<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to environment; providing for collection, transportation, and recycling of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>video display devices; providing civil penalties; appropriating money;proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[115A.1310] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For the purposes of sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>following terms have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Cathode-ray tube or CRT.</b> "Cathode-ray tube" or "CRT" means a vacuum <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>tube or picture tube used to convert an electronic signal into a visual image. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Collection.</b> "Collection" means the aggregation of covered electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>devices from households and includes all the activities up to the time the covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>electronic devices are delivered to a recycler.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Collector.</b> "Collector" means a public or private entity that receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>covered electronic devices from households and arranges for the  delivery of the devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>to a recycler.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Computer.</b> "Computer" means an electronic, magnetic, optical, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>or storage functions, but does not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>hand-held calculator or device, or other similar device.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Computer monitor.</b> "Computer monitor" means an electronic device that <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>is a cathode-ray tube or flat panel display primarily intended to display information from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>central processing unit or the Internet. Computer monitor includes a laptop computer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Covered electronic device.</b> "Covered electronic device" means computers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>peripherals, facsimile machines, DVD players, video cassette recorders, and video display <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>devices that are sold to a household by means of retail, wholesale, or electronic commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Department.</b> "Department" means the Department of Revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Dwelling unit.</b> "Dwelling unit" has the meaning given in section 238.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>subdivision 21a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Household.</b> "Household" means an occupant of a single detached <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>dwelling unit or a single unit of a multiple dwelling unit located in this state who has used <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>a video display device at a dwelling unit primarily for personal use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Manufacturer.</b> "Manufacturer" means a person who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) manufactures video display devices to be sold under its own brand as identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>by its own brand label; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) sells video display devices manufactured by others under its own brand as <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>identified by its own brand label.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Peripheral.</b> "Peripheral" means a keyboard, printer, or any other device <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>sold exclusively for external use with a computer that provides input or output into <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>or from a computer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Program year.</b> "Program year" means the period from July 1 through <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>June 30.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Recycler.</b> "Recycler" means a public or private individual or entity who <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>accepts covered electronic devices from households and collectors for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>recycling. A manufacturer who takes products for refurbishment or repair is not a recycler.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Recycling.</b> "Recycling" means the process of collecting and preparing <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>video display devices or covered electronic devices for use in manufacturing processes <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>or for recovery of useable materials followed by delivery of such materials for use. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>Recycling does not include the destruction by incineration or other process or land <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>disposal of recyclable materials nor reuse, repair, or any other process through which <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>video display devices or covered electronic devices are returned to use for households in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>their original form.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Recycling credits.</b> "Recycling credits" means the number of pounds of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>covered electronic devices recycled by a manufacturer from households during a program <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>year, less the product of the number of pounds of video display devices sold to households <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>during the same program year, multiplied by the proportion of sales a manufacturer is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>required to recycle. The calculation and uses of recycling credits are as specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>section 115A.1314, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Retailer.</b> "Retailer" means a person who sells, rents, or leases, through <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet, a video display device to a household and not for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>resale in any form.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>Sell or sale.</b> "Sell" or "sale" means any transfer for consideration of title <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>or of the right to use, by lease or sales contract, including, but not limited to, transactions <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>conducted through sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet, or any other similar electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>means either inside or outside of the state, by a person who conducts the transaction <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>and controls the delivery of a video display device to a consumer in the state, but does <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>not include a manufacturer's or distributor's wholesale transaction with a distributor or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>a retailer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Television.</b> "Television" means an electronic device that is a cathode-ray <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>tube or flat panel display primarily intended to receive video programming via broadcast, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>cable, or satellite transmission or video from surveillance or other similar cameras.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 20. <b>Video display device.</b> "Video display device" means a television or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>computer monitor, including a laptop computer, that contains a cathode-ray tube or a flat <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>panel screen with a screen size that is greater than nine inches measured diagonally and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>that is marketed by manufacturers for use by households. Video display device does <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>not include any of the following: <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a video display device that is part of a motor vehicle or any component part of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>motor vehicle assembled by, or for, a vehicle manufacturer or franchised dealer, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>replacement parts for use in a motor vehicle; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a video display device, including a touch-screen display, that is functionally or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>physically part of a larger piece of equipment or is designed and intended for use in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>industrial; commercial, including retail; library checkout; traffic control; kiosk; security, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>other than household security; border control; or medical setting, including diagnostic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>monitoring, or control equipment; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a video display device that is contained within a clothes washer, clothes dryer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>refrigerator, refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, or air purifier; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a telephone of any type unless it contains a video display area greater than nine <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>inches measured diagonally. <br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[115A.1312] REGISTRATION PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements for sale.