Bill Text: OH HB447 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: On that date.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-09 - To Environment & Brownfield Development [HB447 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-HB447-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

H. B. No. 447

Representative Murray 

Cosponsors: Representatives Hagan, Foley, Domenick, Chandler, Skindell, Phillips, Harris, Williams, B., Okey, Winburn, Letson, Stewart, Fende 

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A BILL

To enact sections 3734.92, 3734.921, 3734.922,

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3734.923, 3734.924, 3734.925, 3734.926, and

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3734.927 of the Revised Code to establish a

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recycling program for covered electronic devices,

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to create the Electronic Waste Advisory Council to

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evaluate and make recommendations and prepare a

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report concerning recycling of those devices, and

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to terminate the Electronic Waste Advisory Council

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on July 1, 2013, by repealing section 3734.927 of

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the Revised Code on that date.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 3734.92, 3734.921, 3734.922,	11
3734.923, 3734.924, 3734.925, 3734.926, and 3734.927 of the	12
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	13

Sec. 3734.92. As used in sections 3734.92 to 3734.927 of the	14
Revised Code:	15

(A) "Collector" means a person who receives covered	16
electronic devices from consumers and arranges for the delivery of	17
the covered electronic devices to a recycler.	18

(B) "Computer" means a desktop personal computer, laptop	19
computer, computer monitor, or printer. "Computer" does not	20
include either of the following:	21

(1) A personal digital assistant device or mobile telephone;

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(2) A computer peripheral device, including a mouse or other	23
similar pointing device or a detachable or wireless keyboard.	24

(C) "Computer take-back program" means a program that is	25
required under section 3734.923 of the Revised Code.	26

(D) "Consumer" means a person who purchases a covered	27
electronic device primarily for personal or small business	28
purposes in this state.	29

(E) "Covered computer" means a computer that was or will be	30
used primarily for personal or small business purposes in this	31
state. "Covered computer" does not include device that is	32
functionally or physically a part of, connected to, or integrated	33
within a larger piece of equipment or system that is designed and	34
intended for use in an industrial, governmental, commercial,	35
research and development, or medical setting, including, but not	36
limited to, diagnostic, monitoring, or control products, medical	37
products approved under the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic	38
Act," 59 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., as amended,	39
equipment used for security, sensing, monitoring, antiterrorism,	40
or emergency services purposes, or equipment designed and intended	41
primarily for use by professional users.	42

(F) "Covered electronic device" means a covered computer or	43
covered video display device.	44

(G) "Covered electronic device take-back program" means a	45
computer take-back program or a video display device take-back	46
program.	47

(H) "Covered video display device" means a video display	48
device that was or will be used primarily for personal or small	49
business purposes in this state. "Covered video display device"	50
does not include any of the following:	51

(1) A video display device that is a part of a motor vehicle	52
or any component part of a motor vehicle that is assembled by or	53
for a vehicle manufacturer or a franchisee of a vehicle	54
manufacturer, including replacement parts for use in a motor	55
vehicle;	56

(2) A video display device that is contained within a clothes	57
washer, clothes dryer, refrigerator, refrigerator and freezer,	58
microwave oven, conventional oven or range, dishwasher, room air	59
conditioner, dehumidifier, air purifier, or other household	60
appliance;	61

(3) A video display device that is functionally or physically	62
a part of, connected to, or integrated within a larger piece of	63
equipment or system that is designed and intended for use in an	64
industrial, governmental, commercial, research and development, or	65
medical setting, including, but not limited to, diagnostic,	66
monitoring, or control products, medical products approved under	67
the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," 52 Stat. 1040 (1938),	68
21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., as amended, equipment used for security,	69
sensing, monitoring, antiterrorism, or emergency services	70
purposes, or equipment designed and intended primarily for use by	71
professional users.	72

(I) "Manufacturer" means any of the following:

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(1) A person who owns a brand with which a covered computer	74
is labeled if the person sold more than fifty covered computers in	75
the calendar year of the effective date of this section or a	76
subsequent calendar year;	77

(2) A person who owns or who is licensed to use a brand with	78
which a covered video display device is labeled if the person sold	79
more than fifty covered video display devices in a calendar year;	80

