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AB254,42 17Section 42 . 287.17 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,12,918 287.17 (5) (b) Weight of eligible electronic devices recycled. With the
19registration that it submits under sub. (3) that is due by September 1, 2010, a
20manufacturer shall report to the department the total weight of eligible electronic
21devices used by households or schools in this state that were collected by or delivered
22to the manufacturer for recycling by the manufacturer or that were collected by or
23delivered to a registered recycler for recycling on behalf of the manufacturer during
24the last 2 program quarters of the preceding program year. Beginning in 2011, with

25the registration that it submits under sub. (3), a manufacturer shall report to the

1department the total weight of eligible electronic devices used by households or
2covered schools in this state that were collected by or delivered to the manufacturer
3for recycling by the manufacturer or that were collected by or delivered to a
4registered recycler for recycling on behalf of the manufacturer during the preceding
5program year. A manufacturer may shall also report separately the weight of eligible
6electronic devices used by households or covered schools in rural counties and used
7by households or covered schools in urban counties for the purpose of obtaining the
8weight adjustment under sub. (4) (f) for eligible electronic devices received from
9households or covered schools in rural counties.
AB254,43 10Section 43 . 287.17 (7) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,12,1811 287.17 (7) (a) 1. (intro.) Beginning on January 1, 2010, no No person may
12operate as a collector delivering or arranging for the delivery of eligible electronic
13devices to a registered recycler for recycling on behalf of a manufacturer who is
14registered under sub. (3) unless the person is registered under this paragraph. A
15person shall register by submitting, no later than January 1, 2010, and annually, no
16later than August 1 beginning in 2010 the first day of the 2nd month of each program
17year
, to the department a registration, using a form prescribed by the department,
18that includes all of the following:
AB254,44 19Section 44 . 287.17 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,12,2220 287.17 (7) (a) 2. A complete registration is effective on receipt by the
21department and is valid until the first day of the 2nd month of the following August
221
program year unless suspended or revoked before that date.
AB254,45 23Section 45 . 287.17 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,13,624 287.17 (7) (b) Reports and records. No later than August 1 the first day of the
252nd month
of each program year, beginning August 1, 2010, a registered collector

1shall report to the department the total weight of eligible electronic devices collected
2in this state during the preceding program year and the names of all registered
3recyclers to whom the collector delivered eligible electronic devices. A registered
4collector shall maintain records of the sources of eligible electronic devices it collects
5and of the registered recyclers to whom the collector delivers eligible electronic
6devices.
AB254,46 7Section 46 . 287.17 (8) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,13,148 287.17 (8) (a) 1. (intro.) Beginning on January 1, 2010, no No person may
9operate as a recycler receiving eligible electronic devices on behalf of a manufacturer
10who is registered under sub. (3) unless the person is registered under this paragraph.
11A person shall register by submitting, no later than January 1, 2010, and annually,
12no later than August 1 beginning in 2010 the first day of the 2nd month of each
13program year
, to the department a registration, using a form prescribed by the
14department, that includes all of the following:
AB254,47 15Section 47 . 287.17 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,13,1816 287.17 (8) (a) 2. A complete registration is effective on receipt by the
17department and is valid until the first day of the 2nd month of the following August
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program year unless suspended or revoked before that date.
AB254,48 19Section 48. 287.17 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,13,2420 287.17 (8) (b) 1. No later than August 1 the first day of the 2nd month of each
21program year, beginning with August 1, 2010, a registered recycler shall report to the
22department the total weight of eligible electronic devices collected in this state that
23the recycler received for recycling on behalf of a manufacturer registered under sub.
24(3) during the preceding program year and the name of the manufacturer.
AB254,49 25Section 49. 287.17 (8) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,14,3
1287.17 (8) (b) 2. (intro.) No later than February 1 the first day of the 8th month
2of each program year, beginning in 2011, a registered recycler shall report to the
3department all of the following:
AB254,50 4Section 50. 287.17 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,14,135 287.17 (9) Retailers. Beginning on July 1, 2010, a retailer who sells covered
6electronic devices for use by households or covered schools shall provide to
7purchasers information describing how eligible electronic devices can be collected
8and recycled and a description of the prohibitions in s. 287.07 (5) (a). A retailer may
9satisfy this requirement by providing a toll-free number for receiving the
10information and a description of how to access the department's Internet site under
11sub. (10) (a). A retailer who sells through a catalog may provide the information in
12the catalog. A retailer who sells through the Internet may provide the information
13on its Internet site.
AB254,51 14Section 51 . 287.17 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,14,1915 287.17 (9m) Record keeping and inspection. A person subject to sub. (3), (7),
16(8), or (9) shall maintain records related to the program under this section and
17reports required under this section for at least 3 program years. The department
18may inspect records of a person subject to sub. (3), (7), (8), or (9) that are related to
19the program under this section.
AB254,52 20Section 52. 287.17 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,15,621 287.17 (10) (a) Internet site; manufacturers. The department shall maintain
22an Internet site on which the department lists the names of manufacturers who are
23registered under sub. (3) and the names of the brands listed in the manufacturers'
24registrations. The department shall update the information on the Internet site
25promptly upon receipt of a new or revised registration. The department shall include

