Rep. Daniel Biss

Filed: 4/12/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3424

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3424, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act
6is amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 55, 60, 65,
7and 80 as follows:
 
8    (415 ILCS 150/5)
9    Sec. 5. Findings and purpose.
10    (a) The General Assembly finds all of the following:
11        (1) Electronic products are the fastest growing
12    portion of the solid waste stream. In 2007, 3,000,000 2005,
13    2,600,000 tons of electronic products became obsolete yet
14    only 14% 13% of those products were recycled.
15        (2) Many electronic products contain lead, mercury,
16    cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and other materials that

 

 

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1    pose environmental and health risks that must be managed.
2        (3) Obsolete Many obsolete electronic products can be
3    recycled or refurbished for reuse and then returned to the
4    economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or
5    products.
6        (4) Electronic products contain metals, plastics, and
7    leaded glass that have resale value. The reuse of these
8    components conserves natural resources and energy, and the
9    reuse also reduces air and water pollution and greenhouse
10    gas emissions.
11        (5) The A management of obsolete residential products
12    is necessary to prioritize place the reuse and recycling of
13    these obsolete residential electronic products as the
14    preferred management strategy over incineration and
15    landfill disposal.
16        (6) The 2010 Recycling Economic Information Study
17    Update for Illinois estimates that the total economic
18    impact of recycling and reusing obsolete electronic
19    products resulted in the creation of nearly 8,000 jobs and
20    $622 million in annual receipts. The Illinois Recycling
21    Economic Information Study of 2001 estimates that the total
22    economic impact of establishing statewide recycling and
23    reuse programs for residential electronic products may
24    result in the creation of nearly 4,000 new jobs and $740
25    million in annual receipts.
26        (7) The State-appointed Computer Equipment Disposal

 

 

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1    and Recycling Commission issued a final report in May 2006
2    recommending legislative, regulatory, or other actions to
3    properly address the recycling and reuse of obsolete
4    residential electronic products.
5    (b) The purpose of this Act is to set forth procedures by
6which the recycling and processing for reuse of covered
7electronic devices will be accomplished in Illinois.
8(Source: P.A. 95-959, eff. 9-17-08.)
 
9    (415 ILCS 150/10)
10    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
11    "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
12    "Cathode-ray tube" means a vacuum tube or picture tube used
13to convert an electronic signal into a visual image, such as a
14television or computer monitor.
15    "Collector" means a person who receives covered electronic
16devices or eligible electronic devices directly from a
17residence for recycling or processing for reuse. "Collector"
18includes, but is not limited to, manufacturers, recyclers, and
19refurbishers who receive CEDs or EEDs directly from the public.
20    "Computer", often referred to as a "personal computer" or
21"PC", means a desktop or notebook computer as further defined
22below and used only in a residence, but does not mean an
23automated typewriter, electronic printer, mobile telephone,
24portable hand-held calculator, portable digital assistant
25(PDA), MP3 player, or other similar device. "Computer" does not

 

 

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1include computer peripherals, commonly known as cables, mouse,
2or keyboard. "Computer" is further defined as either:
3        (1) "Desktop computer", which means an electronic,
4    magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed
5    data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or
6    storage functions for general purpose needs that are met
7    through interaction with a number of software programs
8    contained therein, and that is not designed to exclusively
9    perform a specific type of logical, arithmetic, or storage
10    function or other limited or specialized application.
11    Human interface with a desktop computer is achieved through
12    a stand-alone keyboard, stand-alone monitor, or other
13    display unit, and a stand-alone mouse or other pointing
14    device, and is designed for a single user. A desktop
15    computer has a main unit that is intended to be
16    persistently located in a single location, often on a desk
17    or on the floor. A desktop computer is not designed for
18    portability and generally utilizes an external monitor,
19    keyboard, and mouse with an external or internal power
20    supply for a power source. Desktop computer does not
21    include an automated typewriter or typesetter; or
22        (2) "Notebook computer", which means an electronic,
23    magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed
24    data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or
25    storage functions for general purpose needs that are met
26    through interaction with a number of software programs

 

 

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1    contained therein, and that is not designed to exclusively
2    perform a specific type of logical, arithmetic, or storage
3    function or other limited or specialized application.
4    Human interface with a notebook computer is achieved
5    through a keyboard, video display greater than 4 inches in
6    size, and mouse or other pointing device, all of which are
7    contained within the construction of the unit that
8    comprises the notebook computer; supplemental stand-alone
9    interface devices typically can also be attached to the
10    notebook computer. Notebook computers can use external,
11    internal, or batteries for a power source. Notebook
12    computer does not include a portable hand-held calculator,
13    or a portable digital assistant or similar specialized
14    device. A notebook computer has an incorporated video
15    display greater than 4 inches in size and can be carried as
16    one unit by an individual. A notebook computer is sometimes
17    referred to as a laptop computer.
18    "Computer monitor" means an electronic device that is a
19cathode-ray tube or flat panel display primarily intended to
20display information from a computer and is used only in a
21residence.
22    "Covered electronic device" or "CED" means any computer,
23computer monitor, television, or printer that is taken out of
24service from a residence in this State regardless of purchase
25location. "Covered electronic device" does not include any of
26the following:

 

 

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1        (1) an electronic device that is a part of a motor
2    vehicle or any component part of a motor vehicle assembled
3    by or for a vehicle manufacturer or franchised dealer,
4    including replacement parts for use in a motor vehicle;
5        (2) an electronic device that is functionally or
6    physically part of a larger piece of equipment or that is
7    taken out of service from an industrial, commercial
8    (including retail), library checkout, traffic control,
9    kiosk, security (other than household security),
10    governmental, agricultural, or medical setting, including
11    but not limited to diagnostic, monitoring, or control
12    equipment; or
13        (3) an electronic device that is contained within a
14    clothes washer, clothes dryer, refrigerator, refrigerator
15    and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range,
16    dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, water
17    pump, sump pump, or air purifier.
18To the extent allowed under federal and State laws and
19regulations, a CED that is being collected, recycled, or
20processed for reuse is not considered to be hazardous waste,
21household waste, solid waste, or special waste.
22    "Developmentally disabled", as defined by the Illinois
23Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental
24Disabilities Program Manual, means a person who has mental
25retardation or a related condition.
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1    individual who has significantly subaverage general
2    intellectual functioning as well as deficits in adaptive
3    behavior that manifested before age 18. A person's general
4    intellectual functioning is significantly subaverage if
5    that person has an intelligence quotient (IQ) of 70 or
6    below on standardized measures of intelligence. This upper
7    limit, however, may be extended upward depending on the
8    reliability of the intelligence test used.
9        (2) "A person who has a related condition" means an
10    individual who has a severe, chronic disability that (i) is
11    attributable to cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or any other
12    condition, other than mental illness, (ii) is found to be
13    closely related to mental retardation because the
14    condition results in impairment of general intellectual
15    functioning or adaptive behavior similar to that of a
16    person with mental retardation, and (iii) requires
17    treatment or services similar to those required for a
18    person who has mental retardation. means having a severe
19    disability, as defined by the Office of Rehabilitation
20    Services of the Illinois Department of Human Services, that
21    can be expected to result in death or that has lasted, or
22    is expected to last, at least 12 months and that prevents
23    working at a "substantial gainful activity" level.
24    "Dismantling" means the demanufacturing and shredding of a
25CED.
26    "Eligible electronic device" or "EED" means any of the