</b> (a) On or after September 1, 2007, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>manufacturer must not sell or offer for sale or deliver to retailers for subsequent sale a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>new video display device unless: <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the video display device is labeled with the manufacturer's brand, which label is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>permanently affixed and readily visible; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the manufacturer has filed a registration with the agency, as specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) On or after February 1, 2008, a retailer who sells or offers for sale a new video <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>display device to a household must, before the initial offer for sale, review the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>Web site specified in subdivision 2, paragraph (g), to determine that all new video display <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>devices that the retailer is offering for sale are labeled with the manufacturer's brands that <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>are registered with the agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A retailer is not responsible for an unlawful sale under this subdivision if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>manufacturer's registration expired or was revoked and the retailer took possession of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>video display device prior to the expiration or revocation of the manufacturer's registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>and the unlawful sale occurred within six months after the expiration or revocation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Manufacturer's registration.</b> (a) A manufacturer of video display devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>sold or offered for sale to households after September 1, 2007, must submit a registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>to the agency that includes: <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a list of the manufacturer's brands of video display devices offered for sale in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>this state; <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the name, address, and contact information of a person responsible for ensuring <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>compliance with this chapter; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a certification that the manufacturer has complied and will continue to comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>with the requirements of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1318.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) By September 1, 2008, and each year thereafter, a manufacturer of video display <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>devices sold or offered for sale to a household must include in the registration submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>under paragraph (a), a statement disclosing whether:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) any video display devices sold to households exceed the maximum concentration <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>values established for lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>biphenyls (PBBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) under the RoHS <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>(restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment) <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and Council and any amendments <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>thereto; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the manufacturer has received an exemption from one or more of those maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>concentration values under the RoHS Directive that has been approved and published by <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>the European Commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A manufacturer who begins to sell or offer for sale video display devices to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>households after September 1, 2007, and has not filed a registration under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>must submit a registration to the agency within ten days of beginning to sell or offer for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>sale video display devices to households.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A registration must be updated within ten days after a change in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>manufacturer's brands of video display devices sold or offered for sale to households.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A registration is effective upon receipt by the agency and is valid until September <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>1 of each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The agency must review each registration and notify the manufacturer of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>information required by this section that is omitted from the registration. Within 30 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>of receipt of a notification from the agency, the manufacturer must submit a revised <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>registration providing the information noted by the agency. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The agency must maintain on its Web site the names of manufacturers and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>manufacturers' brands listed in registrations filed with the agency. The agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>update the Web site information promptly upon receipt of a new or updated registration. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>The Web site must contain prominent language stating, in effect, that sections 115A.1310 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>to 115A.1330 are directed at household equipment and the manufacturers' brands list is, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>therefore, not a list of manufacturers qualified to sell to industrial, commercial, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>markets identified as exempt from the requirements of sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Collector's registration.</b> After August 1, 2007, no person may operate as <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>a collector of covered electronic devices from households unless that person has submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>a registration with the agency on a form prescribed by the commissioner.  Registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>information must include the name, address, telephone number, and location of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>business and a certification that the collector has complied and will continue to comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>with the requirements of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1318.  A registration is effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>upon receipt by the agency and is valid until July 1 of each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Recycler's registration.</b> After August 1, 2007, no person may recycle <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>video display devices generated by households unless that person has submitted a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>registration with the agency on a form prescribed by the commissioner. Registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>information must include the name, address, telephone number, and location of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>recycling facilities under the direct control of the recycler that may receive video <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>display devices from households and a certification that the recycler has complied and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>will continue to comply with the requirements of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1318. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>registered recycler may conduct recycling activities that are consistent with this chapter. