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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 614
BY SENATOR LAFLEUR
PUBLIC PROPERTY. Provides for the transfer of electronic devices to certain nonprofit
entities. (8/1/14)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 49:125.1, relative to the sale of surplus property; to allow for the transfer of2
surplus electronic devices to certain nonprofit entities; to require the nonprofit3
entities to perform certain services; to provide definitions, terms, conditions, and4
requirements; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 49:125.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
125.1. Electronic device; transfer8
A. Prior to the sale of surplus electronic devices, any political9
subdivision of the state is hereby authorized to transfer surplus electronic10
devices to a nonprofit entity that is certified by R-2 Solutions or the e-Stewards11
Initiative. In exchange for the electronic device, the nonprofit entity shall12
perform services that are proportionate to at least the value of the electronic13
device. These services shall, at a minimum, include the pick-up from the14
location specified by the transferring political subdivision and erasure of the15
hard drives or memory of the electronic device to certified standards in order16
to ensure personal privacy protection. The nonprofit shall also ensure17 SB NO. 614
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environmental protection of the electronic device by a responsible recycling1
process that guarantees the electronic device shall not be disposed of in a2
sanitary landfill or solid waste disposal facility, as defined in R.S. 30:2153.3
B. When used in this Section, "electronic device" shall mean a device or4
a component thereof that contains one or more circuit boards and is used5
primarily for data transfer or storage, communication, or entertainment6
purposes, including, but not limited, to desktop and laptop computers,7
computer peripherals, monitors, copying machines, scanners, printers, radios,8
televisions, camcorders, video cassette recorders, compact disc players, digital9
video disc players, MP3 players, telephones, including cellular and portable10
telephones, and stereos.11
The original instrument was prepared by J. W. Wiley. The following digest,
which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared
by Kari B. Couvillon.
DIGEST
LaFleur (SB 614)
Proposed law allows, prior to the sale of surplus electronic devices, that any political
subdivision of the state may transfer surplus electronic devices to a nonprofit entity that is
certified by R-2 Solutions or the e-Stewards Initiative.
Proposed law requires the nonprofit entity to pick-up, from the location specified by the
transferring political subdivision, and erase the hard drives or memory of the electronic
device to certified standards. Further requires the nonprofit entity to ensure environmental
protection of the electronic device by a responsible recycling process that guarantees the
electronic device will not be disposed of in a sanitary landfill or solid waste disposal facility.
Present law provides for the definition of a "sanitary landfill" and "solid waste disposal
facility".
Proposed law provides for the definition of an "electronic device".
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 49:125.1)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to the original
bill
1. Removes reference to the state or any board, commission, department or
agency of the state. SB NO. 614
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2. Provides that pick-up of electronic devices shall be from the location
specified by the transferring political subdivision.
3. Technical amendment.