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SF 1398 Senate Long Description

"Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act of 2005", providing for the recycling of waste electronic devices; imposing a fee after a certain date on retail sales of new covered electronic devices to be collected by retailers and transmitted to a nonprofit corporation to be established by the office of environmental assistance, defining covered electronic device; providing for the consideration of retailers selling the devices as members of the corporation, requiring registration; restricting use of fee revenues; providing for the structure of the corporation, requiring governance and operation by a multistakeholder board and specifying duties relating to the management of a collection, transportation and recycling system for the electronic devices, requiring corporation annual reports and office biennial reports to the legislature on implementation; requiring the corporation to administer a system for reimbursement of collectors and recyclers and to organize and coordinate public outreach; prohibiting collectors and recyclers receiving reimbursements from imposing fees for the collection, transportation and recycling of the devices; requiring the corporation to encourage collectors, transporters and recyclers to coordinate efforts to minimize costs and regulating contracts issued by the corporation; specifying certain environmentally sound management requirements; specifying certain manufacturer device labeling and retailer fee notice requirements, imposing a civil penalty for violation; providing for enforcement of the requirements; requiring the corporation to establish a market development program to enhance existing and develop new end markets for remanufactured products and recycled materials; specifying certain additional requirements of manufacturers; regulating state agency contracts for the purchase or lease of covered electronic devices; authorizing the OEA to adopt administration rules and requiring the office after a certain date to convene a stakeholder group to evaluate the program and make recommendations to the legislature relating to financing of the program; providing a federal program preemption
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