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>registration is effective upon receipt by the agency and is valid until July 1 of each year.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[115A.1314] MANUFACTURER'S REGISTRATION FEE; CREATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var><b>OF ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Registration fee.</b> (a) Each manufacturer who registers under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>115A.1312 must, by September 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, pay to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>of revenue an annual registration fee. The commissioner of revenue must deposit the fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>in the account established in subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The registration fee for the initial program year during which a manufacturer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>video display devices are sold to households is $5,000. Each year thereafter, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>registration fee is equal to a base fee of $2,500, plus a variable recycling fee calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>according to the formula:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;((A x B) - (C + D)) x E, where:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) A = the number of pounds of a manufacturer's video display devices sold to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>households during the previous program year, as reported to the department under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>115A.1316, subdivision 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) B = the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, set at <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>0.6 for the first program year and 0.8 for the second program year and every year thereafter; <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) C =  the number of pounds of covered electronic devices recycled by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>manufacturer from households during the previous program year, as reported to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>department under section 115A.1316, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) D = the number of recycling credits a manufacturer elects to use to calculate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>variable recycling fee, as reported to the department under section 115A.1316, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>1; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) E = the estimated per-pound cost of recycling, initially set at $0.50 per pound for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>manufacturers who recycle less than 50 percent of the product (A x B); $0.40 per pound <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>for manufacturers who recycle at least 50 percent but less than 90 percent of the product <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>(A x B); and $0.30 per pound for manufacturers who recycle at least 90 percent but less <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>than 100 percent of the product (A x B).<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If, as specified in paragraph (b), the term C - (A x B) equals a positive number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>pounds, that amount is defined as the manufacturer's recycling credits. A manufacturer <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>may retain recycling credits to be added, in whole or in part, to the actual value of C, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 2, during any of the three succeeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>program years. A  manufacturer may sell any portion or all of its recycling credits to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>another manufacturer, at a price negotiated by the parties, who may use the credits in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>same manner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For the purpose of calculating a manufacturer's variable recycling fee under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>paragraph (b), the weight of covered electronic devices collected from households located <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>outside the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>calculated at 1.5 times their actual weight.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The registration fee for the initial program year and the base registration fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>thereafter for a manufacturer who produces fewer than 100 video display devices for sale <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>annually to households is $1,250.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Creation of account; appropriations.</b> (a) The electronic waste account <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>is established in the environmental fund. The commissioner of revenue must deposit <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>receipts from the fee established in subdivision 1 in the account. Any interest earned on <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>the account must be credited to the account. Money from other sources may be credited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>the account. Beginning in the second program year and continuing each program year <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>thereafter, as of the last day of each program year, the commissioner shall determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>total amount of the variable fees that were collected. To the extent that the total fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>collected by the commissioner in connection with this section exceeds the amount the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>commissioner determines necessary to operate the program for the new program year, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>commissioner shall refund on a pro rata basis, to all manufacturers who paid any fees for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>the previous program year, the amount of fees collected by the commissioner in excess of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>the amount necessary to operate the program for the new program year. No individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>refund is required of amounts of $100 or less for a fiscal year. Manufacturers who report <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>collections less than 50 percent of their obligation for the previous program year are <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>not eligible for a refund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Until June 30, 2009, money in the account is annually appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>Pollution Control Agency:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for the purpose of implementing sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>transfer to the commissioner of revenue to carry out the department's duties under <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>section 115A.1320, subdivision 2, and transfer to the commissioner of administration for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>responsibilities under section 115A.1324; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to be distributed on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>competitive basis through contracts with counties outside the 11-county metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>area, as defined in paragraph (c), and with private entities that collect for recycling <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>covered electronic devices in counties outside the 11-county metropolitan area, where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>collection and recycling is consistent with the respective county's solid waste plan, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>the purpose of carrying out the activities under sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>awarding competitive grants under this clause, the commissioner must give preference to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>counties and private entities that are working cooperatively with manufacturers to help <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>them meet their recycling obligations under section 115A.1318, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The 11-county metropolitan area consists of the counties of Anoka, Carver, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[115A.1316] REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Manufacturer's reporting requirements.