1.1                                        A bill for an act&#10;1.2     relating to environment; providing for collection, transportation, and recycling of &#10;1.3     video display devices; providing civil penalties;proposing coding for new law &#10;1.4     in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.&#10;1.5      BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.1.0"></a>1.6         Section 1. <ins><b>[115A.1306] REGISTRATION FEE AND PROGRAM FOR </b></ins>&#10;1.7     <ins><b>COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND RECYCLING OF VIDEO DISPLAY </b></ins>&#10;1.8     <ins><b>DEVICES FROM HOUSEHOLDS.</b></ins>&#10;1.9         <ins>Subdivision 1.</ins> <ins><b>Definitions.</b></ins> <ins>For the purpose of this section, the following definitions </ins>&#10;1.10    <ins>shall apply.</ins>&#10;1.11    <ins>(a) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency.</ins>&#10;1.12    <ins>(b) "Cathode-ray tube" or "CRT" means a vacuum tube or picture tube used to </ins>&#10;1.13    <ins>convert an electronic signal into a visual image.</ins>&#10;1.14    <ins>(c) "Video display device" means a television or computer monitor, including a </ins>&#10;1.15    <ins>laptop computer, containing a cathode-ray tube or a flat panel screen with a screen size </ins>&#10;1.16    <ins>that is greater than nine inches in size measured diagonally. Video display device does </ins>&#10;1.17    <ins>not include any of the following: </ins>&#10;1.18    <ins>(1) a video display device that is a part of a motor vehicle or any component part of a </ins>&#10;1.19    <ins>motor vehicle assembled by, or for, a vehicle manufacturer or franchised dealer, including </ins>&#10;1.20    <ins>replacement parts for use in a motor vehicle; </ins>&#10;1.21    <ins>(2) a video display device or a touch-screen display that is functionally or physically </ins>&#10;1.22    <ins>a part of a larger piece of equipment or is designed and intended for use in an industrial; </ins>&#10;1.23    <ins>commercial; library checkout; traffic control; security other than household security; </ins>&#10;1.24    <ins>border control; or medical setting, including diagnostic, monitoring, or control equipment; </ins>&#10;2.1     <ins>(3) a video display device that is contained within a clothes washer, clothes dryer, </ins>&#10;2.2     <ins>refrigerator, refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range, </ins>&#10;2.3     <ins>dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, or air purifier; or </ins>&#10;2.4     <ins>(4) a telephone of any type unless it contains a video display area greater than nine </ins>&#10;2.5     <ins>inches measured diagonally. </ins>&#10;2.6     <ins>(d) "Manufacturer" means a person who: </ins>&#10;2.7     <ins>(1) manufactures video display devices to be sold under its own brand as identified </ins>&#10;2.8     <ins>by its own brand label; or </ins>&#10;2.9     <ins>(2) sells video display devices manufactured by others under its own brand as </ins>&#10;2.10    <ins>identified by its own brand label.</ins>&#10;2.11    <ins>(e) "Sell" or "sale" means any transfer for consideration of title or of the right to use, </ins>&#10;2.12    <ins>by lease or sales contract, including, but not limited to, transactions conducted through </ins>&#10;2.13    <ins>sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet, or any other similar electronic means, either inside </ins>&#10;2.14    <ins>or outside of the state, by a person who conducts the transaction and controls the delivery </ins>&#10;2.15    <ins>of a video display device to a consumer in the state, but does not include a manufacturer's </ins>&#10;2.16    <ins>or distributor's wholesale transaction with a distributor or a retailer.</ins>&#10;2.17        <ins>Subd. 2.</ins> <ins><b>Labeling of video display devices.</b></ins> <ins>By January 1, 2007, manufacturers </ins>&#10;2.18    <ins>shall label all video display devices to be offered for sale in Minnesota with the </ins>&#10;2.19    <ins>manufacturer's brand, which label shall be permanently affixed and readily visible.</ins>&#10;2.20        <ins>Subd. 3.</ins> <ins><b>Requirements for sale.</b></ins> <ins>(a) On and after February 1, 2007, no person shall </ins>&#10;2.21    <ins>sell or offer for sale to any person in this state a video display device unless the video </ins>&#10;2.22    <ins>display device is labeled with the manufacturer's brand, which label shall be permanently </ins>&#10;2.23    <ins>affixed and readily visible.</ins>&#10;2.24    <ins>(b) On and after February 1, 2007, no person shall sell or offer for sale to any person </ins>&#10;2.25    <ins>in this state a video display device unless the manufacturer of the video display device has </ins>&#10;2.26    <ins>filed a registration with the agency under subdivision 4. Beginning February 1, 2007, the </ins>&#10;2.27    <ins>agency shall maintain on its Web site a list of manufacturers registered with the agency </ins>&#10;2.28    <ins>and a list of each manufacturer's brands as reported in the manufacturer's registration. </ins>&#10;2.29    <ins>A person is considered to have complied with this section if, on the date the device was </ins>&#10;2.30    <ins>ordered, the manufacturer was listed on the agency's Web site as having registered.</ins>&#10;2.31        <ins>Subd. 4.</ins> <ins><b>Manufacturer responsibility.</b></ins> <ins>(a) A manufacturer of video display devices </ins>&#10;2.32    <ins>sold in this state, including, but not limited to, transactions conducted through sales </ins>&#10;2.33    <ins>outlets, catalogs, or the Internet, or any other similar electronic means, either inside or </ins>&#10;2.34    <ins>outside of the state, shall conduct, beginning July 1, 2007, a program for the collection, </ins>&#10;2.35    <ins>transportation, and recycling of video display devices from households in this state. A </ins>&#10;3.1     <ins>manufacturer has sole discretion to determine the scope, terms, and conditions of such a </ins>&#10;3.2     <ins>program.</ins>&#10;3.3     <ins>(b) A manufacturer of video display devices sold to households in this state shall, </ins>&#10;3.4     <ins>by January 1, 2007, and by July 1 of each year thereafter, file a registration with the </ins>&#10;3.5     <ins>agency and submit with the registration a fee of $5,000, which shall be deposited into the </ins>&#10;3.6     <ins>electronics recycling account established in subdivision 6. The registration must list </ins>&#10;3.7     <ins>the manufacturer's brands.