1on the Internet site a statement that this section applies only to covered electronic
2devices sold for household or covered school use and that the list of manufacturers
3is not a list of manufacturers qualified to sell video display devices, computers, or
4printers for industrial, commercial, or other nonhousehold or nonschool uses. The
5department shall also include on the Internet site the contact information provided
6by manufacturers under sub. (3) (a) 2.
AB254,53 7Section 53. 287.17 (10) (c) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,15,98 287.17 (10) (c) 1. d. The multiplier for the weight of eligible electronic devices
9collected from households or covered schools in rural counties under sub. (4) (f).
AB254,54 10Section 54 . 287.17 (10) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,15,1511 287.17 (10) (d) Annual report. (intro.) Before December 1 of each program year ,
12beginning in 2012
prior to the transition year, and before June 1 of each program year
13beginning with the transition year
, the department shall provide a report on the
14program under this section to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor.
15The department shall include all of the following in the report:
AB254,55 16Section 55. 287.17 (10) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB254,16,617 287.17 (10) (fm) Rural electronics recycling grants. The department shall
18create and administer a program to provide grants from the appropriation under s.
1920.370 (4) (hr), if sufficient program revenue is available, to expand electronics
20recycling and recovery programs in underserved areas of the state. Grants under
21this paragraph may be provided to local units of government, businesses, and
22nonprofit entities, including religious nonprofit entities, for the purpose of hosting
23a collection site or collection event or series of collection sites or collection events.
24Grants provided under this paragraph may be used to rent space or acquire materials
25necessary to host the collection site or collection event, advertise for the site or event,

1cover staff expenses for the site or event, including administrative costs, provide for
2the transportation of collected devices to a registered recycler, and cover other
3expenses allowed by the department. A recipient of a grant under this paragraph
4shall provide matching funds equal to at least 20 percent of the cost of the project for
5which the grant is provided. The department shall award grants under this
6paragraph in the following order of priority:
AB254,16,97 1. Projects that will take place in a county that has no permanent collection site
8registered under s. 287.17 (7) (a) and did not have a collection event registered under
9s. 287.17 (7) (a) during the previous program year.
AB254,16,1110 2. Projects that will take place in a county that has no permanent collection site
11registered under s. 287.17 (7) (a) that is open to all residents.
AB254,16,1312 3. Projects that will take place in a municipality with a population of 5,000 or
13more that does not have a permanent collection site registered under s. 287.17 (7) (a).
AB254,16,1514 4. Projects that do not meet the requirements under subds. 1. to 3., at the
15determination of the department.
AB254,56 16Section 56 . 287.17 (10) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,16,2517 287.17 (10) (j) Audits. The department may perform or contract for the
18performance of an audit of the activities of a registered collector or registered
19recycler. If the department performs or contracts for the performance of an audit of
20a collector or recycler during the first 3 program years in which the collector or
21recycler is registered under sub. (7) or (8) (a), the collector or recycler shall pay 25
22percent of the cost of the audit. If the department performs or contracts for the
23performance of an audit of a collector or recycler after the first 3 program years in
24which the collector or recycler is registered, the collector or recycler shall pay 50
25percent of the cost of the audit.
AB254,57
1Section 57. 287.17 (10) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB254,17,52 287.17 (10) (k) Modification of registration fee. The department may modify
3the registration fee fees under sub. (4) (b) 1. and 2. and (be) 1. and 2. by rule. The
4department may not promulgate a rule under this paragraph that takes effect before
5October 1, 2011.
AB254,17,66 (End)
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