 

 

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1following electronic products taken out of service from a
2residence in this State regardless of purchase location: mobile
3telephone; computer cable, mouse, or keyboard; stand-alone
4facsimile machine; MP3 player; portable digital assistant
5(PDA); video game console, video cassette recorder/player,
6digital video disk player, or similar video device; zip drive;
7or scanner. To the extent allowed under federal and state laws
8and regulations, an EED that is being collected, recycled, or
9processed for reuse is not considered to be hazardous waste,
10household waste, solid waste, or special waste.
11    "Low income children and families" mean those children and
12families that are subject to the most recent version of the
13United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal
14Poverty Guidelines.
15    "Manufacturer" means a person, or a successor in interest
16to a person, under whose brand or label a CED is or was sold at
17retail. For CEDs sold at retail under a brand or label that is
18licensed from a person who is a mere brand owner and who does
19not sell or produce the CED, the person who produced the CED or
20his or her successor in interest is the manufacturer. For CEDs
21sold that were at retail under the brand or label of both the
22retail seller and the person that produced the CED, the person
23that produced the CED, or his or her successor in interest, is
24the manufacturer. A retail seller of CEDs may elect to be the
25manufacturer of one or more CEDs if the retail seller provides
26written notice to the Agency that it is accepting

 

 

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1responsibility as the manufacturer of the CED under this Act
2and identifies the CEDs for which it is electing to be the
3manufacturer.
4    "Municipal joint action agency" means a municipal joint
5action agency created under Section 3.2 of the
6Intergovernmental Cooperation Act.
7    "Orphan CEDs" means those CEDs that are returned for
8recycling, or processing for reuse, whose manufacturer cannot
9be identified, or whose manufacturer is no longer conducting
10business and has no successor in interest.
11    "Person" means any individual, partnership,
12co-partnership, firm, company, limited liability company,
13corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate,
14political subdivision, State agency, or any other legal entity,
15or a legal representative, agent, or assign of that entity.
16    "Printer" means desktop printers, multifunction printer
17copiers, and printer/fax combinations taken out of service from
18a residence that are designed to reside on a work surface, and
19include various print technologies, including without
20limitation laser and LED (electrographic), ink jet, dot matrix,
21thermal, and digital sublimation, and "multi-function" or
22"all-in-one" devices that perform different tasks, including
23without limitation copying, scanning, faxing, and printing.
24Printers do not include floor-standing printers, printers with
25optional floor stand, point of sale (POS) receipt printers,
26household printers such as a calculator with printing

 

 

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1capabilities or label makers, or non-stand-alone printers that
2are embedded into products that are not CEDs.
3    "Processing for reuse" means any method, technique, or
4process by which CEDs or EEDs that would otherwise be disposed
5of or discarded are instead separated, processed, and returned
6to their original intended purposes or to other useful purposes
7as electronic devices. "Processing for reuse" includes the
8collection and transportation of CEDs or EEDs.
9    "Program Year" means a calendar year. The first program
10year is 2010.
11    "Recycler" means a person who engages in the recycling of
12CEDs or EEDs, but does not include telecommunications carriers,
13telecommunications manufacturers, or commercial mobile service
14providers with an existing recycling program.
15    "Recycling" means any method, technique, or process by
16which CEDs or EEDs that would otherwise be disposed of or
17discarded are instead collected, separated, or processed and
18are returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw
19materials or products. "Recycling" includes the collection,
20transportation, dismantling, and shredding of the CEDs or EEDs.
21    "Recycling coordinator" means the person designated by
22each county waste management plan to administer the county
23recycling program, as set forth in the Solid Waste Management
24Act.
25    "Refurbisher" means any person who processes CEDs or EEDs
26for reuse, but does not include telecommunications carriers,

 

 

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1telecommunications manufacturers, or commercial mobile service
2providers with an existing recycling program.
3    "Residence" means a dwelling place or home in which one or
4more individuals live.
5    "Retailer" means a person who sells, rents, or leases,
6through sales outlets, catalogues, or the Internet, computers,
7computer monitors, printers, or televisions at retail to
8individuals in this State. For purposes of this Act, sales to
9individuals at retail are considered to be sales for
10residential use. "Retailer" includes, but is not limited to,
11manufacturers who sell computers, computer monitors, printers,
12or televisions at retail directly to individuals in this State.
13    "Sale" means any retail transfer of title for consideration
14of title including, but not limited to, transactions conducted
15through sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet or any other
16similar electronic means but does not mean financing or
17leasing.
18    "Television" means an electronic device (i) containing a
19cathode-ray tube or flat panel screen the size of which is
20greater than 4 inches when measured diagonally, (ii) that is
21intended to receive video programming via broadcast, cable, or
22satellite transmission or to receive video from surveillance or
23other similar cameras, and (iii) that is used only in a
24residence.
25    "Underserved counties" means those counties so identified
26in Section 60.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-959, eff. 9-17-08; 96-1154, eff. 7-21-10.)
 
2    (415 ILCS 150/20)
3    Sec. 20. Agency responsibilities.
4    (a) The Agency has the authority to monitor compliance with
5this Act, enforce violations of the Act by administrative
6citation, and to refer violations of this Act to the Attorney
7General.
8    (b) No later than October 1 of each program year, the
9Agency shall post on its website a list of underserved counties
10in the State for the next program year. The list of underserved
11counties for the first program year is set forth in subsection
12(a) of Section 60.
13    (c) From By July 1, 2009 until December 31, 2015, the
14Agency shall implement a county and municipal government
15education campaign to inform those entities about this Act and
16the implications on solid waste collection in their localities.
17    (c-5) No later than February 1, 2012 and every February 1
18thereafter, the Agency shall use a portion of the manufacturer,
19recycler, and refurbisher registration fees to provide a $2,000
20grant to the recycling coordinator in each county of the State
21to inform residents in that county about this Act and
22opportunities to recycle CEDs and EEDs. The recycling
23coordinator shall expend the $2,000 grant prior to December 31
24of the program year in which the grant was received. The
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1use of the grant funds.
2    (c-10) By June 15, 2012 and by December 15, 2012, and by
3every subsequent June 15 and December 15 thereafter through
4December 15, 2015, the Agency shall meet with the Illinois
5Retail Merchants' Association to discuss compliance with
6Section 40.
7    (c-15) By December 15, 2012 and each December 15
8thereafter, the Agency shall post on its website: (i) the
9mailing address of each collection site at which collectors
10collected CEDs during the program year and (ii) the amount in
11pounds of each CED collected at the collection site during the
12program year.
13    (d) By July 1, 2011 for the first program year, and by May
1415 April 1 for all subsequent program years, the Agency shall
15report to the Governor and to the General Assembly annually on
16the previous program year's performance. The report must be
17posted on the Agency's website. The report must include, but
18not be limited to, the following:
19        (1) the total overall weight of CEDs, as well as the
20    sub-total weight of computers, the sub-total weight of
21    computer monitors, the sub-total weight of printers, the
22    sub-total weight of televisions, and the total weight of
23    EEDs that were recycled or processed for reuse in the State
24    during the program year, as reported by manufacturers and
25    collectors under Sections 30 and 55;
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1    under subsection (a) (e) of Section 55, and the addresses
2    of those sites;
3        (3) a statement showing: (i) the total combined weight
4    of CEDs and EEDs collected, recycled, and processed for
5    reuse by the manufacturers pursuant to Section 30, (ii) the
6    total weight of CEDs processed for reuse by the
7    manufacturers, and (iii) the total weight of CEDs and EEDs
8    collected by the collectors pursuant to Section 55. of the
9    manufacturers' progress toward achieving the statewide
10    recycling goal set forth in Section 15 (calculated from the
11    manufacturer reports pursuant to Section 30 and the
12    collector reports pursuant to Section 55) and any
13    identified State actions that may help expand collection
14    opportunities to help manufacturers achieve the statewide
15    recycling goal;
16        (4) a listing of all entities or persons to any
17    manufacturers whom the Agency issued an administrative
18    citation or with respect to which the Agency made a
19    referral for enforcement referred to the Attorney
20    General's Office for enforcement as a result of a violation
21    of this Act;
22        (5) a discussion of the Agency's education and outreach
23    activities as set forth in subsection (c) of this Section;
24    and
25        (6) a discussion of the penalties, if any, incurred by
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1    recommendation to the General Assembly of any necessary or
2    appropriate changes to the manufacturers' statewide
3    recycling goals, manufacturer's recycling goals, or
4    penalty provisions included in this Act.
5    (e) The Agency shall post on its website: (1) a list of
6manufacturers that have paid the current year's registration
7fee as set forth in subsection (b) of Section 30; (2) a list of
8manufacturers that failed to pay the current year's
9registration fee as set forth in subsection (b) of Section 30;
10and (3) Section 30(b) and (2) a list of registered collectors,
11the addresses of their collection sites, their business
12telephone numbers, and a link to their websites. to whom
13Illinois residents can bring CEDs and EEDs for recycling or
14processing for reuse, including links to the collectors'
15websites and the collectors' phone numbers.
16    (f) In program years 2012, 2013, and 2014, and at its
17discretion thereafter, the Agency shall convene and host an
18Electronic Products Recycling Conference. The Agency may host
19the conferences alone or with other public entities or with
20organizations associated with electronic products recycling.
21    (g) No later than October 1 of each program year, the
22Agency must post on its website the following information for
23the next program year: (i) the individual recycling and reuse
24goals for each manufacturer and (ii) the total statewide
25recycling goal, determined by adding each individual
26manufacturer's annual goal.

 

 

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1        (1) The overall statewide recycling and reuse goal for
2    CEDs, as well as the sub-goals for televisions, and
3    computers, computer monitors, and printers as set forth in
4    Section 15.
5        (2) The market shares of television manufacturers and
6    the return shares of computer, computer monitor, and
7    printer manufacturers, as set forth in Section 18, and
8        (3) The individual recycling and reuse goals for each
9    manufacturer, as set forth in Section 19.
10    (h) By April 1, 2011, and by April 1 of all subsequent
11years, the Agency shall award recognize those manufacturers
12that have met or exceeded their recycling or reuse goals for
13the previous program year with . Such recognition shall be the
14awarding to all such manufacturers of an Electronic Industry
15Recycling Award. The award shall acknowledge that the
16manufacturer has met or exceeded its recycling goals and shall
17be posted , which shall be recognized on the Agency website and
18in other media as appropriate.
19    (i) By March 1, 2011, and by March 1 of each subsequent
20year, the Agency shall post on its website a list of registered
21manufacturers that have not met their annual recycling and
22reuse goal for the previous program year.
23    (j) By July 1, 2015 2012, the Agency shall solicit written
24comments regarding all aspects of the program codified in this
25Act, for the purpose of determining if the program requires any
26modifications.

 

 

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1        (1) Issues to be reviewed by the Agency are, but not
2    limited to, the following:
3            (A) Sufficiency of the annual statewide recycling
4        goals.
5            (B) Fairness of the formulas used to determine
6        individual manufacturer goals.
7            (C) Adequacy of, or the need for, continuation of
8        the credits outlined in Section 30(d)(1) through (3).
9            (D) Any temporary recissions of county landfill
10        bans granted by the Illinois Pollution Control Board
11        pursuant to Section 95(e).
12            (E) Adequacy of, or the need for, the penalties
13        listed in Section 80 of this Act, which are scheduled
14        to take effect on January 1, 2013.
15            (F) Adequacy of the collection systems that have
16        been implemented as a result of this Act, with a
17        particular focus on promoting the most cost-effective
18        and convenient collection system possible for Illinois
19        residents.
20        (2) By July 1, 2015 2012, the Agency shall complete its
21    review of the written comments received, as well as its own
22    reports on the preceding program years 2010 and 2011. By
23    August 1, 2015 2012, the Agency shall hold a public hearing
24    to present its findings and solicit additional comments.
25    All additional comments shall be submitted to the Agency in
26    writing no later than October 1, 2015 2012.