</ins>&#10;3.8     <ins>(c) A manufacturer that filed a registration under paragraph (b) by January 1, </ins>&#10;3.9     <ins>2007, shall, by July 1, 2007, file with the agency a description of the program for the </ins>&#10;3.10    <ins>collection, transportation, and recycling of video display devices from households that </ins>&#10;3.11    <ins>the manufacturer may operate in the state beginning July 1, 2007, and ending on June 30, </ins>&#10;3.12    <ins>2008. A registration filed by July 1, 2008, and thereafter, shall contain a description of the </ins>&#10;3.13    <ins>recycling program that the manufacturer operated in the previous year for the collection, </ins>&#10;3.14    <ins>transportation, and recycling of video display devices from Minnesota households, </ins>&#10;3.15    <ins>including methods of collection and amounts collected and recycled. </ins>&#10;3.16    <ins>(d) All video display devices collected by a manufacturer shall be recycled in a </ins>&#10;3.17    <ins>manner that is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and </ins>&#10;3.18    <ins>regulations. </ins>&#10;3.19    <ins>(e) A manufacturer may report on recycling programs independently, collectively, or </ins>&#10;3.20    <ins>through a representative organization of manufacturers.  </ins>&#10;3.21    <ins>(f) A manufacturer may collect, transport, and recycle video display devices jointly </ins>&#10;3.22    <ins>with other manufacturers.</ins>&#10;3.23        <ins>Subd. 5.</ins> <ins><b>Manufacturers' plans.</b></ins> <ins>(a) Manufacturers' plans shall be coordinated to </ins>&#10;3.24    <ins>ensure the recycling of collected video display devices in each county at least once per </ins>&#10;3.25    <ins>year utilizing existing public and private infrastructure to the extent practicable. Counties </ins>&#10;3.26    <ins>with a population of less than 20,000 may be served through regional programs.</ins>&#10;3.27    <ins>(b) A manufacturer that sells video display devices manufactured by others under its </ins>&#10;3.28    <ins>own brand as identified by its own brand label from more than three separate physical </ins>&#10;3.29    <ins>locations in this state is exempt from the requirements of this subdivision.</ins>&#10;3.30        <ins>Subd. 6.</ins> <ins><b>Electronics recycling account.</b></ins> <ins>An electronics recycling account is </ins>&#10;3.31    <ins>established in the environmental fund. Fees collected under subdivision 4, interest </ins>&#10;3.32    <ins>accruing on the account, and any money appropriated for purposes of this section shall be </ins>&#10;3.33    <ins>credited to the account. Money in the account shall be used solely by the agency for the </ins>&#10;3.34    <ins>purpose of fulfilling agency responsibilities specified in this section and for payments to </ins>&#10;3.35    <ins>political subdivisions under subdivision 7. Money in the account may not be diverted for </ins>&#10;3.36    <ins>any purpose or activity other than those specified in this section.</ins>&#10;4.1         <ins>Subd. 7.</ins> <ins><b>Local programs.</b></ins> <ins>(a) Beginning February 1, 2007, and no later than April </ins>&#10;4.2     <ins>1, 2007, a political subdivision engaged in the collection, transportation, and recycling </ins>&#10;4.3     <ins>of video display devices from households in Minnesota in an area determined by the </ins>&#10;4.4     <ins>commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to be underserved with respect to the </ins>&#10;4.5     <ins>collection, transportation, and recycling of video display devices from households may </ins>&#10;4.6     <ins>apply to the agency for a grant from the electronics recycling account for collection, </ins>&#10;4.7     <ins>transportation, and recycling costs projected to be incurred by the local government for </ins>&#10;4.8     <ins>the recycling of video display devices from households in Minnesota from January 1, </ins>&#10;4.9     <ins>2007, through December 31, 2007. By May 1, 2007, the commissioner shall distribute </ins>&#10;4.10    <ins>the available funds among political subdivisions that have applied, taking into account </ins>&#10;4.11    <ins>population levels and densities and transportation costs. The amounts to be paid to each </ins>&#10;4.12    <ins>local government shall be established by the agency.</ins>&#10;4.13    <ins>(b) Beginning January 1, 2008, and each January 1 thereafter, political subdivisions </ins>&#10;4.14    <ins>in underserved areas engaged in the collection, transportation, and recycling of video </ins>&#10;4.15    <ins>display devices from households in Minnesota may apply to the agency for a grant from </ins>&#10;4.16    <ins>the electronics recycling account to offset costs of such programs under procedures </ins>&#10;4.17    <ins>established by the agency.</ins>&#10;4.18    <ins>(c) The agency may use no more than five percent of the funds in the electronics </ins>&#10;4.19    <ins>recycling account for public education and assistance to local government education </ins>&#10;4.20    <ins>activities.</ins>&#10;4.21    <ins>(d) Beginning January 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, political subdivisions, </ins>&#10;4.22    <ins>retailers, charities, and recyclers engaged in the collection, transportation, or recycling </ins>&#10;4.23    <ins>of video display devices from households in the state shall submit a report to the agency </ins>&#10;4.24    <ins>on their recycling efforts, including methods of collection and amounts collected and </ins>&#10;4.25    <ins>recycled.</ins>&#10;4.26        <ins>Subd. 8.</ins> <ins><b>Agency duties.</b></ins> <ins>On or before March 1, 2008, and each year thereafter, the </ins>&#10;4.27    <ins>agency shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation </ins>&#10;4.28    <ins>of this section. For each program year, the report must discuss the total weight of video </ins>&#10;4.29    <ins>display devices recycled from households in Minnesota and summarize information </ins>&#10;4.30    <ins>submitted to the agency by manufacturers under subdivision 4, paragraphs (b) to (f), </ins>&#10;4.31    <ins>and beginning in 2009, by political subdivisions, retailers, charities, and recyclers under </ins>&#10;4.32    <ins>subdivision 7, paragraph (d). The report must also discuss collection programs, if any, </ins>&#10;4.33    <ins>used by manufacturers to collect video display devices and information regarding video </ins>&#10;4.34    <ins>display devices being disposed of in landfills in this state, if any. The report must include a </ins>&#10;4.35    <ins>description of enforcement actions under this section. The agency may include in its report </ins>&#10;4.36    <ins>other information received by the agency regarding the implementation of this section.</ins>&#10;5.1         <ins>Subd. 9.</ins> <ins><b>Enforcement.</b></ins> <ins>(a) The agency shall enforce this section according to </ins>&#10;5.2     <ins>this subdivision.</ins>&#10;5.3     <ins>(b) Civil liability may be administratively imposed by the agency following the </ins>&#10;5.4     <ins>procedures set forth in section 116.072, for violations of this section in an amount up to </ins>&#10;5.5     <ins>$5,000 per violation for the first violation and up to $10,000 per violation for the second </ins>&#10;5.6     <ins>and any subsequent violation.</ins>&#10;5.7     <ins>(c) Civil liability may be imposed by a district court for violation of this section in an </ins>&#10;5.8     <ins>amount up to $15,000 per violation for the first violation and up to $25,000 per violation </ins>&#10;5.9     <ins>for the second and any subsequent violation.