</b> (a) By September 1 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>each year, beginning in 2008, each manufacturer must report to the department:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the total weight of each specific model of its video display devices  sold to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>households during the previous program year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the total weight of its video display devices  sold to households during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>previous year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) an estimate of the total weight of its video display devices  sold to households <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>during the previous program year based on national sales data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A manufacturer must submit with the report required under this paragraph a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>description of how the information or estimate was calculated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) By September 1 of each year, beginning in 2008, each manufacturer must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>to the department the total weight of covered electronic devices the manufacturer collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>from households and recycled or arranged to have collected and recycled during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>preceding program year. If a manufacturer wishes to receive the variable recycling rate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>1.5 for covered electronic devices it recycles, the manufacturer must report separately the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>total weight of covered electronic devices collected from households located in counties <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>specified in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), and those collected from <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>households located outside those counties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) By September 1 of each year, beginning in 2008, each manufacturer must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>to the department: <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the number of recycling credits the manufacturer has purchased and sold during <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>the preceding program year; <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the number of recycling credits possessed by the manufacturer that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>manufacturer elects to use in the calculation of its variable recycling fee under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>115A.1314, subdivision 1; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the number of recycling credits the manufacturer retains at the beginning of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>the current program year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Recycler's reporting requirements.</b> By August 1 of each year, beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>in 2008, a recycler of covered electronic devices must report to the agency and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>department the total weight of covered electronic devices recycled during the preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>program year and must certify that the recycler has complied with section 115A.1318, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Collector's reporting requirements.</b> By August 1 of each year, beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>in 2008, a collector must report separately to the agency the total pounds of covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>electronic devices collected in the counties specified in section 115A.1314, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>1, paragraph (d), and all other Minnesota counties, and a list of all recyclers to whom <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>collectors delivered covered electronic devices.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[115A.1318] RESPONSIBILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Manufacturer's responsibilities.</b> (a) In addition to fulfilling the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>requirements of sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330, a manufacturer must comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>paragraphs (b) to (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A manufacturer must annually recycle or arrange for the collection and recycling <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>of an amount of covered electronic devices equal to the total weight of its video display <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>devices sold to households during the preceding program year, multiplied by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, as established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>agency under section 115A.1320, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The obligations of a manufacturer apply only to video display devices received <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>from households and do not apply to video display devices received from sources other <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>than households. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A manufacturer must conduct and document due diligence assessments of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>collectors and recyclers it contracts with, including an assessment of items specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>under subdivision 2. A manufacturer is responsible for maintaining, for a period of three <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>years, documentation that all video display devices recycled, partially recycled, or sent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>downstream recycling operations comply with the requirements of subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A manufacturer must provide the agency with contact information for a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>who can be contacted regarding the manufacturer's activities under sections 115A.1310 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>to 115A.1320.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Recycler's responsibilities.</b> (a) As part of the report submitted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>section 115A.1316, subdivision 2, a recycler must certify, except as provided in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>(b), that facilities that recycle video display devices, including all downstream recycling <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>operations: <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) comply with all applicable health, environmental, safety, and financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>responsibility regulations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) are licensed by all applicable governmental authorities; <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) use no prison labor to recycle video display devices; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) possess liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 for environmental releases, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>accidents, and other emergencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A nonprofit corporation that contracts with a correctional institution to refurbish <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>and reuse donated computers in schools is exempt from paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Except to the extent otherwise required by law, a recycler has no responsibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>for any data that may be contained in a covered electronic device if an information storage <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>device is included in the covered electronic device.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Retailer's responsibilities.</b> (a) By July 1 of each year, beginning in 2008, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>a retailer must report to a manufacturer the number of video display devices, by video <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>display device model, labeled with the manufacturer's brand sold to households during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>previous program year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A retailer who sells new video display devices shall provide information to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>households describing where and how they may recycle video display devices and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>advising them of opportunities and locations for the convenient collection of video display <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>devices for the purpose of recycling. This requirement may be met by providing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>households the agency's toll-free number and Web site address. Retailers selling through <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>catalogs or the Internet may meet this requirement by including the information in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>prominent location on the retailer's Web site.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[115A.1320] AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT DUTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Duties of the agency.