 

 

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1        (3) The Agency's final report, which shall be issued no
2    later than February 1, 2016 2013, shall be submitted to the
3    Governor and the General Assembly and shall include
4    specific recommendations for any necessary or appropriate
5    modifications to the program.
6    (k) Any violation of this Act shall be enforceable by
7administrative citation. Whenever the Agency personnel or
8county personnel to which the Agency has delegated the
9authority to monitor compliance with this Act shall on the
10basis of direct observation determine that any person has
11violated any provision of this Act, the Agency or county
12personnel may issue and serve, within 60 days after the
13observed violation, an administrative citation upon that
14person or the entity employing the person. Each citation shall
15be served upon the person named therein or the person's
16authorized agent for service of process and shall include the
17following:
18        (1) a statement specifying the provisions of this Act
19    that the person or the entity employing the person has
20    violated;
21        (2) a copy of the inspection report in which the Agency
22    or local government recorded the violation and the date and
23    time of the inspection;
24        (3) the penalty imposed under Section 80; and
25        (4) an affidavit by the personnel observing the
26    violation, attesting to their material actions and

 

 

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1    observations.
2    (l) If the person named in the administrative citation
3fails to petition the Pollution Control Board for review within
435 days after the date of service, the Board shall adopt a
5final order, which shall include the administrative citation
6and findings of violation as alleged in the citation and shall
7impose the penalty specified in Section 80.
8    (m) If a petition for review is filed with the Board to
9contest an administrative citation issued under this Section,
10the Agency or unit of local government shall appear as a
11complainant at a hearing before the Board to be conducted
12pursuant to subsection (n) of this Section at a time not less
13than 21 days after notice of the hearing has been sent by the
14Board to the Agency or unit of local government and the person
15named in the citation. In such hearings, the burden of proof
16shall be on the Agency or unit of local government. If, based
17on the record, the Board finds that the alleged violation
18occurred, it shall adopt a final order, which shall include the
19administrative citation and findings of violation as alleged in
20the citation, and shall impose the penalty specified in Section
2180 of this Act. However, if the Board finds that the person
22appealing the citation has shown that the violation resulted
23from uncontrollable circumstances, the Board shall adopt a
24final order that makes no finding of violation and imposes no
25penalty.
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1qualified hearing officer, who may be attended by one or more
2members of the Board, designated by the Chairman. All such
3hearings shall be open to the public, and any person may submit
4written statements to the Board in connection with the subject
5thereof. In addition, the Board may permit any person to offer
6oral testimony. Any party to a hearing under this subsection
7may be represented by counsel, make oral or written argument,
8offer testimony, cross-examine witnesses, or take any
9combination of those actions. All testimony taken before the
10Board shall be recorded stenographically. The transcript so
11recorded and any additional matter accepted for the record
12shall be open to public inspection, and copies thereof shall be
13made available to any person upon payment of the actual cost of
14reproducing the original.
15    (o) Counties that have entered into a delegation agreement
16with the Agency pursuant to subsection (r) of Section 4 of the
17Illinois Environmental Protection Act for inspection,
18investigation, or enforcement related functions may conduct
19inspections for noncompliance with this Act.
20(Source: P.A. 95-959, eff. 9-17-08; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
21    (415 ILCS 150/30)
22    Sec. 30. Manufacturer responsibilities.
23    (a) Prior to April 1, 2009 for the first program year, and
24by October 1 for program year 2011 and each program year
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1monitors, printers, or televisions are sold in this State must
2register with the Agency. The registration must be submitted in
3the form and manner required by the Agency. The registration
4must include, without limitation, all of the following:
5        (1) a list of all of the manufacturer's brands of
6    computers, computer monitors, printers, or televisions to
7    be offered for sale in the next program year;
8        (2) for manufacturers of both televisions and
9    computers, computer monitors, or printers, an
10    identification of whether, for residential use, (i)
11    televisions or (ii) computers, computer monitors, and
12    printers, represent the larger number of units sold for the
13    manufacturer; and
14        (3) a statement disclosing whether: (A) any computer,
15    computer monitor, printer, or television sold in this State
16    exceeds the maximum concentration values established for
17    lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium,
18    polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and polybrominated
19    diphenyl ethers (PBDEEs) under the RoHS (restricting the
20    use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and
21    electronic equipment) Directive 2002/95/EC of the European
22    Parliament and Council and any amendments thereto and, if
23    so, an identification of that computer, computer monitor,
24    printer, or television; or (B) the manufacturer has
25    received an exemption from one or more of those maximum
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1    approved and published by the European Commission.
2    If, during the program year, a manufacturer's computer,
3computer monitor, printer, or television is sold or offered for
4sale in Illinois under a new brand that is not listed in the
5manufacturer's registration, then, within 30 days after the
6first sale or offer for sale under the new brand, the
7manufacturer must amend its registration to add the new brand.
8    (b) Prior to July 1, 2009 for the first program year, and
9by the November 1 preceding program years 2011 and later, all
10manufacturers whose computers, computer monitors, printers, or
11televisions are offered for sale sold in the State shall submit
12to the Agency, at an address prescribed by the Agency, the
13registration fee for the next program year. The registration
14fee for program years year 2010 and 2011 is $5,000. In program
15year 2012, if, during the preceding program year, a
16manufacturer sold 250 or fewer computers, computer monitors,
17printers, or televisions in the State, then the registration
18fee for that manufacturer is $1,250. In each program year after
192012, if, in the preceding program year, a manufacturer sold
20250 or fewer computers, computer monitors, printers, or
21televisions in the State, then the registration fee for that
22manufacturer in that year is the fee that applied in the
23previous year to manufacturers that sold that number of items,
24increased by the applicable inflation factor as described
25below. In program year 2012, if, during the preceding program
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1monitors, printers, or televisions in the State, then the
2registration fee for that manufacturer in that year is $5,000.
3In each program year after 2012, if, in the preceding program
4year, a manufacturer sold 251 or more computers, computer
5monitors, printers, or televisions in the State, then the
6registration fee for that manufacturer in that year is the fee
7that applied in the previous year to manufacturers that sold
8that number of items, increased by the applicable inflation
9factor as described below. For program years 2013 2011 and
10later, the applicable registration fee is increased each year
11by an inflation factor determined by the annual Implicit Price
12Deflator for Gross National Product, as published by the U.S.
13Department of Commerce in its Survey of Current Business. The
14inflation factor must be calculated each year by dividing the
15latest published annual Implicit Price Deflator for Gross
16National Product by the annual Implicit Price Deflator for
17Gross National Product for the previous year. The inflation
18factor must be rounded to the nearest 1/100th, and the
19resulting registration fee must be rounded to the nearest whole
20dollar. No later than October 1 of each program year, the
21Agency shall post on its website the registration fee for the
22next program year.
23    (c) A manufacturer whose computers, computer monitors,
24printers, or televisions are first sold or offered for sale in
25this State on or after January 1 of a program year must
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1offer for sale in accordance with subsection (a) of this
2Section and submit the registration fee required under
3subsection (b) of this Section prior to the manufacturer's
4computers, computer monitors, printers, or televisions being
5sold or offered for sale.
6    (d) Each manufacturer shall recycle or process for reuse
7CEDs and EEDs whose total weight equals or exceeds the
8manufacturer's individual recycling and reuse goal set forth in
9Section 19 of this Act. Individual consumers shall may not be
10charged a an end-of-life fee when bringing their CEDs and EEDs
11to permanent or temporary collection locations, unless a
12financial incentive of equal or greater value, such as a
13coupon, is provided. Collectors may charge a fee for premium
14services such as curbside collection, home pick-up, or a
15similar method of collection.
16    When determining whether a manufacturer has met or exceeded
17its individual recycling and reuse goal set forth in Section 19
18of this Act, all of the following adjustments must be made:
19        (1) The total weight of CEDs processed for reuse by the
20    manufacturer, its recyclers, or its refurbishers for reuse
21    is doubled.
22        (2) The total weight of CEDs is tripled if they are
23    donated for reuse by the manufacturer to a primary or
24    secondary public education institution the majority of
25    whose students are considered low income or
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1    that is established under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
2    Revenue Code of 1986 and whose principal mission is to
3    assist low-income children or families, or to assist the
4    developmentally disabled in Illinois. This subsection
5    applies only to CEDs for which the manufacturer has
6    received a written confirmation that the recipient has
7    accepted the donation. Copies of all written confirmations
8    must be submitted in the annual report required under
9    Section 30.
10        (3) The total weight of CEDs collected by manufacturers
11    free of charge in underserved counties is doubled. This
12    subsection applies only to CEDs that are documented by
13    collectors as being collected or received free of charge in
14    underserved counties. This documentation must include,
15    without limitation, the date and location of collection or
16    receipt, the weight of the CEDs collected or received, and
17    an acknowledgement by the collector that the CEDs were
18    collected or received free of charge. Copies of the
19    documentation must be submitted in the annual report
20    required under subsection (h), (i), (j), (k), or (l) of
21    Section 30.
22        (4) If an entity (i) collects, recycles, or refurbishes
23    CEDs for a manufacturer, (ii) qualifies for non-profit
24    status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
25    of 1986, and (iii) at least 75% of its employees are
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1    will be tripled. A manufacturer that uses such a recycler
2    or refurbisher shall submit documentation in the annual
3    report required under Section 30 identifying the name,
4    location, and length of service of the entity that
5    qualifies for credit under this subsection.
6    (e) Manufacturers of computers, computer monitors, or
7printers, either individually or collectively, shall hire an
8independent third-party auditor to perform statistically
9significant return share samples of CEDs received by recyclers
10and refurbishers for recycling or processing for reuse. Each
11third-party auditor shall perform a return share sample of CEDs
12for at least one 8-hour period, once a quarter during the
13program year at the facility of each registered recycler and
14refurbisher under contract with the manufacturer or group of
15manufacturers that has hired the auditor. The audit shall
16contain the following data:
17        (1) the number and weight of CEDs, sorted by brand name
18    and product type, including a category for orphan CEDs;
19        (2) the total weight of the sample by product type;
20        (3) the date, location, and time of the sampling;
21        (4) the name or names of the manufacturer for whom the
22    recycler is performing activities under this Act; and
23        (5) a certification by the third-party auditor that the
24    sampling is statistically significant and, if not, an
25    explanation as to what occurred to render the sampling
26    insignificant.

