CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2488
58th Legislature
2004 Regular Session
Passed by the House March 10, 2004
Yeas 97 Nays 0
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 3, 2004
Yeas 48 Nays 0
President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House
of Representatives of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that the
attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2488 as passed by the House
of Representatives and the Senate on the
dates hereon set forth.
Chief Clerk
Approved
Governor of the State of Washington
FILED
Secretary of State
State of Washington
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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2488
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2004 Regular Session
State of Washington 58th Legislature 2004 Regular Session
By House Committee on Fisheries, Ecology & Parks (originally
sponsored by Representatives Cooper, Campbell, Hunt, Romero, O'Brien,
Chase, Sullivan, Ruderman, Dunshee, Wood and Dickerson)
READ FIRST TIME 02/09/04.
AN ACT Relating to electronic product management; creating a new
section; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
{+ NEW SECTION. +} Sec. 1. (1) The department of ecology, in
consultation with the solid waste advisory committee created under RCW
70.95.040, shall conduct research and develop recommendations for
implementing and financing an electronic product collection, recycling, and
reuse program. The department and the solid waste advisory committee shall
consult with stakeholders including persons who represent covered electronic
product manufacturers, covered electronic product retailers, waste haulers,
electronics recyclers, charities, cities, counties, environmental
organizations, public interest organizations, and other interested parties
that have a role or interest in the collection, reuse, and recycling of
covered electronic products.
(2) The department shall identify and evaluate existing projects and
encourage new pilot projects for covered electronic product collection,
recycling, and reuse that allow for new information to be obtained. In
evaluating new and existing projects, factors to be considered include:
(a) Urban versus rural recycling challenges and issues;
(b) The involvement of covered electronic product manufacturers;
(c) Different methods of financing the collection, reuse, and recycling
programs for covered electronic products;
(d) The impact of the approach on local governments, nonprofit
organizations, waste haulers, and other stakeholders;
(e) How to address historic and orphan waste; and
(f) The effect of landfill bans on collection and recovery of covered
electronic products.
(3) The department shall also:
(a) Examine existing programs and infrastructure for reuse and recycling
of electronic waste;
(b) Compile information on electronic product manufacturers' covered
electronic product collection, recycling, and reuse programs;
(c) Review existing data on the costs to collect, transport, and recycle
electronic waste;
(d) Develop possible performance measures to assess the effectiveness of
collection, reuse, and recycling of covered electronic products;
(e) Develop a description of what could be accomplished voluntarily and
what would require regulation or legislation if needed to implement the
recommended statewide collection, recycling, and reuse program for covered
electronic products;
(f) Research the potential impacts of recycling or reusing electronic
waste on jobs, recycling infrastructure, and economic development;
(g) Evaluate the suitability of lined and unlined facilities for the
disposal of covered electronic products;
(h) Explore state financial incentives for developing business
opportunities and jobs in the area of covered electronic product recycling
and reuse infrastructure;
(i) Develop and assess ways to establish and finance a statewide
collection, reuse, and recycling program for covered electronic products;
(j) Work with the federal environmental protection agency, other federal
agencies, and interested stakeholders to:
(i) Determine the amount of electronic waste exported from Washington
that is subject to reporting under 40 C.F.R. part 262;
(ii) Determine the amount of electronic waste exported from Washington
that is not subject to reporting under 40 C.F.R. part 262, including
electronic waste from households, small quantity generators, regulated
generators, and other sources; and
(iii) Identify methods to determine if exports of electronic waste from
Washington are in compliance with national laws in destination countries;
(k) Examine the need for and develop recommendations to address
electronic waste collection, reuse, and recycling services, and financing
options for charities, school districts, government agencies, and small
businesses; and
(l) Give special consideration to costs incurred by charitable
organizations receiving unwanted electronic products and possible pilot
projects and other waste collection systems that could be developed to
address these products and costs related to disposal.
(4) The department shall report its findings and recommendations for
implementing and financing an electronic product collection, recycling, and
reuse program to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December
15, 2004, and December 15, 2005.
(5) For purposes of this section "covered electronic product" means
computer monitors, personal computers, and televisions sold to consumers for
personal use, but does not include: (a) An automobile or any cathode ray
tube, cathode ray tube device, flat panel screen, personal computer, or other
similar video display device that is contained within, and is not separate
from, the automobile; or (b) monitoring and control instruments and systems,
medical devices and products, including materials intended for use as
ingredients in such products, as such terms are defined in the federal food,
drug, and cosmetic act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq.) or the virus-serum-toxin
act of 1913 (21 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq.), and regulations issued under those
acts, and other equipment used in the delivery of patient care in a health
care setting.
(6) This section expires December 31, 2005.
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