</ins>&#10;5.10    <ins>(d) Any penalty imposed under this subdivision shall be deposited into the </ins>&#10;5.11    <ins>electronics recycling account. </ins>&#10;5.12        <ins>Subd. 10.</ins> <ins><b>National recycling program.</b></ins> <ins>This section expires 30 days after the </ins>&#10;5.13    <ins>agency publishes a notice in the State Register that a federal law, or combination of </ins>&#10;5.14    <ins>federal laws, have been enacted and implemented that establish a program for collecting, </ins>&#10;5.15    <ins>transporting, and recycling waste video display devices from households.</ins>&#10;5.16        <ins>Subd. 11.</ins> <ins><b>Anticompetitive conduct.</b></ins> <ins>A manufacturer or organization of </ins>&#10;5.17    <ins>manufacturers and its officers, members, employees, and agents who participate in </ins>&#10;5.18    <ins>projects or programs to collect and properly manage collected video display devices are </ins>&#10;5.19    <ins>immune from liability under state law relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade </ins>&#10;5.20    <ins>practices, and other regulation of trade or commerce for activities related to the collection </ins>&#10;5.21    <ins>and management of collected video display devices under this section.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.2.0"></a>5.22        Sec. 2. <ins><b>[115A.1308] EVALUATION.</b></ins>&#10;5.23        <ins>Subdivision 1.</ins> <ins><b>Reporting.</b></ins> <ins>By February 1, 2008, and February 1, 2009, </ins>&#10;5.24    <ins>manufacturers shall report to the agency the total weight of video display devices collected </ins>&#10;5.25    <ins>and recycled under section 115A.1306 in each county during the previous calendar year, </ins>&#10;5.26    <ins>including documentation as to how the amounts were calculated and certification that the </ins>&#10;5.27    <ins>amounts reported are accurate.</ins>&#10;5.28        <ins>Subd. 2.</ins> <ins><b>Determination.</b></ins> <ins>The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall </ins>&#10;5.29    <ins>review the report submitted under subdivision 1 and determine whether the following </ins>&#10;5.30    <ins>conditions are met:</ins>&#10;5.31    <ins>(1) the total weight of video display devices collected and recycled statewide under </ins>&#10;5.32    <ins>section 115A.1306 during calendar year 2008 equals or exceeds the equivalent of 2.25 </ins>&#10;5.33    <ins>pounds per capita, based on the most recently available population estimates of the state </ins>&#10;5.34    <ins>demographer made pursuant to section 4A.02; and</ins>&#10;5.35    <ins>(2) the provisions of clause (1) are met in at least 66 individual counties in the state.</ins>&#10;6.1         <ins>Subd. 3.</ins> <ins><b>Publication; repeal.</b></ins> <ins>If the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency </ins>&#10;6.2     <ins>determines that one or both conditions in subdivision 2 are not met:</ins>&#10;6.3     <ins>(1) the commissioner shall publish that determination in the State Register by March </ins>&#10;6.4     <ins>15, 2009;</ins>&#10;6.5     <ins>(2) this section and section 115A.1306 are repealed upon adjournment of the regular </ins>&#10;6.6     <ins>legislative session of 2009; and</ins>&#10;6.7     <ins>(3) sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 become effective upon adjournment of the </ins>&#10;6.8     <ins>regular legislative session of 2009.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.3.0"></a>6.9         Sec. 3. <ins><b>[115A.1310] DEFINITIONS.</b></ins>&#10;6.10        <ins>Subdivision 1.</ins> <ins><b>Scope.</b></ins> <ins>For the purposes of sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1324, the </ins>&#10;6.11    <ins>following terms have the meanings given.</ins>&#10;6.12        <ins>Subd. 2.</ins> <ins><b>Cathode-ray tube or CRT.</b></ins> <ins>"Cathode-ray tube" or "CRT" means a vacuum </ins>&#10;6.13    <ins>tube or picture tube used to convert an electronic signal into a visual image. It is composed </ins>&#10;6.14    <ins>primarily of glass and is the video display component of a television or computer monitor, </ins>&#10;6.15    <ins>and includes other items integrally attached to the CRT.</ins>&#10;6.16        <ins>Subd. 3.</ins> <ins><b>Collection.</b></ins> <ins>"Collection" means the aggregation of covered electronic </ins>&#10;6.17    <ins>devices from households and includes all the activities up to the time the covered </ins>&#10;6.18    <ins>electronic devices are delivered to a recycler.</ins>&#10;6.19        <ins>Subd. 4.</ins> <ins><b>Collector.</b></ins> <ins>"Collector" means a public or private entity that receives </ins>&#10;6.20    <ins>covered electronic devices from households and arranges for the  delivery of the devices </ins>&#10;6.21    <ins>to a recycler.</ins>&#10;6.22        <ins>Subd. 5.</ins> <ins><b>Computer.</b></ins> <ins>"Computer" means an electronic, magnetic, optical, </ins>&#10;6.23    <ins>electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, </ins>&#10;6.24    <ins>or storage functions, but does not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable </ins>&#10;6.25    <ins>hand-held calculator or device, or other similar device.</ins>&#10;6.26        <ins>Subd. 6.</ins> <ins><b>Computer monitor.</b></ins> <ins>"Computer monitor" means an electronic device that </ins>&#10;6.27    <ins>is a cathode-ray tube or flat panel display primarily intended to display information from </ins>&#10;6.28    <ins>a central processing unit or the Internet. Computer monitor includes a laptop computer, </ins>&#10;6.29    <ins>desktop computer, or personal computer. </ins>&#10;6.30        <ins>Subd. 7.</ins> <ins><b>Covered electronic device.</b></ins> <ins>"Covered electronic device" means computers, </ins>&#10;6.31    <ins>peripherals, facsimile machines, scanners, DVD players, video cassette recorders, and </ins>&#10;6.32    <ins>video display devices that are sold to a household by means of retail, wholesale, or </ins>&#10;6.33    <ins>electronic commerce.</ins>&#10;6.34        <ins>Subd. 8.</ins> <ins><b>Department.</b></ins> <ins>"Department" means the Department of Revenue.</ins>&#10;7.1         <ins>Subd. 9.</ins> <ins><b>Dwelling unit.</b></ins> <ins>"Dwelling unit" has the meaning given in section 238.02, </ins>&#10;7.2     <ins>subdivision 21a.</ins>&#10;7.3         <ins>Subd. 10.</ins> <ins><b>Household.</b></ins> <ins>"Household" means an occupant of a single detached </ins>&#10;7.4     <ins>dwelling unit or a single unit of a multiple dwelling unit located in this state who has used </ins>&#10;7.5     <ins>a video display device at a dwelling unit primarily for personal use.</ins>&#10;7.6         <ins>Subd. 11.</ins> <ins><b>Manufacturer.</b></ins> <ins>"Manufacturer" means a person who:</ins>&#10;7.7     <ins>(1) manufactures video display devices to be sold under its own brand as identified </ins>&#10;7.8     <ins>by its own brand label; or </ins>&#10;7.9     <ins>(2) sells video display devices manufactured by others under its own brand as </ins>&#10;7.10    <ins>identified by its own brand label.