (m) Manufacturers must develop and maintain a consumer
5education program that complements and corresponds to the
6primary retailer-driven campaign required under Section 40 of
7this Act. The education program shall promote the recycling of
8electronic products and proper end-of-life management of the
9products by consumers.
10    (n) Beginning January 1, 2012, no manufacturer may sell a
11computer, computer monitor, printer, television, electronic
12keyboard, facsimile machine, videocassette recorder, portable
13digital music player, digital video disc player, video game
14console, electronic mouse, scanner, digital converter box,
15cable receiver, satellite receiver, digital video disc
16recorder, or small-scale server in this State unless the
17manufacturer is registered with the State as required under
18this Act, has paid the required registration fee, and is
19otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Act.
20    (o) Beginning January 1, 2012, no manufacturer may sell a
21computer, computer monitor, printer, television, electronic
22keyboard, facsimile machine, videocassette recorder, portable
23digital music player, digital video disc player, video game
24console, electronic mouse, scanner, digital converter box,
25cable receiver, satellite receiver, digital video disc
26recorder, or small-scale server in this State unless the

 

 

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1manufacturer's brand name is permanently affixed to, and is
2readily visible on, the computer, computer monitor, printer, or
3television.
4(Source: P.A. 97-287, eff. 8-10-11; 98-714, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
5    (415 ILCS 150/57 new)
6    Sec. 57. Cathode-ray tube collection fee. Notwithstanding
7any other provision of this Act, a collector that is a retailer
8may charge a fee to accept a CED that contains a cathode-ray
9tube. The fee authorized under this Section shall not exceed
10$30 for each accepted CED that contains a cathode-ray tube.
11However, collectors may charge a fee in excess of $30 for
12premium services such as curbside collection, home pick-up, or
13a similar method of collection. Any CED for which a collector
14charged a fee may not be sold to or used by a manufacturer to
15satisfy its recycling obligation under this Act. This Section
16is repealed 5 years after the effective date of this amendatory
17Act of the 99th General Assembly.
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.".