(3) A person who imports into the United States a covered	81
electronic device if the person who owns the brand does not do	82
business in the United States, provided that the person who	83
imports the covered electronic device sold or imported more than	84
fifty covered computers in the calendar year of the effective date	85
of this section or in a subsequent calendar year or sold or	86
imported more than fifty covered video display devices in a	87
calendar year;	88

(4) A person who contractually assumes the responsibilities	89
and obligations described in division (I)(1), (2), or (3) of this	90
section.	91

(J) "Printer" means a device that prints using a print	92
technology such as laser, electrographic, ink jet, dot matrix,	93
thermal, or digital sublimation and that is designed to be placed	94
on a desk or other work surface. "Printer" includes a	95
multifunction or all-in-one device that in addition to printing	96
may perform copying, scanning, faxing, or a combination of part or	97
all of those functions. "Printer" does not include a	98
floor-standing device that prints or a device that prints that has	99
an optional floor stand, a point of sale receipt printer, a	100
calculator with printing capabilities, a label maker, or a device	101
that prints that is embedded within a product that is not a	102
covered computer.	103

(K) "Recycler" means a person who as a principal component of	104
business operations acquires covered electronic devices and sorts	105
and processes the covered electronic devices in order to	106
facilitate recycling or resource recovery techniques. "Recycler"	107
does not include a collector, hauler, or electronics shop.	108

(L) "Retailer" means a person who sells a covered electronic	109
device to a consumer at a sales outlet, by mail order, via the	110
internet, or by any other means regardless of whether the person	111
has a physical presence in this state.	112

(M) "Small business" means a business that has ten or fewer	113
employees.	114

(N) "Video display device" means an electronic device with a	115
viewable screen size that is greater than four inches measured	116
diagonally, that contains a tuner, and that is capable of	117
receiving and displaying television or video programming via a	118
broadcast, cable, or satellite. "Video display device" includes,	119
but is not limited to, a direct view or projection television in	120
which the display technology is a cathode ray tube, plasma, liquid	121
crystal display, digital light processing, liquid crystal on	122
silicon, silicon crystal reflective display, light emitting diode,	123
or similar technology.	124

(O) "Video display device take-back program" means a program	125
that is required under section 3734.924 of the Revised Code.	126

Sec. 3734.921. (A) Not later than thirty days after the end	127
of the state's fiscal year, a manufacturer who sells or offers for	128
sale in this state new covered electronic devices shall register	129
with the director of environmental protection on a form prescribed	130
and provided by the director. The registration form shall require	131
a manufacturer to provide all of the following:	132

(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the	133
manufacturer;	134

(2) Each brand name under which the manufacturer sells or	135
offers for sale covered electronic devices in this state;	136

(3) Information concerning the manufacturer's covered	137
electronic device take-back program that includes all of the	138
following:	139

(a) Information that is provided to consumers that describes	140
how and where to return covered electronic devices that are	141
labeled with the manufacturer's name or brand label;	142

(b) A detailed statement that describes the means by which	143
the information required in division (A)(3)(a) of this section is	144
provided to consumers, including any web site addresses that may	145
be used;	146

(c) Beginning with the submission of the first registration	147
after the implementation of a covered electronic device take-back	148
program, a report that describes the implementation of that	149
program during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include	150
all of the following:	151

(i) The total weight of the covered electronic devices	152
received under the take-back program from consumers during the	153
preceding fiscal year;	154

(ii) The processes and methods used to recycle or reuse the	155
covered electronic devices that are received from consumers;	156

(iii) The identity of all collectors or recyclers with whom	157
the manufacturer has entered into an agreement for the collection	158
or recycling of covered electronic devices received from	159
consumers. The identity of a recycler shall include the addresses	160
of each of the recycler's recycling facilities that are located in	161
this state, if applicable.	162

(B) Until October 1, 2016, a manufacturer shall include with	163
a registration submitted under this section an annual fee of five	164
thousand dollars. However, if the balance of the electronic waste	165
recycling fund created in section 3734.926 of the Revised Code is	166
greater than one million dollars on December 31 of any year, the	167
director shall not collect the annual fee for the subsequent	168
fiscal year. The director shall transmit the money from the fees	169
collected under this section to the treasurer of state who shall	170
deposit the money in the state treasury to the credit of the	171
electronic waste recycling fund.	172