</ins>&#10;7.11        <ins>Subd. 12.</ins> <ins><b>Peripherals.</b></ins> <ins>"Peripherals" means a keyboard, computer mouse, printer, </ins>&#10;7.12    <ins>or any device external to a computer that provides input or output into or from a computer.</ins>&#10;7.13        <ins>Subd. 13.</ins> <ins><b>Program year.</b></ins> <ins>"Program year" means the period from July 1 through </ins>&#10;7.14    <ins>June 30.</ins>&#10;7.15        <ins>Subd. 14.</ins> <ins><b>Recycler.</b></ins> <ins>"Recycler" means a public or private individual or entity who </ins>&#10;7.16    <ins>accepts covered electronic devices from households and collectors for the purpose of </ins>&#10;7.17    <ins>recycling.</ins>&#10;7.18        <ins>Subd. 15.</ins> <ins><b>Recycling.</b></ins> <ins>"Recycling" means the process of collecting and preparing </ins>&#10;7.19    <ins>covered electronic devices for reuse in their original form, including any repair or </ins>&#10;7.20    <ins>refurbishment that may be performed, or for use in manufacturing processes that do not </ins>&#10;7.21    <ins>cause the destruction of the component materials in a manner that precludes further use.</ins>&#10;7.22        <ins>Subd. 16.</ins> <ins><b>Recycling credits.</b></ins> <ins>"Recycling credits" means the number of pounds of </ins>&#10;7.23    <ins>covered electronic devices recycled by a manufacturer from households during a program </ins>&#10;7.24    <ins>year, less the product of the number of pounds of video display devices sold to households </ins>&#10;7.25    <ins>during the same program year, multiplied by the proportion of sales a manufacturer is </ins>&#10;7.26    <ins>required to recycle. The calculation and uses of recycling credits are as specified in </ins>&#10;7.27    <ins>section 115A.1314, subdivision 1.</ins>&#10;7.28        <ins>Subd. 17.</ins> <ins><b>Retailer.</b></ins> <ins>"Retailer" means a person who sells, rents, or leases, through </ins>&#10;7.29    <ins>sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet, a video display device to a household and not for </ins>&#10;7.30    <ins>resale in any form.</ins>&#10;7.31        <ins>Subd. 18.</ins> <ins><b>Sell or sale.</b></ins> <ins>"Sell" or "sale" means any transfer for consideration of title </ins>&#10;7.32    <ins>or of the right to use, by lease or sales contract, including, but not limited to, transactions </ins>&#10;7.33    <ins>conducted through sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet, or any other similar electronic </ins>&#10;7.34    <ins>means either inside or outside of the state, by a person who conducts the transaction and </ins>&#10;7.35    <ins>controls the delivery of a video display device to a consumer in the state, but does not </ins>&#10;7.36    <ins>include a manufacturer's or distributor's wholesale transaction with a distributor or a </ins>&#10;8.1     <ins>retailer, or a transfer by a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of a video display device </ins>&#10;8.2     <ins>that is not manufactured or marketed by a manufacturer for use in households.</ins>&#10;8.3         <ins>Subd. 19.</ins> <ins><b>Television.</b></ins> <ins>"Television" means an electronic device that is a cathode-ray </ins>&#10;8.4     <ins>tube or flat panel display primarily intended to receive video programming via broadcast, </ins>&#10;8.5     <ins>cable, or satellite transmission or video from surveillance or other similar cameras.</ins>&#10;8.6         <ins>Subd. 20.</ins> <ins><b>Video display device.</b></ins> <ins>"Video display device" means a computer monitor </ins>&#10;8.7     <ins>or television with a screen size greater than four inches measured diagonally. Video </ins>&#10;8.8     <ins>display device does not include a video display device that is a touch-screen monitor or </ins>&#10;8.9     <ins>that is part of or contained in a motor vehicle; industrial, commercial, traffic control, </ins>&#10;8.10    <ins>or security, other than household security, equipment; medical equipment, including </ins>&#10;8.11    <ins>diagnostic, monitoring, and control equipment; or any appliance.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.4.0"></a>8.12        Sec. 4. <ins><b>[115A.1312] REGISTRATION PROGRAM.</b></ins>&#10;8.13        <ins>Subdivision 1.</ins> <ins><b>Requirements for sale.</b></ins> <ins>(a) On and after January 1, 2007, a </ins>&#10;8.14    <ins>retailer or manufacturer must not sell or offer for sale a new video display device to any </ins>&#10;8.15    <ins>household unless: </ins>&#10;8.16    <ins>(1) the video display device is labeled with the manufacturer's brand, which label is </ins>&#10;8.17    <ins>permanently affixed and readily visible; and</ins>&#10;8.18    <ins>(2) the manufacturer has filed a registration with the agency, as specified in </ins>&#10;8.19    <ins>subdivision 2.</ins>&#10;8.20    <ins>(b) A retailer or manufacturer who sells or offers for sale a new video display device </ins>&#10;8.21    <ins>to a household must, before the initial offer for sale, review the agency Web site specified </ins>&#10;8.22    <ins>in subdivision 2, paragraph (g), and determine that all new video display devices that the </ins>&#10;8.23    <ins>retailer or manufacturer is offering for sale are labeled with manufacturer's brands that </ins>&#10;8.24    <ins>are registered with the agency.</ins>&#10;8.25    <ins>(c) A retailer is not responsible for an unlawful sale under this subdivision if the </ins>&#10;8.26    <ins>manufacturer's registration expired or was revoked and the retailer took possession of the </ins>&#10;8.27    <ins>video display device prior to the expiration or revocation of the manufacturer's registration </ins>&#10;8.28    <ins>and the unlawful sale occurred within six months after the expiration or revocation.</ins>&#10;8.29        <ins>Subd. 2.</ins> <ins><b>Manufacturer's registration.</b></ins> <ins>(a) By August 1, 2006, and each year </ins>&#10;8.30    <ins>thereafter, a manufacturer of video display devices sold to a household must submit a </ins>&#10;8.31    <ins>registration to the agency that includes: </ins>&#10;8.32    <ins>(1) a list of the manufacturer's brands of video display devices offered for sale in </ins>&#10;8.33    <ins>this state; </ins>&#10;8.34    <ins>(2) the name, address, and contact information of a person responsible for ensuring </ins>&#10;8.35    <ins>compliance with this chapter; and</ins>&#10;9.1     <ins>(3) a certification that the manufacturer has complied and will continue to comply </ins>&#10;9.2     <ins>with the requirements of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1318.</ins>&#10;9.3     <ins>(b) By August 1, 2008, and each year thereafter, a manufacturer of video display </ins>&#10;9.4     <ins>devices sold or offered for sale to a household must include in the registration submitted </ins>&#10;9.5     <ins>under paragraph (a), a  statement disclosing whether any video display devices sold to </ins>&#10;9.6     <ins>households exceed the maximum concentration values established for lead, mercury, </ins>&#10;9.7     <ins>cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and polybrominated </ins>&#10;9.8     <ins>diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) under the RoHS (restricting the use of certain hazardous </ins>&#10;9.9     <ins>substances in electrical and electronic equipment) Directive 2002/95/EC of the European </ins>&#10;9.10    <ins>Parliament and Council and any amendments thereto.