 

 

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1    The manufacturer shall notify the Agency 30 days prior to
2the third-party auditor's return share sampling by providing
3the Agency with the time and date on which the third-party
4auditor will perform the return share sample. The Agency may,
5at its discretion, be present at any sampling event and may
6audit the methodology and the results of the third-party
7auditor.
8    No less than 30 days after the close of each calendar
9quarter, the manufacturer shall submit to the Agency the
10results of the third-party samplings conducted during the
11quarter. The results shall be submitted in the form and manner
12required by the Agency.
13    (f) Manufacturers shall ensure that only recyclers and
14refurbishers that have registered with the Agency are used to
15meet the individual recycling and reuse goals set forth in this
16Act.
17    (g) Manufacturers shall ensure that the recyclers and
18refurbishers used to meet the individual recycling and reuse
19goals set forth in this Act shall, at a minimum, comply with
20the standards set forth under subsection (d) of Section 50 of
21this Act. By November 1, 2011 and every November 1 thereafter,
22manufacturers shall submit a document, as prescribed by the
23Agency, listing each registered recycler and refurbisher that
24will be used to meet the manufacturer's annual CED recycling
25and reuse goal and certifying that those recyclers or
26refurbishers comply with the standards set forth in subsection

 

 

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1(d) of Section 50.
2    (h) By August 15, 2009, television manufacturers shall
3submit to the Agency, in the form and manner required by the
4Agency, a report that contains the total weight of televisions
5sold under each of the manufacturer's brands to individuals at
6retail in this State , as set forth in the reports to
7manufacturers by retailers under subsection (c) of Section 40.
8    (i) No later than September 1, 2010, television
9manufacturers must submit to the Agency, in the form and manner
10required by the Agency, a report for the period January 1, 2010
11through June 30, 2010 that contains both of the following:
12        (1) The total weight of televisions sold under each of
13    the manufacturer's brands to individuals at retail in this
14    State, from one of the following 2 sources, with the
15    manufacturer indicating in the report which of the 2 data
16    sources was used, and, if a national sales data report was
17    used, the name of the national sales data source:
18            (A) the manufacturer's own sales reports; or
19            (B) national sales data reports obtained by the
20        manufacturer and pro-rated to Illinois by multiplying
21        the weight of the manufacturer's televisions sold
22        nationally by the quotient that results from dividing
23        the population of Illinois by the population of the
24        United States. The population of Illinois and the
25        United States shall be obtained using the most recent
26        U.S. census data.

