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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
January 24, 2022 - Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Cowles,
Bewley and
Stroebel, cosponsored by Representatives Edming,
Gundrum and B. Meyers.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
SB890,1,2
1An Act to create 20.370 (4) (hs) and 287.17 (12) of the statutes;
relating to:
2cleanup of electronics recycling waste and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to contract with third
parties to perform any necessary assessment, collection, transportation, and
disposal of cathode ray tube glass and related waste generated from activities
undertaken by 5R Processors and located at properties in Rusk, Price, or Washington
counties that are not owned by 5R Processors or its successors. The bill creates a new
continuing appropriation of $2,500,000 from the segregated environmental fund for
this purpose.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB890,1
3Section
1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
4the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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SB890,2
1Section
2. 20.370 (4) (hs) of the statutes is created to read:
SB890,2,32
20.370
(4) (hs)
Electronic waste cleanup. From the environmental fund, the
3amounts in the schedule for contracts under s. 287.17 (12).
SB890,3
4Section
3. 287.17 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
SB890,2,105
287.17
(12) Electronic waste cleanup in Rusk, Price, and Washington
6counties. The department shall contract with 3rd parties to perform any necessary
7assessment, collection, transportation, and disposal of cathode ray tube glass and
8related waste generated from activities undertaken by 5R Processors and located at
9properties in Rusk, Price, or Washington counties that are not owned by 5R
10Processors or its successors. Costs under these contracts may not exceed $2,500,000.