</ins>&#10;9.11    <ins>(c) A manufacturer who begins to sell or offer for sale video display devices to </ins>&#10;9.12    <ins>households after August 1, 2006, and has not filed a registration under this subdivision </ins>&#10;9.13    <ins>must submit a registration to the agency within ten days of beginning to sell or offer for </ins>&#10;9.14    <ins>sale video display devices to households.</ins>&#10;9.15    <ins>(d) A registration must be updated within ten days after a change in the </ins>&#10;9.16    <ins>manufacturer's brands of video display devices sold or offered for sale to households.</ins>&#10;9.17    <ins>(e) A registration is effective upon receipt by the agency and is valid until August </ins>&#10;9.18    <ins>1 of each year.</ins>&#10;9.19    <ins>(f) The agency must review each registration and notify the manufacturer of any </ins>&#10;9.20    <ins>information required by this section that is omitted from the registration. Within 30 days </ins>&#10;9.21    <ins>of receipt of a notification from the agency, the manufacturer must submit a revised </ins>&#10;9.22    <ins>registration providing the information noted by the agency. </ins>&#10;9.23    <ins>(g) The agency must maintain on its Web site the names of manufacturers and the </ins>&#10;9.24    <ins>manufacturers' brands listed in registrations filed with the agency. The agency must </ins>&#10;9.25    <ins>update the Web site information promptly upon receipt of a new or updated registration.</ins>&#10;9.26        <ins>Subd. 3.</ins> <ins><b>Collector's registration.</b></ins> <ins>After August 1, 2006, no person may operate as </ins>&#10;9.27    <ins>a collector of covered electronic devices from households unless that person has submitted </ins>&#10;9.28    <ins>a registration with the agency on a form prescribed by the commissioner of the Pollution </ins>&#10;9.29    <ins>Control Agency.  Registration information must include the name, address, telephone </ins>&#10;9.30    <ins>number, and location of the business and a certification that the collector has complied and </ins>&#10;9.31    <ins>will continue to comply with the requirements of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1318.  A </ins>&#10;9.32    <ins>registration is effective upon receipt by the agency and is valid until August 1 of each year.</ins>&#10;9.33        <ins>Subd. 4.</ins> <ins><b>Recycler's registration.</b></ins> <ins>After August 1, 2006, no person may recycle </ins>&#10;9.34    <ins>video display devices generated by households unless that person has submitted a </ins>&#10;9.35    <ins>registration with the agency on a form prescribed by the commissioner of the Pollution </ins>&#10;9.36    <ins>Control Agency. Registration information must include the name, address, telephone </ins>&#10;10.1    <ins>number, and location of all recycling facilities under the direct control of the recycler that </ins>&#10;10.2    <ins>may receive video display devices from households and a certification that the recycler </ins>&#10;10.3    <ins>has complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of sections 115A.1312 </ins>&#10;10.4    <ins>to 115A.1318. A registered recycler may conduct recycling activities that are consistent </ins>&#10;10.5    <ins>with this chapter. A registration is effective upon receipt by the agency and is valid until </ins>&#10;10.6    <ins>August 1 of each year.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.5.0"></a>10.7        Sec. 5. <ins><b>[115A.1314] MANUFACTURER'S REGISTRATION FEE; CREATION </b></ins>&#10;10.8    <ins><b>OF ACCOUNT.</b></ins>&#10;10.9        <ins>Subdivision 1.</ins> <ins><b>Registration fee.</b></ins> <ins>(a) Each manufacturer who registers under section </ins>&#10;10.10   <ins>115A.1312 must, by August 1, 2006, and each year thereafter, pay to the commissioner of </ins>&#10;10.11   <ins>revenue an annual registration fee. The commissioner of revenue must deposit the fee in </ins>&#10;10.12   <ins>the account established in subdivision 2.</ins>&#10;10.13   <ins>(b) The registration fee for the initial program year during which a manufacturer </ins>&#10;10.14   <ins>sells or offers for sale video display devices to households is $5,000. Each year thereafter, </ins>&#10;10.15   <ins>the registration fee is equal to a base fee of $5,000, plus a variable recycling fee calculated </ins>&#10;10.16   <ins>according to the formula:</ins>&#10;10.17   <ins>((A x B) - (C + D)) x E, where:</ins>&#10;10.18   <ins>(1) A = the number of pounds of video display devices sold by a manufacturer to </ins>&#10;10.19   <ins>households during the previous program year, as reported to the department under section </ins>&#10;10.20   <ins>115A.1316, subdivision 1;</ins>&#10;10.21   <ins>(2) B = the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, </ins>&#10;10.22   <ins>initially set at  1.00;</ins>&#10;10.23   <ins>(3) C =  the number of pounds of covered electronic devices recycled by a </ins>&#10;10.24   <ins>manufacturer from households during the previous program year, as reported to the </ins>&#10;10.25   <ins>department under section 115A.1316, subdivision 2; </ins>&#10;10.26   <ins>(4) D = the number of recycling credits a manufacturer elects to use to calculate the </ins>&#10;10.27   <ins>variable recycling fee, as reported to the department under section 115A.1316, subdivision </ins>&#10;10.28   <ins>1; and</ins>&#10;10.29   <ins>(5) E = the estimated per-pound cost of recycling, initially set at $.50 per pound.</ins>&#10;10.30   <ins>(c) If, as specified in paragraph (b), the term C - (A x B) equals a positive number of </ins>&#10;10.31   <ins>pounds, that amount is defined as the manufacturer's recycling credits. A manufacturer </ins>&#10;10.32   <ins>may retain recycling credits to be added, in whole or in part, to the actual value of C, as </ins>&#10;10.33   <ins>reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 2, during any of the three succeeding </ins>&#10;10.34   <ins>program years. A  manufacturer may sell any portion or all of its recycling credits to </ins>&#10;11.1    <ins>another manufacturer, at a price negotiated by the parties, who may use the credits in the </ins>&#10;11.2    <ins>same manner.</ins>&#10;11.3    <ins>(d) For the purpose of calculating a manufacturer's variable recycling fee under </ins>&#10;11.4    <ins>paragraph (b), the weight of covered electronic devices collected from households located </ins>&#10;11.5    <ins>in counties other than Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, </ins>&#10;11.6    <ins>Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Pine, Ramsey, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, </ins>&#10;11.7    <ins>Washington, and Wright is calculated at 1.3 times their actual weight.