</b> (a) The agency shall administer sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>115A.1310 to 115A.1330. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The agency shall establish procedures for: <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) receipt and maintenance of the registration statements and certifications filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>with the agency under section 115A.1312; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) making the statements and certifications easily available to manufacturers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>retailers, and members of the public. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The agency shall annually review the value of the following variables that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>part of the formula used to calculate a manufacturer's annual registration fee under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>115A.1314, subdivision 1: <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the proportion of sales of video display devices sold to households that <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>manufacturers are required to recycle; <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the estimated per-pound price of recycling covered electronic devices sold to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>households; <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the base registration fee; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the multiplier established for the weight of covered electronic devices collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). If the agency determines that any of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>these values must be changed in order to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>activities regulated under sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330 or if the revenues in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>account exceed the amount that the agency determines is necessary, the agency shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>submit recommended changes and the reasons for them to the chairs of the senate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) By January 15 each year, beginning in 2008, the agency shall calculate estimated <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>sales of video display devices sold to households by each manufacturer during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>preceding program year, based on national sales data, and forward the estimates to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The agency shall manage the account established in section 115A.1314, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>subdivision 2. If the revenues in the account exceed the amount that the agency determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>is necessary for efficient and effective administration of the program, including any <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>amount for contingencies, the agency must recommend to the legislature that the base <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>registration fee, the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>or the estimated per pound cost of recycling established under section 115A.1314, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or any combination thereof, be lowered in order to reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>revenues collected in the subsequent program year by the estimated amount of the excess.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) On or before December 1, 2010, and each year thereafter, the agency shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>a report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation of sections 115A.1310 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>to 115A.1330. For each program year, the report must discuss the total weight of covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>electronic devices recycled and a summary of information in the reports submitted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>manufacturers and recyclers under section 115A.1316. The report must also discuss the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>various collection programs used by manufacturers to collect covered electronic devices; <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>information regarding covered electronic devices that are being collected by persons other <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>than registered manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers; and information about covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>electronic devices, if any, being disposed of in landfills in this state. The report must <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>include a description of enforcement actions under sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>The agency may include in its report other information received by the agency regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>the implementation of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The agency shall promote public participation in the activities regulated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330 through public education and outreach efforts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The agency  shall enforce sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 in the manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>provided by sections 115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and 116.072, except for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>provisions enforced by the department, as provided in subdivision 2. The agency may <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>revoke a registration of a collector or recycler found to have violated sections 115A.1310 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>to 115A.1330.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The agency shall facilitate communication between counties, collection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>recycling centers, and manufacturers to ensure that manufacturers are aware of video <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>display devices available for recycling.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) The agency shall develop a form retailers must use to report information to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>manufacturers under section 115A.1318 and post it on the agency's Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) The agency shall post on its Web site the contact information provided by each <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>manufacturer under section 115A.1318, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duties of the department.</b> (a) The department must collect the data <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>submitted to it annually by each manufacturer on the total weight of each specific model <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>of video display device sold to households, if provided; the total weight of video display <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>devices sold to households; the total weight of covered electronic devices collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>from households that are recycled; and data on recycling credits, as required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>section 115A.1316. The department must use this data to review each manufacturer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>annual registration fee submitted to the department to ensure that the fee was calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>accurately according to the formula in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The department must estimate, for each registered manufacturer, the sales of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>video display devices to households during the previous program year, based on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) data provided by a manufacturer on sales of video display devices to households, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>including documentation describing how that amount was calculated and certification that <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>the amount is accurate; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) if a manufacturer does not provide the data specified in clause (1), national data <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>on sales of video display devices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>The department must use the data specified in this subdivision to review each <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>manufacturer's annual registration fee submitted to the department to ensure that the fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>was calculated accurately according to the formula in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The department must enforce section 115A.1314, subdivision 1. The audit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>assessment, appeal, collection, enforcement, disclosure, and other administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>provisions of chapters 270B, 270C, and 289A that apply to the taxes imposed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>chapter 297A apply to the fee imposed under section 115A.1314, subdivision 1. To <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>enforce this subdivision, the commissioner of revenue may grant extensions to pay, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>and impose and abate penalties and interest on, the fee due under section 115A.1314, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>subdivision 1, in the manner provided in chapters 270C and 289A as if the fee were a <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>tax imposed under chapter 297A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The department may disclose nonpublic data to the agency only when necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>for the efficient and effective administration of the activities regulated under sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>115A.1310 to 115A.1330. Any data disclosed by the department to the agency retains the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>classification it had when in the possession of the department.