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Act 778 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S4/7/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 369 3
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By: Senator Irvin 5
By: Representative Wing 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC 9
EQUIPMENT RECYCLING GRANTS; TO REPEAL THE COMPUTER 10
AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLING FUND; TO MODIFY THE 11
DISBURSEMENT OF REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE SALE OF 12
AGENCY SURPLUS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; AND 13
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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TO REPEAL THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC 18
EQUIPMENT RECYCLING GRANTS; AND TO 19
REPEAL THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC 20
RECYCLING FUND. 21
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 19-5-1217 is repealed. 25
19-5-1217. Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund. 26
(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the 27
Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be 28
known as the “Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund”. 29
(b) The fund shall be administered by the Division of Environmental 30
Quality and may be used to: 31
(1) Promote market research and development grants to determine 32
the most efficient means of collecting, transporting, and processing scrap 33
electronic equipment; 34
(2) Work with the Department of Finance and Administration and 35
the Marketing and Redistribution Section to establish statewide contracts for 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB369
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computer and electronics recycling and demanufacturing businesses; and 1
(3) Support and fund other measures necessary to implement and 2
promote the recycling, donation, demanufacturing, or disposal options for 3
computers and electronic equipment. 4
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 25 -34-108 is amended to read as follows: 6
25-34-108. Disbursement of revenues. 7
Funds generated from the sale of agency surplus computer and electronic 8
equipment to state employees, public schools, or by other sale shall be 9
allocated as follows: 10
(1) If the sale of surplus computer or electronic equipment is 11
made within the agency: 12
(A) Sixty percent (60%) of the proceeds shall be returned 13
to the owning agency; and 14
(B) Fifteen percent (15%) Forty percent (40%) of the 15
proceeds shall be deposited with the Marketing and Redistribution Section; 16
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(C) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds shall be 18
deposited into the Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund established by this 19
chapter; and 20
(2) If the sale of surplus computer or electronic equipment is 21
outside the agency and conducted by the Marketing and Redistribution Section: 22
(A) Fifty percent (50%) of the proceeds shall be returned 23
to the owning agency; and 24
(B) Twenty-five percent (25%) Fifty percent (50%) of the 25
proceeds shall be deposited with the Marketing and Redistribution Section ; 26
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(C) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds shall be 28
deposited into the fund established by this chapter and § 19 -5-1217. 29
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SECTION 3. Arkansas Code §§ 25 -34-109 and 25-34-110 are repealed. 31
25-34-109. Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund. 32
(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, 33
Auditor of State, and Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as 34
the “Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund”. 35
(b) The fund shall be administered by the Division of Environmental 36 As Engrossed: S4/7/25 SB369
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Quality and may be used to: 1
(1) Promote market research and development grants to determine 2
the most efficient means of collecting, transporting, and processing scrap 3
electronic equipment; 4
(2) Work with the Department of Finance and Administration and 5
the Marketing and Redistribution Section to establish statewide contracts for 6
computer and electronics recycling and demanufacturing businesses; and 7
(3) Support and fund other measures necessary to implement and 8
promote the recycling, donation, demanufacturing, or disposal options for 9
computers and electronic equipment. 10
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25-34-110. Computer and electronic equipment recycling grants. 12
(a) Electronic equipment recycling grants must be awarded on the basis 13
of written grant-request proposals submitted to and approved by the Division 14
of Environmental Quality. 15
(b) Grant requests shall be considered based upon the following 16
criteria: 17
(1) The development of sustained processes for recovery, 18
recycling, and demanufacturing of scrap computers and electronics; 19
(2) Minimization and elimination of substantial volumes of this 20
material as waste; 21
(3) Creation of Arkansas jobs; 22
(4) Return of investment analysis; and 23
(5) Available funds. 24
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APPROVED: 4/17/25 29
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