</ins>&#10;11.8    <ins>(e) The registration fee for the initial program year and the base registration fee </ins>&#10;11.9    <ins>thereafter for a manufacturer who sells fewer than 1,000 video display devices annually </ins>&#10;11.10   <ins>to households is $2,500.</ins>&#10;11.11       <ins>Subd. 2.</ins> <ins><b>Creation of account; appropriations.</b></ins> <ins>(a) The electronic waste account is </ins>&#10;11.12   <ins>established in the environmental fund. The commissioner of revenue must deposit receipts </ins>&#10;11.13   <ins>from the fee established in subdivision 2 in the account. Any interest earned on the account </ins>&#10;11.14   <ins>must remain in the account. Money from other sources may be credited to the account.</ins>&#10;11.15   <ins>(b) The legislature shall appropriate money from the account: </ins>&#10;11.16   <ins>(1) to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of </ins>&#10;11.17   <ins>revenue for the purpose of implementing sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330; and </ins>&#10;11.18   <ins>(2) to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to be distributed on a </ins>&#10;11.19   <ins>competitive basis through contracts with counties other than Anoka, Carver, Chisago, </ins>&#10;11.20   <ins>Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright, and with </ins>&#10;11.21   <ins>private entities that collect for recycling covered electronic devices in counties other </ins>&#10;11.22   <ins>than those counties, for the purpose of carrying out the activities of sections 115A.1312 </ins>&#10;11.23   <ins>to 115A.1330.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.6.0"></a>11.24       Sec. 6. <ins><b>[115A.1316] REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</b></ins>&#10;11.25       <ins>Subdivision 1.</ins> <ins><b>Manufacturer's reporting requirements.</b></ins> <ins>(a) By August 1 of each </ins>&#10;11.26   <ins>year, beginning in 2006, each manufacturer must report to the department the weight </ins>&#10;11.27   <ins>of each specific model of video display device sold to households during the previous </ins>&#10;11.28   <ins>program year. The department will use this information to verify a manufacturer's annual </ins>&#10;11.29   <ins>registration fee as specified in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1.</ins>&#10;11.30   <ins>(b) By August 1 of each year, beginning in 2007, each manufacturer must report to </ins>&#10;11.31   <ins>the department the total weight of covered electronic devices collected from households </ins>&#10;11.32   <ins>and recycled during the preceding program year. A manufacturer must report separately </ins>&#10;11.33   <ins>the total weight of covered electronic devices collected from households located in </ins>&#10;11.34   <ins>counties specified in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), and those collected </ins>&#10;11.35   <ins>from households located outside those counties.</ins>&#10;12.1    <ins>(c) By August 1 of each year, beginning in 2007, each manufacturer must report </ins>&#10;12.2    <ins>to the department: </ins>&#10;12.3    <ins>(1) the number of recycling credits the manufacturer has purchased and sold during </ins>&#10;12.4    <ins>the preceding program year; </ins>&#10;12.5    <ins>(2) the number of recycling credits possessed by the manufacturer that the </ins>&#10;12.6    <ins>manufacturer elects to use in the calculation of its variable recycling fee under section </ins>&#10;12.7    <ins>115A.1314, subdivision 1; and</ins>&#10;12.8    <ins>(3) the number of recycling credits the manufacturer retains at the beginning of </ins>&#10;12.9    <ins>the current program year.</ins>&#10;12.10       <ins>Subd. 2.</ins> <ins><b>Recycler's reporting requirements.</b></ins> <ins>By August 1 of each year, beginning </ins>&#10;12.11   <ins>in 2007, a recycler of covered electronic devices must report to the agency and the </ins>&#10;12.12   <ins>department the total weight of covered electronic devices recycled during the preceding </ins>&#10;12.13   <ins>program year and must certify that the recycler has complied with section 115A.1318, </ins>&#10;12.14   <ins>subdivision 2.</ins>&#10;12.15       <ins>Subd. 3.</ins> <ins><b>Collector's reporting requirements.</b></ins> <ins>By August 1 of each year, beginning </ins>&#10;12.16   <ins>in 2007, a collector must report separately to the agency the total pounds of covered </ins>&#10;12.17   <ins>electronic devices collected in the counties specified in section 115A.1314, subdivision </ins>&#10;12.18   <ins>1, paragraph (d), and all other Minnesota counties, and a list of all recyclers to whom </ins>&#10;12.19   <ins>collectors delivered covered electronic devices.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.7.0"></a>12.20       Sec. 7. <ins><b>[115A.1318] RESPONSIBILITIES.</b></ins>&#10;12.21       <ins>Subdivision 1.</ins> <ins><b>Manufacturer's responsibilities.</b></ins> <ins>(a) In addition to fulfilling the </ins>&#10;12.22   <ins>requirements of sections 115A.1311 to 115A.1330, a manufacturer must comply with </ins>&#10;12.23   <ins>paragraphs (b) to (d).</ins>&#10;12.24   <ins>(b) A manufacturer must annually recycle or arrange for the collection and recycling </ins>&#10;12.25   <ins>of an amount of covered electronic devices equal to the total weight of video display </ins>&#10;12.26   <ins>devices sold by the manufacturer during the preceding program year, multiplied by the </ins>&#10;12.27   <ins>proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, as established by the </ins>&#10;12.28   <ins>agency under section 115A.1320, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).</ins>&#10;12.29   <ins>(c) The obligations of a manufacturer apply only to video display devices received </ins>&#10;12.30   <ins>from households and do not apply to video display devices received from sources other </ins>&#10;12.31   <ins>than households. </ins>&#10;12.32   <ins>(d) A manufacturer must conduct and document due diligence assessments of </ins>&#10;12.33   <ins>collectors and recyclers it contracts with to ensure that all recyclers comply with the </ins>&#10;12.34   <ins>requirements of subdivision 2. A manufacturer is responsible for maintaining, for a period </ins>&#10;13.1    <ins>of three years, documentation that all video display devices recycled, partially recycled, or </ins>&#10;13.2    <ins>sent to downstream recycling operations comply with the requirements of subdivision 2.</ins>&#10;13.3        <ins>Subd. 2.</ins> <ins><b>Recycler's responsibilities.</b></ins> <ins>(a) As part of the report submitted under </ins>&#10;13.4    <ins>section 115A.1316, subdivision 2, a recycler must certify, except as provided in paragraph </ins>&#10;13.5    <ins>(b), that facilities that recycle video display devices, including all downstream recycling </ins>&#10;13.6    <ins>operations: </ins>&#10;13.7    <ins>(1) comply with all applicable health, environmental, safety, and financial </ins>&#10;13.8    <ins>responsibility regulations;</ins>&#10;13.9    <ins>(2) are licensed by all applicable governmental authorities; </ins>&#10;13.10   <ins>(3) use no prison labor to recycle video display devices; and </ins>&#10;13.11   <ins>(4) possess liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 for environmental releases, </ins>&#10;13.12   <ins>accidents, and other emergencies.