83R12426 JRR-D
By: Bohac H.B. No. 3465
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to standards for recycling or reusing computer and
television equipment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 361.964(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) For the purposes of recycling, reusing, or otherwise
disposing of collected computer equipment, a manufacturer must:
(1) follow the standards established under
"Responsible Recycling Practices for Use in Accredited
Certification Programs for Electronic Recyclers" or "e-Stewards
Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic
Equipment" or an equivalent independently audited certification
standard for electronics recycling; or
(2) use a recycler that has a current certification
indicating the recycler complies with the standards described by
Subdivision (1) [The commission shall adopt as standards for
recycling or reuse of computer equipment in this state the
standards provided by "Electronics Recycling Operating Practices"
as approved by the board of directors of the Institute of Scrap
Recycling Industries, Inc., April 25, 2006, or other standards from
a comparable nationally recognized organization].
SECTION 2. Section 361.982(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A person who is engaged in the business of recycling
covered television equipment in this state shall:
(1) register with the commission and certify that the
person is in compliance with the standards described by [adopted
under] Section 361.990;
(2) on or before January 31 of each year renew the
registration with the commission and certify the person's continued
compliance with the standards described by [adopted under] Section
361.990;
(3) recycle all covered television equipment accepted
for recycling in accordance with the standards adopted under
Section 361.990;
(4) maintain a written log recording the weight of all
covered television equipment received by the person and the
disposition of that equipment; and
(5) annually report to the commission the total weight
of covered television equipment received and recycled by the person
in the preceding 12 months.
SECTION 3. Section 361.990(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) For the purposes of recycling, reusing, or otherwise
disposing of collected covered television equipment, a
manufacturer must:
(1) follow the standards established under
"Responsible Recycling Practices for Use in Accredited
Certification Programs for Electronic Recyclers" or "e-Stewards
Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic
Equipment" or an equivalent independently audited certification
standard for electronics recycling; or
(2) use a recycler that has a current certification
indicating the recycler complies with the standards described by
Subdivision (1) [The commission shall adopt as standards for
recycling or reuse of covered television equipment in this state
the standards provided by "Electronics Recycling Operating
Practices" as approved by the board of directors of the Institute of
Scrap Recycling Industries, Incorporated, April 25, 2006, or other
standards from a comparable nationally recognized organization].
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.