(C) A registration is effective on receipt by the director,	173
provided that the registration is complete and includes the fee	174
required in division (B) of this section. If a manufacturer's	175
registration does not satisfy the requirements of this section,	176
the director shall notify the manufacturer of the deficiency. If	177
the manufacturer fails to correct a deficiency within sixty days	178
after notice of the deficiency is sent by the director, the	179
director may deny or revoke the manufacturer's registration.	180

(D) The director shall maintain on the environmental	181
protection agency's web site a list of registered manufacturers of	182
covered computers and a list of registered manufacturers of	183
covered video display devices together with the web site addresses	184
at which each manufacturer provides information regarding	185
recycling covered electronic devices, if any.	186

(E) Information that is provided under division	187
(A)(3)(c)(iii) of this section is not subject to section 149.43 of	188
the Revised Code unless required by a court order.	189

(F) Not later than October 1, 2011, and every two years after	190
that date, the director shall submit a report to the speaker of	191
the house of representatives and the president of the senate that	192
provides an assessment of the adequacy of the fee that is	193
established in this section and recommendations, if any, to modify	194
the amount of the fee.	195

Sec. 3734.922. (A) Beginning April 1, 2011, a manufacturer	196
shall not sell or offer for sale at a sales outlet, by mail order,	197
via the internet, or by any other means in this state a new	198
covered electronic device unless all of the following are	199
satisfied:	200

(1) The covered electronic device is labeled with the	201
manufacturer's name or a brand label that is owned by or that is	202
licensed for use by the manufacturer.	203

(2) The manufacturer's name is on the applicable registration	204
list that is maintained by the director of environmental	205
protection as required in section 3734.921 of the Revised Code.	206

(3) If the covered electronic device is a covered computer,	207
the manufacturer has established a computer take-back program.	208

(4) If the covered electronic device is a covered video	209
display device, the manufacturer has established a video display	210
device take-back program.	211

(B) A retailer shall not sell or offer for sale in this state	212
a new covered electronic device that is purchased by the retailer	213
from a manufacturer of the new covered electronic device on or	214
after April 1, 2011, unless the manufacturer is on the applicable	215
registration list that is maintained by the director as required	216
in section 3734.921 of the Revised Code.	217

Sec. 3734.923. (A) Beginning April 1, 2011, a manufacturer of	218
a covered computer shall establish a computer take-back program	219
that satisfies all of the following:	220

(1) Through March 31, 2013, the manufacturer of a covered	221
computer or the manufacturer's designee accepts from a consumer	222
any type or brand of covered computer that has reached the end of	223
its useful life for the consumer. After March 31, 2013, the	224
manufacturer or the manufacturer's designee accepts from a	225
consumer the manufacturer's covered computer that has reached the	226
end of its useful life for the consumer. However, a manufacturer	227
is not required to accept more than seven covered computers from a	228
single consumer on a single day. Division (A)(1) of this section	229
shall not be construed in a manner that impairs the obligation of	230
a contract under which a person agrees to conduct a computer	231
take-back program on behalf of a manufacturer.	232

(2) Except as provided in this division or for data	233
sanitization services provided in accordance with division (A)(5)	234
of this section, the manufacturer or the manufacturer's designee	235
does not charge a fee when a consumer returns a covered computer	236
to the manufacturer. A manufacturer or a manufacturer's designee	237
may offer to charge a fee when a consumer returns a covered	238
computer to the manufacturer if in exchange for the fee the	239
manufacturer or the manufacturer's designee provides goods or	240
services in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the	241
fee that will be charged and the consumer has the option to accept	242
or reject the offer. If the consumer accepts the offer, the	243
manufacturer or the manufacturer's designee may charge the fee and	244
provide to the consumer goods or services in an amount equal to or	245
greater than the amount of the fee charged. However, if the	246
consumer rejects the offer, the manufacturer or manufacturer's	247
designee shall accept the return of the covered computer free of	248
charge.	249

(3) The collection of a covered computer is reasonably	250
convenient for, available to, and designed to meet the needs of	251
consumers in this state. Collection methods that alone or in	252
combination satisfy division (A)(3) of this section include	253
methods for a consumer to return a covered computer by one or more	254
of the following means:	255

(a) Mail or common carrier;

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(b) Deposit at a local physical collection site that is open	257
and staffed on a continuing basis;	258

(c) Deposit at a periodic local collection event;

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(d) Deposit at a retailer.