</ins>&#10;13.13   <ins>(b) A nonprofit corporation that contracts with a correctional institution to refurbish </ins>&#10;13.14   <ins>and reuse donated computers in schools is exempt from paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4).</ins>&#10;13.15   <ins>(c) Except to the extent otherwise required by law, a recycler has no responsibility </ins>&#10;13.16   <ins>for any data that may be contained in a covered electronic device if an information storage </ins>&#10;13.17   <ins>device is included in the covered electronic device.</ins>&#10;13.18       <ins>Subd. 3.</ins> <ins><b>Retailer's responsibilities.</b></ins> <ins>(a) By July 1 of each year, a retailer must report </ins>&#10;13.19   <ins>to a manufacturer the number of video display devices labeled with the manufacturer's </ins>&#10;13.20   <ins>brand sold to households during the previous program year.</ins>&#10;13.21   <ins>(b) A retailer who sells new video display devices shall provide information to </ins>&#10;13.22   <ins>households describing where and how they may recycle video display devices and </ins>&#10;13.23   <ins>advising them of opportunities and locations for the convenient collection of video display </ins>&#10;13.24   <ins>devices for the purpose of recycling. This requirement may be met by providing to </ins>&#10;13.25   <ins>households the agency's toll-free number and Web site address. Retailers selling through </ins>&#10;13.26   <ins>catalogs or the Internet may meet this requirement by including the information in a </ins>&#10;13.27   <ins>prominent location on the retailer's Web site.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.8.0"></a>13.28       Sec. 8. <ins><b>[115A.1320] AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT DUTIES.</b></ins>&#10;13.29       <ins>Subdivision 1.</ins> <ins><b>Duties of the agency.</b></ins> <ins>(a) The agency shall administer sections </ins>&#10;13.30   <ins>115A.1310 to 115A.1330. </ins>&#10;13.31   <ins>(b) The agency shall establish procedures for: </ins>&#10;13.32   <ins>(1) receipt and maintenance of the registration statements and certifications filed </ins>&#10;13.33   <ins>with the agency under section 115A.1312; and </ins>&#10;13.34   <ins>(2) making the statements and certifications easily available to manufacturers, </ins>&#10;13.35   <ins>retailers, and members of the public. </ins>&#10;14.1    <ins>(c) The agency shall annually review the value of the following variables that are </ins>&#10;14.2    <ins>part of the formula used to calculate a manufacturer's annual registration fee under section </ins>&#10;14.3    <ins>115A.1314, subdivision 1: </ins>&#10;14.4    <ins>(1) the proportion of sales of video display devices sold to households that </ins>&#10;14.5    <ins>manufacturers are required to recycle; </ins>&#10;14.6    <ins>(2) the estimated per-pound price of recycling covered electronic devices sold to </ins>&#10;14.7    <ins>households; </ins>&#10;14.8    <ins>(3) the base registration fee; and </ins>&#10;14.9    <ins>(4) the multiplier established for the weight of covered electronic devices collected </ins>&#10;14.10   <ins>in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). If the agency determines that any </ins>&#10;14.11   <ins>of these values must be changed in order to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of </ins>&#10;14.12   <ins>the activities regulated under sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330, it  shall present those </ins>&#10;14.13   <ins>recommendations and the reasons for them to the chairs of the senate and house of </ins>&#10;14.14   <ins>representatives committees with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.</ins>&#10;14.15   <ins>(d) The agency shall annually calculate estimated sales of video display devices sold </ins>&#10;14.16   <ins>to households by each manufacturer during the preceding program year based on national </ins>&#10;14.17   <ins>sales data and forward the estimates to the department.</ins>&#10;14.18   <ins>(e) The agency shall manage the account established in section 115A.1314, </ins>&#10;14.19   <ins>subdivision 2.</ins>&#10;14.20   <ins>(f) On or before December 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, the agency shall provide </ins>&#10;14.21   <ins>a report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation of sections 115A.1310 </ins>&#10;14.22   <ins>to 115A.1330. For each program year, the report must discuss the total weight of covered </ins>&#10;14.23   <ins>electronic devices recycled and a summary of information in the reports submitted by </ins>&#10;14.24   <ins>manufacturers and recyclers under section 115A.1316. The report must also discuss the </ins>&#10;14.25   <ins>various collection programs used by manufacturers to collect covered electronic devices; </ins>&#10;14.26   <ins>information regarding covered electronic devices that are being collected by persons other </ins>&#10;14.27   <ins>than registered manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers; and information about covered </ins>&#10;14.28   <ins>electronic devices, if any, being disposed of in landfills in this state. The report must </ins>&#10;14.29   <ins>include a description of enforcement actions under sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330. </ins>&#10;14.30   <ins>The agency may include in its report other information received by the agency regarding </ins>&#10;14.31   <ins>the implementation of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330. </ins>&#10;14.32   <ins>(g) The agency shall promote public participation in the activities regulated under </ins>&#10;14.33   <ins>sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330 through public education and outreach efforts.</ins>&#10;14.34   <ins>(h) The agency  shall enforce sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 in the manner </ins>&#10;14.35   <ins>provided by sections 115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and 116.072, except for those </ins>&#10;14.36   <ins>provisions enforced by the department, as provided in subdivision 2. The agency may </ins>&#10;15.1    <ins>revoke a registration of a collector or recycler found to have violated sections 115A.1310 </ins>&#10;15.2    <ins>to 115A.1330.</ins>&#10;15.3        <ins>Subd. 2.</ins> <ins><b>Duties of the department.</b></ins> <ins>(a) The department must collect the data </ins>&#10;15.4    <ins>submitted to it annually by each manufacturer on the weight of each specific model </ins>&#10;15.5    <ins>of video display device sold to households, the weight of covered electronic devices </ins>&#10;15.6    <ins>collected from households that is recycled, and data on recycling credits, as required under </ins>&#10;15.7    <ins>section 115A.1316. The department must use this data to review each manufacturer's </ins>&#10;15.8    <ins>annual registration fee submitted to the department to ensure that the fee was calculated </ins>&#10;15.9    <ins>accurately according to the formula in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1.