 

 

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1        (2) The total weight of computers, the total weight of
2    computer monitors, the total weight of printers, the total
3    weight of televisions, and the total weight of EEDs
4    recycled or processed for reuse.
5    (j) By August 15, 2010, computer, computer monitor, and
6printer manufacturers shall submit to the Agency, on forms and
7in a format prescribed by the Agency, a report for the period
8January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010 that contains the total
9weight of computers, the total weight of computer monitors, the
10total weight of printers, the total weight of televisions, and
11the total weight of EEDs, recycled or processed for reuse.
12    (k) No later than April 1 of program years 2011 and
13thereafter, television manufacturers shall submit to the
14Agency, in the form and manner required by the Agency, a report
15that contains all of the following information for the previous
16program year:
17        (1) The total weight of televisions sold under each of
18    the manufacturer's brands to individuals at retail in this
19    State, from one of the following 2 sources, with the
20    manufacturer indicating in the report which of the two data
21    sources was used, and, if a national sales data report was
22    used, the name of the national sales data source:
23            (a) the manufacturer's own sales reports; or
24            (b) national sales data reports obtained by the
25        manufacturer and pro-rated to Illinois by multiplying
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1        nationally by the quotient that results from dividing
2        the population of Illinois by the population of the
3        United States. The population of Illinois and the
4        United States shall be obtained using the most recent
5        U.S. census data.
6        (2) The total weight of computers, the total weight of
7    computer monitors, the total weight of printers, the total
8    weight of televisions, and the total weight of EEDs
9    recycled or processed for reuse.
10        (3) The identification of all weights that are adjusted
11    under subsection (d) of this Section. For all weights
12    adjusted under item (2) of subsection (d), the manufacturer
13    must include copies of the written confirmation required
14    under that subsection.
15        (4) A list of each recycler, refurbisher, and collector
16    used by the manufacturer to fulfill the manufacturer's
17    individual recycling and reuse goal set forth in Section 19
18    of this Act.
19        (5) A summary of the manufacturer's consumer education
20    program required under subsection (m) of this Section.
21    (l) On or before January 31, 2013 and on or before every
22January 31 No later than April 1 of program years 2011 and
23thereafter, CED computer, computer monitor, and printer
24manufacturers shall submit to the Agency, on forms and in a
25format prescribed by the Agency, a report that contains all of
26the following information for the previous program year:

 

 

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1        (1) The the total weight of computers, the total weight
2    of computer monitors, the total weight of printers, the
3    total weight of televisions, and the total weight of EEDs
4    recycled or processed for reuse. ;
5        (2) The the identification of all weights that are
6    adjusted under subsection (d) of this Section. For all
7    weights adjusted under item (2) of subsection (d), the
8    manufacturer must include copies of the written
9    confirmation required under that subsection. ;
10        (3) A a list of each recycler, refurbisher, and
11    collector used by the manufacturer to fulfill the
12    manufacturer's individual recycling and reuse goal set
13    forth in subsection (c) of Section 15 of this Act. ; and
14        (4) A a summary of the manufacturer's consumer
15    education program required under subsection (m) of this
16    Section.
17    (m) Manufacturers must develop and maintain a consumer
18education program that complements and corresponds to the
19primary retailer-driven campaign required under Section 40 of
20this Act. The education program shall promote the recycling of
21electronic products and proper end-of-life management of the
22products by consumers.
23    (n) Beginning January 1 2010, no manufacturer may sell a
24computer, computer monitor, printer, or television in this
25State unless the manufacturer is registered with the State as
26required under this Act, has paid the required registration

 

 

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1fee, and is otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this
2Act.
3    (o) Beginning January 1, 2010, no manufacturer may sell a
4computer, computer monitor, printer, or television in this
5State unless the manufacturer's brand name is permanently
6affixed to, and is readily visible on, the computer, computer
7monitor, printer, or television.
8(Source: P.A. 95-959, eff. 9-17-08; 96-1154, eff. 7-21-10.)
 
9    (415 ILCS 150/50)
10    Sec. 50. Recycler and refurbisher registration.
11    (a) Prior to January 1 of each program year, each recycler
12and refurbisher must register with the Agency and submit a
13registration fee pursuant to subsection (b) for that program
14year. Registration must be on forms and in a format prescribed
15by the Agency and shall include, but not be limited to, the
16address of each location where the recycler or refurbisher
17manages CEDs or EEDs and identification of each location at
18which the recycler or refurbisher accepts CEDs or EEDs from a
19residence.
20    (b) The registration fee for program year 2010 is $2,000.
21For program year 2011, if a recycler's or refurbisher's annual
22combined total weight of CEDs and EEDs is less than 1,000 tons
23per year, the registration fee shall be $500. For program year
242012 and for all subsequent program years, both registration
25fees shall be increased each year by an inflation factor

 

 

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1determined by the annual Implicit Price Deflator for Gross
2National Product as published by the U.S. Department of
3Commerce in its Survey of Current Business. The inflation
4factor must be calculated each year by dividing the latest
5published annual Implicit Price Deflator for Gross National
6Product by the annual Implicit Price Deflator for Gross
7National Product for the previous year. The inflation factor
8must be rounded to the nearest 1/100th, and the resulting
9registration fee must be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
10No later than October 1 of each program year, the Agency shall
11post on its website the registration fee for the next program
12year.
13    (c) No person may act as a recycler or a refurbisher of
14CEDs for a manufacturer obligated to meet goals under this Act
15unless the recycler or refurbisher is registered and has paid
16the registration fee as required under this Section. All
17registered recyclers and refurbishers must accept any CED or
18EED. Registered recyclers and refurbishers are prohibited from
19charging individual consumers a fee to recycle or refurbish
20CEDs and EEDs, unless (i) a financial incentive of greater or
21equal value, such as a coupon, is provided to the consumer or
22(ii) the recycler or refurbisher provides premium service, such
23as curbside collection, home pick-up, or a similar method of
24collection.
25    (d) Recyclers and refurbishers must, at a minimum, comply
26with all of the following:

 

 

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1        (1) Recyclers and refurbishers must comply with
2    federal, State, and local laws and regulations, including
3    federal and State minimum wage laws, specifically relevant
4    to the handling, processing, refurbishing and recycling of
5    residential CEDs and must have proper authorization by all
6    appropriate governing authorities to perform the handling,
7    processing, refurbishment, and recycling.
8        (2) Recyclers and refurbishers must implement the
9    appropriate measures to safeguard occupational and
10    environmental health and safety, through the following:
11            (A) environmental health and safety training of
12        personnel, including training with regard to material
13        and equipment handling, worker exposure, controlling
14        releases, and safety and emergency procedures;
15            (B) an up-to-date, written plan for the
16        identification and management of hazardous materials;
17        and
18            (C) an up-to-date, written plan for reporting and
19        responding to exceptional pollutant releases,
20        including emergencies such as accidents, spills,
21        fires, and explosions.
22        (3) Recyclers and refurbishers must maintain (i)
23    commercial general liability insurance or the equivalent
24    corporate guarantee for accidents and other emergencies
25    with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and
26    $1,000,000 aggregate and (ii) pollution legal liability

 

 