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[115A.1322] OTHER RECYCLING PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A city, county, or other public agency may not require households to use public <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>facilities to recycle their covered electronic devices to the exclusion of other lawful <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>programs available. Cities, counties, and other public agencies, including those awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>contracts by the agency under section 115A.1314, subdivision 2, are encouraged to work <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>with manufacturers to assist them in meeting their recycling obligations under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>115A.1318, subdivision 1. Nothing in sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 prohibits or <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>restricts the operation of any program recycling covered electronic devices in addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>to those provided by manufacturers or prohibits or restricts any persons from receiving, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>collecting, transporting, or recycling covered electronic devices, provided that those <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>persons are registered under section 115A.1312.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[115A.1323] ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A manufacturer that organizes collection or recycling under this section is <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>authorized to engage in anticompetitive conduct to the extent necessary to plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>implement its chosen organized collection or recycling system and is immune from <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>liability under state laws relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>and other regulation of trade or commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An organization of manufacturers, an individual manufacturer, and its officers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>members, employees, and agents who cooperate with a political subdivision that organizes <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>collection or recycling under this section are authorized to engage in anticompetitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>conduct to the extent necessary to plan and implement the organized collection <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>or recycling system, provided that the political subdivision actively supervises the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>participation of each entity. An organization, entity, or person covered by this paragraph is <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>immune from liability under state law relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>practices, and other regulation of trade or commerce.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[115A.1324] REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES BY STATE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var><b>AGENCIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Department of Administration must ensure that acquisitions of video display <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>devices under chapter 16C are in compliance with or not subject to sections 115A.1310 <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>to 115A.1318.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The solicitation documents must specify that the prospective responder is <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>required to cooperate fully in providing reasonable access to its records and documents <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>that evidence compliance with paragraph (a) and sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1318. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Any person awarded a contract under chapter 16C for purchase or lease of video <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>display devices that is found to be in violation of paragraph (a) or sections 115A.1310 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>115A.1318 is subject to the following sanctions: <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the contract must be voided if the commissioner of administration determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>that the potential adverse impact to the state is exceeded by the benefit obtained from <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>voiding the contract;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the contractor is subject to suspension and disbarment under Minnesota Rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>part 1230.1150; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) if the attorney general establishes that any money, property, or benefit was <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>obtained by a contractor as a result of violating paragraph (a) or sections 115A.1310 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>115A.1318, the court may, in addition to any other remedy, order the disgorgement of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>unlawfully obtained money, property, or benefit. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[115A.1326] REGULATION OF VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the United States Environmental Protection Agency adopts regulations under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regarding the handling, storage, or treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>of any type of video display device being recycled, those regulations are automatically <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>effective in this state on the same date and supersede any rules previously adopted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>agency regarding the handling, storage, or treatment of all video display devices being <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>recycled. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[115A.1328] MULTISTATE IMPLEMENTATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The agency and department are authorized to participate in the establishment of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>regional multistate organization or compact to assist in carrying out the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>of this chapter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>[115A.1330] LIMITATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 expire if a federal law, or combination of federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>laws, take effect that is applicable to all video display devices sold in the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>and establish a program for the collection and recycling or reuse of video display devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>that is applicable to all video display devices discarded by households.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>DIRECT APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior to the governor making budget recommendations to the legislature in 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>the Pollution Control Agency must report on revenues received and expenditures made <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.1314, subdivision 2, during fiscal years 2008 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>2009 and request the governor to recommend a direct appropriation for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>of that section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections 1 to 13 are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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