100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0790

 

Introduced , by Rep. Grant Wehrli

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 150/30

    Amends the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act. Provides that, if manufacturers meet their recycling goals prior to the end of the year and recyclers no longer pick up CEDs and EEDs without charge, municipalities, townships, and other units of local government that are acting as collectors shall be allowed to collect a fee from consumers who drop off CEDs and EEDs for recycling. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act
5is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 150/30)
7    Sec. 30. Manufacturer responsibilities.
8    (a) Prior to April 1, 2009 for the first program year, and
9by October 1 for program year 2011 and each program year
10thereafter, manufacturers who sell computers, computer
11monitors, printers, televisions, electronic keyboards,
12facsimile machines, videocassette recorders, portable digital
13music players, digital video disc players, video game consoles,
14electronic mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable
15receivers, satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders,
16or small-scale servers in this State must register with the
17Agency. The registration must be submitted in the form and
18manner required by the Agency. The registration must include,
19without limitation, all of the following:
20        (1) a list of all of the manufacturer's brands of
21    computers, computer monitors, printers, televisions,
22    electronic keyboards, facsimile machines, videocassette
23    recorders, portable digital music players, digital video

 

 

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1    disc players, video game consoles, electronic mice,
2    scanners, digital converter boxes, cable receivers,
3    satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders, and
4    small-scale servers to be offered for sale in the next
5    program year;
6        (2) (blank); and
7        (3) a statement disclosing whether any of the
8    manufacturer's computers, computer monitors, printers,
9    televisions, electronic keyboards, facsimile machines,
10    videocassette recorders, portable digital music players,
11    digital video disc players, video game consoles,
12    electronic mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable
13    receivers, satellite receivers, digital video disc
14    recorders, or small-scale servers sold in this State exceed
15    the maximum concentration values established for lead,
16    mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated
17    biphenyls (PBBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers
18    (PBDEEs) under the RoHS (restricting the use of certain
19    hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
20    equipment) Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament
21    and Council and any amendments thereto and, if so, an
22    identification of the aforementioned electronic device
23    that exceeds the directive.
24    If, during the program year, any of the manufacturer's
25aforementioned electronic devices are sold or offered for sale
26in Illinois under a new brand that is not listed in the

 

 

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1manufacturer's registration, then, within 30 days after the
2first sale or offer for sale under the new brand, the
3manufacturer must amend its registration to add the new brand.
4    (b) Prior to July 1, 2009 for the first program year, and
5by the November 1 preceding program years 2011 and later, all
6manufacturers whose computers, computer monitors, printers,
7televisions, electronic keyboards, facsimile machines,
8videocassette recorders, portable digital music players,
9digital video disc players, video game consoles, electronic
10mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable receivers,
11satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders, or
12small-scale servers are offered for sale in the State shall
13submit to the Agency, at an address prescribed by the Agency,
14the registration fee for the next program year. The
15registration fee for program year 2010 is $5,000. The
16registration fee for program year 2011 is $5,000, increased by
17the applicable inflation factor as described below. In program
18year 2012, if, in program year 2011, a manufacturer sold 250 or
19fewer of the aforementioned electronic devices in the State,
20then the registration fee for that manufacturer is $1,250. In
21each program year after 2012, if, in the preceding program
22year, a manufacturer sold 250 or fewer of the aforementioned
23electronic devices in the State, then the registration fee is
24the fee that applied in the previous year to manufacturers that
25sold that number of the aforementioned electronic devices,
26increased by the applicable inflation factor as described

 

 

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1below. In program year 2012, if, in the preceding program year
2a manufacturer sold 251 or more of the aforementioned
3electronic devices in the State, then the registration fee for
4that manufacturer is $5,000. In each program year after 2012,
5if, in the preceding program year, a manufacturer sold 251 or
6more of the aforementioned electronic devices in the State,
7then the registration fee is the fee that applied in the
8previous year to manufacturers that sold that number of the
9aforementioned electronic devices, increased by the applicable
10inflation factor as described below. For program year 2011,
11program year 2013, and each program year thereafter, the
12applicable registration fee is increased each year by an
13inflation factor determined by the annual Implicit Price
14Deflator for Gross National Product, as published by the U.S.
15Department of Commerce in its Survey of Current Business. The
16inflation factor must be calculated each year by dividing the
17latest published annual Implicit Price Deflator for Gross
18National Product by the annual Implicit Price Deflator for
19Gross National Product for the previous year. The inflation
20factor must be rounded to the nearest 1/100th, and the
21resulting registration fee must be rounded to the nearest whole
22dollar. No later than October 1 of each program year, the
23Agency shall post on its website the registration fee for the
24next program year.
25    (c) A manufacturer whose computers, computer monitors,
26printers, televisions, electronic keyboards, facsimile

 

 

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1machines, videocassette recorders, portable digital music
2players, digital video disc players, video game consoles,
3electronic mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable
4receivers, satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders,
5or small-scale servers are sold or offered for sale in this
6State on or after January 1 of a program year must register
7with the Agency within 30 days after the first sale or offer
8for sale in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section and
9submit the registration fee required under subsection (b) of
10this Section prior to the aforementioned electronic devices
11being sold or offered for sale.
12    (d) Each manufacturer shall recycle or process for reuse
13CEDs and EEDs whose total weight equals or exceeds the
14manufacturer's individual recycling and reuse goal set forth in
15Section 15 of this Act. Individual consumers shall not be
16charged a fee when bringing their CEDs and EEDs to collection
17locations, unless a financial incentive of equal or greater
18value, such as a coupon, is provided. Collectors may charge a
19fee for premium services such as curbside collection, home
20pick-up, or a similar method of collection. If manufacturers
21meet their recycling goals prior to the end of the year and
22recyclers no longer pick up CEDs and EEDs without charge,
23municipalities, townships, and other units of local government
24that are acting as collectors shall be allowed to collect a fee
25from consumers who drop off CEDs and EEDs for recycling.
26    When determining whether a manufacturer has met or exceeded