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1    insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per
2    occurrence for companies engaged solely in the dismantling
3    activities and $5,000,000 per occurrence for companies
4    engaged in recycling.
5        (4) Recyclers and refurbishers must maintain on file
6    documentation that demonstrates the completion of an
7    environmental health and safety audit completed and
8    certified by a competent internal and external auditor
9    annually. A competent auditor is an individual who, through
10    professional training or work experience, is appropriately
11    qualified to evaluate the environmental health and safety
12    conditions, practices, and procedures of the facility.
13    Documentation of auditors' qualifications must be
14    available for inspection by Agency officials and
15    third-party auditors.
16        (5) Recyclers and refurbishers must maintain on file
17    proof of workers' compensation and employers' liability
18    insurance.
19        (6) Recyclers and refurbishers must provide adequate
20    assurance (such as bonds or corporate guarantee) to cover
21    environmental and other costs of the closure of the
22    recycler or refurbisher's facility, including cleanup of
23    stockpiled equipment and materials.
24        (7) Recyclers and refurbishers must apply due
25    diligence principles to the selection of facilities to
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1    and circuit boards) from CEDs and EEDs are sent for reuse
2    and recycling.
3        (8) Recyclers and refurbishers must establish a
4    documented environmental management system that is
5    appropriate in level of detail and documentation to the
6    scale and function of the facility, including documented
7    regular self-audits or inspections of the recycler or
8    refurbisher's environmental compliance at the facility.
9        (9) Recyclers and refurbishers must use the
10    appropriate equipment for the proper processing of
11    incoming materials as well as controlling environmental
12    releases to the environment. The dismantling operations
13    and storage of CED and EED components that contain
14    hazardous substances must be conducted indoors and over
15    impervious floors. Storage areas must be adequate to hold
16    all processed and unprocessed inventory. When heat is used
17    to soften solder and when CED and EED components are
18    shredded, operations must be designed to control indoor and
19    outdoor hazardous air emissions.
20        (10) Recyclers and refurbishers must establish a
21    system for identifying and properly managing components
22    (such as circuit boards, batteries, CRTs, and mercury
23    phosphor lamps) that are removed from CEDs and EEDs during
24    disassembly. Recyclers and refurbishers must properly
25    manage all hazardous and other components requiring
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1    federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Recyclers
2    and refurbishers must provide visible tracking (such as
3    hazardous waste manifests or bills of lading) of hazardous
4    components and materials from the facility to the
5    destination facilities and documentation (such as
6    contracts) stating how the destination facility processes
7    the materials received. No recycler or refurbisher may
8    send, either directly or through intermediaries, hazardous
9    wastes to solid waste (non-hazardous waste) landfills or to
10    non-hazardous waste incinerators for disposal or energy
11    recovery. For the purpose of these guidelines, smelting of
12    hazardous wastes to recover metals for reuse in conformance
13    with all applicable laws and regulations is not considered
14    disposal or energy recovery.
15        (11) Recyclers and refurbishers must use a regularly
16    implemented and documented monitoring and record-keeping
17    program that tracks inbound CED and EED material weights
18    (total) and subsequent outbound weights (total to each
19    destination), injury and illness rates, and compliance
20    with applicable permit parameters including monitoring of
21    effluents and emissions. Recyclers and refurbishers must
22    maintain contracts or other documents, such as sales
23    receipts, suitable to demonstrate: (i) the reasonable
24    expectation that there is a downstream market or uses for
25    designated electronics (which may include recycling or
26    reclamation processes such as smelting to recover metals

 

 

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1    for reuse); and (ii) that any residuals from recycling or
2    reclamation processes, or both, are properly handled and
3    managed to maximize reuse and recycling of materials to the
4    extent practical.
5        (12) Recyclers and refurbishers must comply with
6    federal and international law and agreements regarding the
7    export of used products or materials. In the case of
8    exports of CEDs and EEDs, recyclers and refurbishers must
9    comply with applicable requirements of the U.S. and of the
10    import and transit countries and must maintain proper
11    business records documenting its compliance. No recycler
12    or refurbisher may establish or use intermediaries for the
13    purpose of circumventing these U.S. import and transit
14    country requirements.
15        (13) Recyclers and refurbishers that conduct
16    transactions involving the transboundary shipment of used
17    CEDs and EEDs shall use contracts (or the equivalent
18    commercial arrangements) made in advance that detail the
19    quantity and nature of the materials to be shipped. For the
20    export of materials to a foreign country (directly or
21    indirectly through downstream market contractors): (i) the
22    shipment of intact televisions and computer monitors
23    destined for reuse must include only whole products that
24    are tested and certified as being in working order or
25    requiring only minor repair (e.g. not requiring the
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1    for reuse with respect to the original purpose, and the
2    recipient must have verified a market for the sale or
3    donation of such product for reuse; (ii) the shipments of
4    CEDs and EEDs for material recovery must be prepared in a
5    manner for recycling, including, without limitation,
6    smelting where metals will be recovered, plastics recovery
7    and glass-to-glass recycling; or (iii) the shipment of CEDs
8    and EEDs are being exported to companies or facilities that
9    are owned or controlled by the original equipment
10    manufacturer.
11        (14) Recyclers and refurbishers must maintain the
12    following export records for each shipment on file for a
13    minimum of 3 years: (i) the facility name and the address
14    to which shipment is exported; (ii) the shipment contents
15    and volumes; (iii) the intended use of contents by the
16    destination facility; (iv) any specification required by
17    the destination facility in relation to shipment contents;
18    (v) an assurance that all shipments for export, as
19    applicable to the CED manufacturer, are legal and satisfy
20    all applicable laws of the destination country.
21        (15) Recyclers and refurbishers must employ
22    industry-accepted procedures for the destruction or
23    sanitization of data on hard drives and other data storage
24    devices. Acceptable guidelines for the destruction or
25    sanitization of data are contained in the National
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1    Media Sanitation or those guidelines certified by the
2    National Association for Information Destruction;
3        (16) No recycler or refurbisher may employ prison labor
4    in any operation related to the collection,
5    transportation, recycling, and refurbishment of CEDs and
6    EEDs. No recycler or refurbisher may employ any third party
7    that uses or subcontracts for the use of prison labor.
8(Source: P.A. 95-959, eff. 9-17-08; 96-1154, eff. 7-21-10.)
 
