Maryland Environment Section 9-1728

CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

// SPECIAL NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SECTION WAS ADDED BY CHAPTER 384 OF 2005 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2010 //

      (a)      A computer manufacturer's registration shall include:

            (1)      The brand names under which the manufacturer sells or offers for sale computers in the State;

            (2)      Whether the manufacturer has implemented a computer takeback program;

            (3)      If the manufacturer has implemented a computer takeback program:

                  (i)      A toll-free number or website address that provides information about the takeback program, including a detailed description of how a person may return a computer for recycling, refurbishing, or reuse; and

                  (ii)      One year after the implementation of the program and each year thereafter, a report on the implementation of the program during the prior year, including:

                        1.      The total weight of the computers received by the program from Maryland during the prior year;

                        2.      The total number of computers from Maryland recycled, refurbished, and reused during the prior year; and

                        3.      The processes and methods used to recycle, refurbish, or reuse the computers received from Maryland; and

            (4)      Any additional information required by the Department in regulation.

      (b)      The registration shall:

            (1)      Be submitted to the Department by January 1 of each year; and

            (2)      If the manufacturer has implemented a computer takeback program, be updated prior to any significant change in the program.

      (c)      The computer manufacturer registration fee is:

            (1)      $5,000 for the initial registration by the manufacturer;

            (2)      (i)      $5,000 for each subsequent annual registration by a manufacturer that did not have an implemented computer takeback program in the prior year; or

                  (ii)      $500 for each subsequent annual registration by a manufacturer that had an implemented computer takeback program in the prior year;

            (3)      Submitted to the Department by January 1 of each year; and

            (4)      Paid into the State Recycling Trust Fund.

      (d)      (1)      The Department shall:

                  (i)      Review the registration submitted under this section; and

                  (ii)      If the registration does not meet the requirements of this section and the regulations adopted by the Department under this subtitle, notify the manufacturer of the insufficiency.

            (2)      Within 60 days after receipt of a notice of insufficiency, the manufacturer shall submit a revised registration that addresses the insufficiencies noted by the Department.