 

 

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1its individual recycling and reuse goal set forth in Section 15
2of this Act, all of the following adjustments must be made:
3        (1) The total weight of CEDs processed by the
4    manufacturer, its recyclers, or its refurbishers for reuse
5    is doubled.
6        (2) The total weight of CEDs is tripled if they are
7    donated for reuse by the manufacturer to a primary or
8    secondary public education institution the majority of
9    whose students are considered low income or
10    developmentally disabled or to low-income children or
11    families or to assist the developmentally disabled in
12    Illinois. This subsection applies only to CEDs for which
13    the manufacturer has received a written confirmation that
14    the recipient has accepted the donation. Copies of all
15    written confirmations must be submitted in the annual
16    report required under Section 30.
17        (3) The total weight of CEDs collected by manufacturers
18    free of charge in underserved counties is doubled. This
19    subsection applies only to CEDs that are documented by
20    collectors as being collected or received free of charge in
21    underserved counties. This documentation must include,
22    without limitation, the date and location of collection or
23    receipt, the weight of the CEDs collected or received, and
24    an acknowledgement by the collector that the CEDs were
25    collected or received free of charge. Copies of the
26    documentation must be submitted in the annual report

 

 

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1    required under subsection (h), (i), (j), (k), or (l) of
2    Section 30.
3        (4) If an entity (i) collects, recycles, or refurbishes
4    CEDs for a manufacturer, (ii) qualifies for non-profit
5    status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
6    of 1986, and (iii) at least 75% of its employees are
7    developmentally disabled, then the total weight of CEDs
8    will be tripled. A manufacturer that uses such a recycler
9    or refurbisher shall submit documentation in the annual
10    report required under Section 30 identifying the name,
11    location, and length of service of the entity that
12    qualifies for credit under this subsection.
13    (e) (Blank).
14    (f) Manufacturers shall ensure that only recyclers and
15refurbishers that have registered with the Agency are used to
16meet the individual recycling and reuse goals set forth in this
17Act.
18    (g) Manufacturers shall ensure that the recyclers and
19refurbishers used to meet the individual recycling and reuse
20goals set forth in this Act shall, at a minimum, comply with
21the standards set forth under subsection (d) of Section 50 of
22this Act. By November 1, 2011 and every November 1 thereafter,
23manufacturers shall submit a document, as prescribed by the
24Agency, listing each registered recycler and refurbisher that
25will be used to meet the manufacturer's annual CED recycling
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1refurbishers comply with the standards set forth in subsection
2(d) of Section 50.
3    (h) By September 1, 2012 and every September 1 thereafter,
4manufacturers of computers, computer monitors, printers,
5televisions, electronic keyboards, facsimile machines,
6videocassette recorders, portable digital music players,
7digital video disc players, video game consoles, electronic
8mice, scanners, digital converter boxes, cable receivers,
9satellite receivers, digital video disc recorders, or
10small-scale servers shall submit to the Agency, in the form and
11manner required by the Agency, a report that contains the total
12weight of the aforementioned electronic devices sold under each
13of the manufacturer's brands to individuals in this State as
14calculated under subsection (c) and (c-5) of Section 15, as
15applicable. Each manufacturer shall indicate on the report
16whether the total weight of the aforementioned electronic
17devices was derived from its own sales records or national
18sales data. If a manufacturer's weight for aforementioned
19electronic devices is derived from national sales data, the
20manufacturer shall indicate the source of the sales data.
21    (i) (Blank).
22    (j) (Blank).
23    (k) (Blank).
24    (l) On or before January 31, 2013 and on or before every
25January 31 thereafter, manufacturers of computers, computer
26monitors, printers, televisions, electronic keyboards,

 

 

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

 

 

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1primary retailer-driven campaign required under Section 40 of
2this Act. The education program shall promote the recycling of
3electronic products and proper end-of-life management of the
4products by consumers.
5    (n) Beginning January 1, 2012, no manufacturer may sell a
6computer, computer monitor, printer, television, electronic
7keyboard, facsimile machine, videocassette recorder, portable
8digital music player, digital video disc player, video game
9console, electronic mouse, scanner, digital converter box,
10cable receiver, satellite receiver, digital video disc
11recorder, or small-scale server in this State unless the
12manufacturer is registered with the State as required under
13this Act, has paid the required registration fee, and is
14otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Act.
15    (o) Beginning January 1, 2012, no manufacturer may sell a
16computer, computer monitor, printer, television, electronic
17keyboard, facsimile machine, videocassette recorder, portable
18digital music player, digital video disc player, video game
19console, electronic mouse, scanner, digital converter box,
20cable receiver, satellite receiver, digital video disc
21recorder, or small-scale server in this State unless the
22manufacturer's brand name is permanently affixed to, and is
23readily visible on, the computer, computer monitor, printer, or
24television.
25(Source: P.A. 97-287, eff. 8-10-11; 98-714, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
26    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.