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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to standards for recycling or reusing computer and |
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television equipment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 361.964(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) For the purposes of recycling, reusing, or otherwise |
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disposing of collected computer equipment, a manufacturer must: |
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(1) follow the standards established under |
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"Responsible Recycling Practices for Use in Accredited |
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Certification Programs for Electronic Recyclers" or "e-Stewards |
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Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic |
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Equipment" or an equivalent independently audited certification |
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standard for electronics recycling; or |
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(2) use a recycler that has a current certification |
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indicating the recycler complies with the standards described by |
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Subdivision (1) [The commission shall adopt as standards for
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recycling or reuse of computer equipment in this state the
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standards provided by "Electronics Recycling Operating Practices"
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as approved by the board of directors of the Institute of Scrap
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Recycling Industries, Inc., April 25, 2006, or other standards from
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a comparable nationally recognized organization]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 361.982(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A person who is engaged in the business of recycling |
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covered television equipment in this state shall: |
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(1) register with the commission and certify that the |
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person is in compliance with the standards described by [adopted
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under] Section 361.990; |
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(2) on or before January 31 of each year renew the |
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registration with the commission and certify the person's continued |
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compliance with the standards described by [adopted under] Section |
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361.990; |
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(3) recycle all covered television equipment accepted |
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for recycling in accordance with the standards adopted under |
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Section 361.990; |
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(4) maintain a written log recording the weight of all |
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covered television equipment received by the person and the |
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disposition of that equipment; and |
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(5) annually report to the commission the total weight |
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of covered television equipment received and recycled by the person |
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in the preceding 12 months. |
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SECTION 3. Section 361.990(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) For the purposes of recycling, reusing, or otherwise |
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disposing of collected covered television equipment, a |
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manufacturer must: |
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(1) follow the standards established under |
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"Responsible Recycling Practices for Use in Accredited |
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Certification Programs for Electronic Recyclers" or "e-Stewards |
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Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic |
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Equipment" or an equivalent independently audited certification |
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standard for electronics recycling; or |
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(2) use a recycler that has a current certification |
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indicating the recycler complies with the standards described by |
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Subdivision (1) [The commission
shall adopt as standards for
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recycling or reuse of covered television equipment in this state
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the standards provided by "Electronics Recycling Operating
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Practices" as approved by the board of directors of the Institute of
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Scrap Recycling Industries, Incorporated, April 25, 2006, or other
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standards from a comparable nationally recognized organization]. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |