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H.B. 67

             1     

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WASTE DISPOSAL

             2     
AND RECYCLING ACT

             3     
2003 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: Ralph Becker

             6      This act modifies the Environmental Quality Code to h [ require ] ENCOURAGE h the Solid and
             6a      Hazardous
             7      Waste Control Board, with regard to electronic equipment waste, to establish an
             8      educational initiative that meets certain requirements and to monitor federal and state
             9      activities. The act provides for reporting to the Legislature. The act defines terms and
             10      grants rulemaking authority.
             11      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             12      ENACTS:
             13          19-6-901, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             14          19-6-902, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             15          19-6-903, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             16      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             17          Section 1. Section 19-6-901 is enacted to read:
             18     
Part 9. Electronic Equipment Waste Disposal and Recycling Act

             19          19-6-901. Title.
             20          This part is known as the "Electronic Equipment Waste Disposal and Recycling Act."
             21          Section 2. Section 19-6-902 is enacted to read:
             22          19-6-902. Definitions.
             23          As used in this part:
             24          (1) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created in Section
             25      19-1-106 .
             26          (2) (a) "Electronic equipment waste" means a device that:


             27          (i) a person intends to:


             28          (A) dispose of; or
             29          (B) recycle; and
             30          (ii) contains:
             31          (A) complex electronic circuitry;
             32          (B) a circuit board; or
             33          (C) signal processing.
             34          (b) "Electronic equipment waste" includes a device that:
             35          (i) contains a cathode ray tube including:
             36          (A) a television; or
             37          (B) a computer monitor; or
             38          (ii) uses a rechargeable battery including a cell phone.
             39          (3) "Rechargeable battery" means a battery subject to the requirements of 42 U.S.C.
             40      Sec. 14321 et seq. including:
             41          (a) a used nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery;
             42          (b) a used small sealed lead-acid battery; or
             43          (c) other regulated battery as defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 14302.
             44          Section 3. Section 19-6-903 is enacted to read:
             45          19-6-903. Educational initiative -- Board duties.
             46          (1) The board h [ shall ] MAY h establish an educational initiative that includes information
             47      concerning:
             48          (a) the potential hazards of improperly disposing electronic equipment waste;
             49          (b) any requirements imposed under this title or rules made under this title for disposal
             50      of electronic equipment waste;
             51          (c) state and local efforts to encourage or facilitate:
             52          (i) the proper disposal of electronic equipment waste; or
             53          (ii) recycling of electronic equipment waste; and
             54          (d) nongovernmental efforts to encourage or facilitate:
             55          (i) the proper disposal of electronic equipment waste; or
             56          (ii) recycling of electronic equipment waste.
             57          (2) As part of the educational initiative described in Subsection (1), the board
             57a      h [ shall ] MAY h :


             58          (a) make available electronically the information described in Subsection (1); and


             59          (b) develop one or more programs designed to educate:
             60          (i) the public;
             61          (ii) local governments that operate or have within their boundaries a facility for:
             62          (A) waste treatment;
             63          (B) waste storage; or
             64          (C) waste disposal; and
             65          (iii) state agencies that generate electronic equipment waste.
             66          (3) The board h [ shall ] MAY h monitor actions taken by the federal government and other
             66a      states to
             67      address:
             68          (a) disposal of electronic equipment waste; or
             69          (b) recycling of electronic equipment waste.
             70           h [ (4) At the request of an interim committee of the Legislature, the board shall report to
             71      that interim committee regarding issues related to electronic equipment waste including:
             72          (a) the educational initiative established under this section; or
             73          (b) actions monitored by the board under Subsection (3).
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Legislative Review Note
    as of 12-30-02 9:07 AM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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