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(4) The manufacturer of a covered computer provides to	261
consumers information on how and where to return a covered	262
computer, including, but not limited to, information on the	263
manufacturer's web site concerning the collection, recycling, and	264
reuse of a covered computer. The manufacturer also may include	265
information concerning the collection, recycling, and reuse of a	266
covered computer via a toll-free telephone number or in the	267
packaging for or with other materials that accompany the	268
manufacturer's covered computers when the covered computers are	269
sold.	270

(5) The manufacturer of a covered computer provides to	271
consumers information on how to effectively destroy or sanitize	272
the data on the computer's hard drive and other memory storage	273
devices associated with the covered computer prior to delivery of	274
the covered computer to a computer take-back program. The	275
information shall consist of standard data destruction or	276
sanitization techniques of the computer industry, including, but	277
not limited to, the use of free or low-cost data sanitization	278
software available on the internet and the physical destruction of	279
a hard drive and other memory storage devices for those purposes.	280
As a part of a computer take-back program, a manufacturer may	281
provide data destruction or sanitization services to a consumer	282
for a fee not to exceed five dollars per hard drive or other	283
memory storage device.	284

(6) The manufacturer recycles or arranges for the recycling	285
of the covered computers that are collected in accordance with	286
division (A)(1) of this section.	287

(B) For purposes of divisions (A)(1) and (6) of this section,	288
a manufacturer may arrange for the collection and recycling of	289
covered computers by another person.	290

(C) For purposes of division (A) of this section, a	291
manufacturer may implement a covered computer take-back program in	292
conjunction with other manufacturers.	293

Sec. 3734.924. (A) Beginning April 1, 2011, a manufacturer of	294
a covered video display device shall establish a video display	295
device take-back program that satisfies all of the following:	296

(1) The manufacturer of a covered video display device or the	297
manufacturer's designee accepts from a consumer any covered video	298
display device that has reached the end of its useful life for the	299
consumer regardless of the type or brand. However, a manufacturer	300
is not required to accept more than seven covered video display	301
devices from a single consumer on a single day.	302

(2) Except as provided in this division, the manufacturer or	303
the manufacturer's designee does not charge a fee when a consumer	304
returns any covered video display device to the manufacturer. A	305
manufacturer or a manufacturer's designee may offer to charge a	306
fee when a consumer returns a covered video display device to the	307
manufacturer if in exchange for the fee the manufacturer or the	308
manufacturer's designee provides goods or services in an amount	309
equal to or greater than the amount of the fee that will be	310
charged and the consumer has the option to accept or reject the	311
offer. If the consumer accepts the offer, the manufacturer or the	312
manufacturer's designee may charge the fee and provide to the	313
consumer goods or services in an amount equal to or greater than	314
the amount of the fee charged. However, if the consumer rejects	315
the offer, the manufacturer or manufacturer's designee shall	316
accept the return of the covered video display device free of	317
charge.	318

(3) The collection of a covered video display device is	319
reasonably convenient for, available to, and designed to meet the	320
needs of consumers in this state. Collection methods that alone or	321
in combination satisfy division (A)(3) of this section include	322
methods for a consumer to return a covered video display device by	323
one or more of the following means:	324

(a) Mail or common carrier;

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(b) Deposit at a local physical collection site that is open	326
and staffed on a continuing basis;	327

(c) Deposit at a periodic local collection event;

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(d) Deposit at a retailer.

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(4) The manufacturer of a covered video display device	330
provides to consumers information on how and where to return a	331
covered video display device, including, but not limited to,	332
information on the manufacturer's web site concerning the	333
collection, recycling, and reuse of a covered video display	334
device. The manufacturer also may include information concerning	335
the collection, recycling, and reuse of a covered video display	336
device via a toll-free telephone number or in the packaging for or	337
with other materials that accompany the manufacturer's covered	338
video display devices when the covered video display devices are	339
sold.	340