</ins>&#10;15.10   <ins>(b) The department must estimate, for each registered manufacturer, the sales of </ins>&#10;15.11   <ins>video display devices to households during the previous program year, based on:</ins>&#10;15.12   <ins>(1) data provided by a manufacturer on sales of video display devices to households, </ins>&#10;15.13   <ins>including documentation describing how that amount was calculated and certification that </ins>&#10;15.14   <ins>the amount is accurate; or</ins>&#10;15.15   <ins>(2) if a manufacturer does not provide the data specified in clause (1), national data </ins>&#10;15.16   <ins>on sales of video display devices.</ins>&#10;15.17   <ins>The department must use the data specified in this subdivision to review each </ins>&#10;15.18   <ins>manufacturer's annual registration fee submitted to the department to ensure that the fee </ins>&#10;15.19   <ins>was calculated accurately according to the formula in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1.</ins>&#10;15.20   <ins>(c) The department must enforce section 115A.1314, subdivision 1. The audit, </ins>&#10;15.21   <ins>assessment, appeal, collection, enforcement, disclosure, and other administrative </ins>&#10;15.22   <ins>provisions of chapters 270B, 270C, and 289A that apply to the taxes imposed under </ins>&#10;15.23   <ins>chapter 297A apply to the fee imposed under section 115A.1314, subdivision 1. To </ins>&#10;15.24   <ins>enforce this subdivision, the commissioner of revenue may grant extensions to pay, </ins>&#10;15.25   <ins>and impose and abate penalties and interest on, the fee due under section 115A.1314, </ins>&#10;15.26   <ins>subdivision 1, in the manner provided in chapters 270C and 289A as if the fee were a </ins>&#10;15.27   <ins>tax imposed under chapter 297A.</ins>&#10;15.28   <ins>(d) The department may disclose nonpublic data to the agency only when necessary </ins>&#10;15.29   <ins>for the efficient and effective administration of the activities regulated under sections </ins>&#10;15.30   <ins>115A.1312 to 115A.1330. Any data disclosed by the department to the agency retains the </ins>&#10;15.31   <ins>classification it had when in the possession of the department.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.9.0"></a>15.32       Sec. 9. <ins><b>[115A.1322] OTHER RECYCLING PROGRAMS.</b></ins>&#10;15.33   <ins>A city, county, or other public agency may not require households to use public </ins>&#10;15.34   <ins>facilities to recycle their covered electronic devices to the exclusion of other lawful </ins>&#10;15.35   <ins>programs available. Nothing in sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 prohibits or restricts </ins>&#10;16.1    <ins>the operation of any program recycling covered electronic devices in addition to those </ins>&#10;16.2    <ins>provided by manufacturers or prohibits or restricts any persons from receiving, collecting, </ins>&#10;16.3    <ins>transporting, or recycling covered electronic devices, provided that those persons are </ins>&#10;16.4    <ins>registered under section 115A.1312.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.10.0"></a>16.5        Sec. 10. <ins><b>[115A.1324] REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES BY STATE </b></ins>&#10;16.6    <ins><b>AGENCIES.</b></ins>&#10;16.7    <ins>(a) The Department of Administration must ensure that acquisitions of video display </ins>&#10;16.8    <ins>devices under chapter 16C are certified by the vendor to be in compliance with sections </ins>&#10;16.9    <ins>115A.1312 to 115A.1318.</ins>&#10;16.10   <ins>(b) The bid solicitation documents must specify that the prospective bidder is </ins>&#10;16.11   <ins>required to cooperate fully in providing reasonable access to its records and documents </ins>&#10;16.12   <ins>that evidence compliance with paragraph (a) and sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1318. </ins>&#10;16.13   <ins>(c) Any person awarded a contract under chapter 16C for purchase or lease of video </ins>&#10;16.14   <ins>display devices that is found to be in violation of paragraph (a) or sections 115A.1312 to </ins>&#10;16.15   <ins>115A.1318 is subject to the following sanctions: </ins>&#10;16.16   <ins>(1) the contract must be voided; </ins>&#10;16.17   <ins>(2) the contractor is ineligible to bid on any state contract for a period of three </ins>&#10;16.18   <ins>years; and </ins>&#10;16.19   <ins>(3) if the attorney general establishes that any money, property, or benefit was </ins>&#10;16.20   <ins>obtained by a contractor as a result of violating paragraph (a) or sections 115A.1312 to </ins>&#10;16.21   <ins>115A.1318, the court may, in addition to any other remedy, order the disgorgement of the </ins>&#10;16.22   <ins>unlawfully obtained money, property, or benefit. </ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.11.0"></a>16.23       Sec. 11. <ins><b>[115A.1326] REGULATION OF VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICES.</b></ins>&#10;16.24   <ins>If the United States Environmental Protection Agency adopts regulations under the </ins>&#10;16.25   <ins>Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regarding the handling, storage, or treatment </ins>&#10;16.26   <ins>of any type of video display device being recycled, those regulations are automatically </ins>&#10;16.27   <ins>effective in this state on the same date and supersede any rules previously adopted by the </ins>&#10;16.28   <ins>agency regarding the handling, storage, or treatment of all video display devices being </ins>&#10;16.29   <ins>recycled. </ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.12.0"></a>16.30       Sec. 12. <ins><b>[115A.1328] MULTISTATE IMPLEMENTATION.</b></ins>&#10;16.31   <ins>The agency and department are authorized to participate in the establishment and </ins>&#10;16.32   <ins>implementation of a regional multistate organization or compact to assist in carrying out </ins>&#10;16.33   <ins>the requirements of this chapter.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.13.0"></a>17.1        Sec. 13. <ins><b>[115A.1330] LIMITATIONS.</b></ins>&#10;17.2    <ins>Sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 expire if a federal law, or combination of federal </ins>&#10;17.3    <ins>laws, take effect that is applicable to all video display devices sold in the United States </ins>&#10;17.4    <ins>and establish a program for the collection and recycling or reuse of video display devices </ins>&#10;17.5    <ins>that is applicable to all video display devices discarded by households.</ins>&#10;&#10;<a id="go.0.14.0"></a>17.6        Sec. 14. <ins><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b></ins>&#10;17.7    <ins>Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment. Sections 3 to 13 are </ins>&#10;17.8    <ins>effective as provided in section 115A.1308, subdivision 3, clause (3).</ins>&#10;