| Passed by the House March 5, 2009 Yeas 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 14, 2009 Yeas 47 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1522 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved April 29, 2009, 10:55 a.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 29, 2009 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2009 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/02/09.
AN ACT Relating to repair and reuse of electronic products by registered collectors; and adding a new section to chapter 70.95N RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 70.95N RCW
to read as follows:
(1) Only an entity registered as a collector with the department
may act as a collector in a plan. All covered electronic products
received by a registered collector must be submitted to a plan. Fully
functioning computers that are received by a registered collector in
working order may be sold or donated as whole products by the collector
for reuse. Computers that require repair to make them a fully
functioning unit may only be repaired on-site at the collector's place
of business by the registered collector for reuse according to its
original purpose.
(2) Registered collectors may use whole parts gleaned from
collected computers or new parts for making repairs as long as there is
a part-for-part exchange with nonfunctioning computers submitted to a
plan.
(3) Registered collectors may not include computers that are
gleaned for reuse in the weight totals for compensation by the plan.
(4) Registered collectors must maintain a record of computers sold
or donated by the collector for a period of three years.
(5) Registered collectors must display a notice at the point of
collection that computers received by the collector may be repaired and
sold or donated as a fully functioning computer rather than submitted
to a processor for recycling.
(6) The authority, authorized party, or the department may conduct
site visits of all registered collectors that reuse or refurbish
computers and who have an agreement with the authority or authorized
party to provide collection services. If the authority or authorized
party finds that a collector is not providing services in compliance
with this chapter, the authority or authorized party shall report that
finding to the department for enforcement action.