(5) The manufacturer recycles or arranges for the recycling	341
of the covered video display devices that are collected in	342
accordance with division (A)(1) of this section. As a nonbinding	343
goal, a manufacturer who is required to conduct a video display	344
device take-back program shall recycle annually sixty per cent of	345
the total weight of covered video display devices sold by the	346
manufacturer in this state during the previous state fiscal year.	347
Information that is compiled for the purposes of division (A)(5)	348
of this section is not subject to section 149.43 of the Revised	349
Code unless required by a court order.	350

(B) For purposes of divisions (A)(1) and (5) of this section,	351
a manufacturer may arrange for the collection and recycling of	352
covered video display devices by another person.	353

(C) For purposes of division (A) of this section, a	354
manufacturer may implement a covered video display device	355
take-back program in conjunction with other manufacturers.	356

Sec. 3734.925.  (A) Not later than thirty days after the end	357
of the state's fiscal year, a recycler who operates in this state	358
shall register with the director of environmental protection on a	359
form prescribed and provided by the director. The registration	360
form shall require a recycler to provide all of the following:	361

(1) The name, address, telephone number, and, if applicable,	362
e-mail address of the recycler;	363

(2) An identification of each location where the recycler	364
accepts or processes covered electronic devices;	365

(3) The types of covered electronic devices accepted at each	366
location where the recycler accepts or processes covered	367
electronic devices;	368

(4) The name of each manufacturer, if any, from which the	369
recycler receives covered electronic devices as part of a covered	370
electronic device take-back program;	371

(5) The total weight of covered electronic devices received	372
for processing during the preceding fiscal year;	373

(6) The name of each nationally recognized electronic	374
recycling certification held by the recycler;	375

(7) A certification that the recycler will comply with all	376
applicable state and federal laws and rules adopted under them	377
governing the storage, transportation, processing, and exportation	378
of a covered electronic device.	379

(B) Until October 1, 2016, a recycler shall include with a	380
registration submitted under this section an annual fee of three	381
hundred dollars. The director shall transmit the money from the	382
fees collected under this section to the treasurer of state who	383
shall deposit the money in the state treasury to the credit of the	384
electronic waste recycling fund created in section 3734.926 of the	385
Revised Code.	386

(C) A registration is effective on receipt by the director,	387
provided that the registration is complete and includes the fee	388
required in division (B) of this section. If a recycler's	389
registration does not satisfy the requirements of this section,	390
the director shall notify the recycler of the deficiency. If the	391
recycler fails to correct a deficiency within sixty days after	392
notice of the deficiency is sent by the director, the director may	393
deny or revoke the recycler's registration.	394

(D) A recycler operating in this state shall do all of the	395
following:	396

(1) Comply with all applicable state and federal laws and	397
rules adopted under them governing the storage, transportation,	398
processing, and exportation of a covered electronic device;	399

(2) Use procedures accepted by the computer industry for the	400
destruction or sanitization of data on a hard drive or other	401
memory storage device;	402

(3) Advise a person who delivers a covered computer to the	403
recycler that the person may destroy or sanitize the data on the	404
computer's hard drive and other memory storage devices associated	405
with the covered computer or that the person may pay the recycler	406
a fee not to exceed five dollars per hard drive or other memory	407
storage device for such destruction or sanitization;	408

(4) Maintain for a minimum of three years records that do	409
both of the following:	410

(a) Identify the type and quantity of covered electronic	411
devices received;	412

(b) Identify the type, quantity, and destination of covered	413
electronic devices that are transferred to a different location.	414

(5) Make available for review records that are required under	415
division (D)(4) of this section when requested by the director for	416
purposes of determining the recycler's compliance with applicable	417
state and federal laws and rules adopted under them.	418

Sec. 3734.926.  The electronic waste recycling fund is	419
created in the state treasury. All fees collected under sections	420
3734.92 to 3734.925 of the Revised Code shall be credited to the	421
fund. Investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the	422
fund. Money in the fund shall be used by the director of	423
environmental protection to administer and enforce sections	424
3734.92 to 3734.927 of the Revised Code.	425

Sec. 3734.927. (A) There is created the electronic waste	426
advisory council consisting of the following members:	427

(1) The director of environmental protection or the	428
director's designee;	429

(2) Four members appointed by the president of the senate as	430
follows:	431

(a) One member representing manufacturers of covered video	432
display devices;	433

(b) One member representing recyclers of covered computers or	434
covered video display devices;	435

(c) One member representing an association of computer	436
manufacturers and video display device manufacturers;	437

(d) One member who is a member of the senate.