9    (415 ILCS 150/55)
10    Sec. 55. Collector responsibilities.
11    (a) No later than January 1 of each program year,
12collectors that collect or receive CEDs or EEDs for one or more
13manufacturers, recyclers, or refurbishers shall register with
14the Agency. Registration must be in the form and manner
15required by the Agency and must include, without limitation,
16the address of each location where CEDs or EEDs are received
17and the identification of each location at which the collector
18accepts CEDs or EEDs from a residence.
19    (b) Manufacturers, recyclers, refurbishers also acting as
20collectors shall so indicate on their registration under
21Section 30 or 50 and not register separately as collectors.
22    (c) No later than August 15, 2010, collectors must submit
23to the Agency, on forms and in a format prescribed by the
24Agency, a report for the period from January 1, 2010 through
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1total weight of computers, the total weight of computer
2monitors, the total weight of printers, the total weight of
3televisions, and the total weight of EEDs collected or received
4for each manufacturer.
5    (d) By January 31 No later than May 1 of each program year,
6collectors must submit to the Agency, on forms and in a format
7prescribed by the Agency, a report that contains the following
8information for the previous program year:
9        (1) The the total weight of individual CEDS computers,
10    the total weight of computer monitors, the total weight of
11    printers, the total weight of televisions, and the total
12    weight of EEDs collected or received for each manufacturer
13    during the previous program year.
14        (2) A a list of each recycler and refurbisher that
15    received CEDs and EEDs from the collector and the total
16    weight each recycler and refurbisher received.
17        (3) The the address of each collector's facility where
18    the CEDs and EEDs were collected or received. Each facility
19    address must include the county in which the facility is
20    located.
21    (e) Collectors may accept no more than 10 CEDs or EEDs at
22one time from individual members of the public and, when
23scheduling collection events, shall provide no fewer than 30
24days' notice to the county waste agency of those events.
25    (f) No collector of CEDs and EEDs may recycle, refurbish,
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1collector registers as a recycler or refurbisher pursuant to
2Section 50 and pays the registration fee pursuant to Section
350.
4(Source: P.A. 95-959, eff. 9-17-08; 96-1154, eff. 7-21-10.)
 
5    (415 ILCS 150/60)
6    Sec. 60. Collection strategy for underserved counties.
7    (a) For program years year 2010 and 2011, all counties in
8this State except the following are considered underserved:
9Champaign, Clay, Clinton, Cook, DuPage, Fulton, Hancock,
10Henry, Jackson, Kane, Kendall, Knox, Lake, Livingston,
11Macoupin, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Mercer, Peoria, Rock
12Island, St. Clair, Sangamon, Schuyler, Stevenson, Warren,
13Will, Williamson, and Winnebago.
14    (b) For program year 2012 and each program year thereafter,
15"underserved counties" means those counties within the State of
16Illinois with a population density of not more than than 190
17persons per square mile, based on the most recent U.S. Census
18data. For program years 2011 and later, underserved counties
19shall be counties in this State that, during the program year 2
20years prior, were not served by a minimum of one collection
21site that (i) accepted all types of CEDs and EEDs and (ii) was
22open for a minimum of 8 hours on at least one day per month of
23that program year. For the purposes of this subsection (b),
242009 shall be considered to have been a program year, and for
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1underserved shall be based on the criteria of this subsection
2(b) instead of the county's inclusion in the list set forth in
3subsection (a) of this Section.
4(Source: P.A. 95-959, eff. 9-17-08.)
 
5    (415 ILCS 150/65)
6    Sec. 65. State government procurement.
7    (a) The Department of Central Management Services shall
8ensure that all bid specifications and contracts for the
9purchase or lease of desktop computers, laptop or notebook
10computers, and computer monitors, by State agencies under a
11statewide master contract require that the electronic products
12have a Bronze performance tier or higher registration under the
13Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool ("EPEAT")
14operated by the Green Electronics Council.
15    (b) The Department of Central Management Services shall
16ensure that bid specifications and contracts for the purchase
17or lease of televisions and printers by State agencies under a
18statewide master contract require that the printers or
19televisions have a Bronze performance tier or higher
20registration under EPEAT if the Department determines that
21there are an adequate number of the televisions or printers
22registered under EPEAT to provide a sufficiently competitive
23bidding environment.
24    (c) This Section applies to bid specifications issued, and
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1(Source: P.A. 95-959, eff. 9-17-08; 96-1154, eff. 7-21-10.)
 
2    (415 ILCS 150/80)
3    Sec. 80. Penalties.
4    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, any person
5who violates any provision of this Act or fails to perform any
6duty under this Act is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed
7$15,000 $1,000 for the violation and an additional civil
8penalty not to exceed $5,000 $1,000 for each day the violation
9continues and is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed
10$5,000 for a second or subsequent violation and an additional
11civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day the second or
12subsequent violation continues.
13    (b) A manufacturer that is not registered with the Agency
14as required under this Act, or that has not paid the
15registration fee as required under this Act, is liable for a
16civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for the violation and an
17additional civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each day the
18violation continues.
19    (c) A manufacturer in violation of subsection (d) of
20Section 30 of this Act in program year 2012 or thereafter is
21liable for a civil penalty equal to the following:
22        (1) In program year 2012, if the total weight of CEDs
23    and EEDs recycled or processed for reuse by the
24    manufacturer is less than 60% of the manufacturer's
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1    of this Act, the manufacturer shall pay a penalty equal to
2    the product of: (i) $0.70 per pound; multiplied by (ii) the
3    difference between the manufacturer's individual recycling
4    or reuse goal and the total weight of CEDs and EEDs
5    recycled or processed for reuse by the manufacturer during
6    the program year.
7        (2) In program year 2013, and each year thereafter, if
8    the total weight of CEDs and EEDs recycled or processed for
9    reuse by the manufacturer less than 75% of the
10    manufacturer's individual recycling or reuse goal set
11    forth in Section 19 of this Act, the manufacturer shall pay
12    a penalty equal to the product of: (i) $0.70 per pound;
13    multiplied by (ii) the difference between the
14    manufacturer's individual recycling or reuse goal and the
15    total weight of CEDs and EEDs recycled or processed for
16    reuse by the manufacturer during the program year.
17    (d) Beginning January 1, 2010, a manufacturer in violation
18of subsection (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), or (l), or (m) of
19Section 30 is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000
20for the violation.
21    (e) Any person in violation of Section 50 of this Act is
22liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for the
23violation.
24    (f) A knowing violation of subsections (a) and (c) of
25Section 95 of this Act is a petty offense punishable by a fine
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1(c) of Section 95 of this Act is a petty offense punishable by
2a fine of $100.
3    (g) The penalties provided for in this Act may be recovered
4in a civil action brought by the Attorney General in the name
5of the People of the State of Illinois. Any moneys collected
6under this Section in which the Attorney General has prevailed
7may be deposited into the Electronic Recycling Fund,
8established under this Act.
9    (h) The Attorney General, at the request of the Agency or
10on his or her own motion, may institute a civil action for an
11injunction, prohibitory or mandatory, to restrain violations
12of this Act or to require such actions as may be necessary to
13address violations of this Act.
14    (i) The penalties and injunctions provided in this Act are
15in addition to any penalties, injunctions, or other relief
16provided under any other law. Nothing in this Act bars a cause
17of action by the State for any other penalty, injunction, or
18relief provided by any other law.
19(Source: P.A. 95-959, eff. 9-17-08.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.".