Electronics Recovery
Rulemaking Workgroup

 

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Emergency Rule

 

The Department is in the middle of the formal rulemaking process to implement provisions in Senate Bill 720, part of which is also known as the “Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Equipment Collection and Recovery Act.” This bill was passed in the 2008 legislative session and recently signed into law. The full text of Senate Bill 720 is available online at www.senate.mo.gov/08info/pdf-bill/tat/SB720.pdf PDF.

Senate Bill 720 states that computer manufacturers who sell their products in Missouri must have a recovery plan that specifies how computers and computer accessories will be collected and recycled or reused. The bill assigned many duties to electronics manufacturers, retailers and the department, one of which is for the department to promulgate rules by July 1, 2009.

The proposed Electronics Scrap Management rule and an emergency rule were filed June 19 with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, or JCAR, and the Secretary of State. The language for both rules are identical, except that the emergency rule includes a statement that describes the need for the emergency rule. The emergency rule will be effective July 1, 2009 and expire February 25, 2010. The proposed rule will be published in the Missouri Register August 3, 2009.

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Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule:
August 3 - October 22

Public Hearing: October 15, 2009
Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission meeting

For more information about the rulemaking workgroup or Senate Bill 720, contact Dennis Hansen at 573-751-2347 or 800-361-4827, or by e-mail.

 

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