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(3) Four members appointed by the speaker of the house of	439
representatives as follows:	440

(a) One member representing manufacturers of covered	441
computers;	442

(b) One member representing retailers of covered computers or	443
covered video display devices;	444

(c) One member representing a single county solid waste	445
management district established under Chapter 3734. of the Revised	446
Code;	447

(d) One member who is a member of the house of	448
representatives.	449

(4) One member appointed by the governor who represents a	450
statewide conservation organization.	451

(B) Appointments to the council shall be made not later than	452
thirty days after the effective date of this section. If a vacancy	453
occurs on the council, the vacancy shall be filled in the same	454
manner as the original appointment. A member of the council may be	455
removed by the person who appointed the member for malfeasance,	456
misfeasance, nonfeasance, or any other good cause.	457

The council members who are members of the senate and of the	458
house of representatives shall serve as co-chairpersons. The	459
council shall elect from its members any other officers that it	460
considers necessary or appropriate. A majority of the members of	461
the council constitutes a quorum for any matter that is before the	462
council.	463

The co-chairpersons shall call the first meeting of the	464
council. The council shall meet at least quarterly or more often	465
at the call of the co-chairpersons or if requested by two or more	466
members of the council.	467

Members of the council shall serve without compensation.

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Serving as a member of the council does not constitute	469
holding a public office or position of employment under the laws	470
of this state and does not constitute grounds for removal of	471
public officers or employees from their offices or positions of	472
employment.	473

(C) The council shall prepare a report that evaluates	474
computer take-back programs and video display device take-back	475
programs and make recommendations to improve the recycling of	476
covered electronic devices. In addition, the report shall evaluate	477
and make recommendations concerning all of the following:	478

(1) Whether a manufacturer's market share should be used to	479
determine the amount of video display devices that a manufacturer	480
is required to recycle annually;	481

(2) Whether a manufacturer that is implementing a take-back	482
program and recycles electronic waste in an amount greater than an	483
applicable amount that is provided for in sections 3734.92 to	484
3734.924 of the Revised Code should be granted credits, and, if	485
credits should be granted, a determination of the lifespan of a	486
credit, a determination of the transferability of a credit, and a	487
description of how a credit system will operate;	488

(3) Whether the nonbinding annual recycling goal that is	489
established in section 3734.924 of the Revised Code for	490
manufacturers of covered video display devices should be changed	491
and whether such a goal should be mandatory;	492

(4) The items that should be included in a mandatory	493
take-back program, and, if new items are recommended, the	494
recycling rates or amounts for each of the new items;	495

(5) Whether and how a manufacturer should be fined or	496
sanctioned for a violation of sections 3734.92 to 3734.924 of the	497
Revised Code;	498

(6) Whether the funding for the administration of sections	499
3734.92 to 3734.926 of the Revised Code is appropriate;	500

(7) Whether a program should be established to recognize a	501
manufacturer that implements a recycling program that recycles	502
products in addition to covered electronic devices that are	503
required to be recycled under sections 3734.92 to 3734.924 of the	504
Revised Code or that recycles covered electronic devices in an	505
amount greater than an amount that is established in those	506
sections;	507

(8) Whether a system should be developed to collect covered	508
electronic devices that otherwise are not collected by a	509
manufacturer;	510

(9) Whether recycling data, such as the amount of covered	511
electronic devices collected by collectors, the identification of	512
the type and quantity of covered electronic devices received, and	513
the type, quantity, and destination of covered electronic devices	514
that are transferred to a different location, should be	515
maintained;	516

(10) Whether a grant program should be established to expand	517
recycling and recovery programs for covered electronic devices and	518
to provide consumer education for such recycling and recovery	519
programs;	520

(11) Whether a ban on the disposal of covered electronic	521
devices in solid waste landfills in this state is appropriate.	522

(D) Not later than April 1, 2013, the council shall submit	523
the report to the governor, the president of the senate, and the	524
speaker of the house of representatives.	525

Section 2.  That section 3734.927 of the Revised Code is	526
hereby repealed, effective July 1, 2013.	527