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      Sec. 22a-630. Registration. Fees. Regulations. (a) Each manufacturer of covered electronic devices shall register with the Department of Environmental Protection not later than January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and accompanied by a fee set by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in accordance with this section and any regulations adopted pursuant to this section. The department may review, at a public hearing, as necessary, the CED recycling and registration fees. The commissioner shall deposit the proceeds of the fees received from registrants in the electronic device recycling program account established under section 22a-27g for the purposes of covering the cost for the department to administer the program created in sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive, except as otherwise provided.

      (b) Not later than January 1, 2008, each manufacturer that has sold more than one hundred CEDs in calendar year 2007 shall pay an initial registration fee of five thousand dollars. On or after January 1, 2008, each manufacturer that has not sold CEDs by any means in the state prior to January 1, 2008, shall pay an initial registration fee of five thousand dollars and an additional fee equivalent to the greater of: (1) One per cent of the prior year's total share of orphan devices expressed in pounds multiplied by fifty cents, or (2) one thousand dollars. Such additional fee shall be deposited in the covered electronic recycler reimbursement account established under section 22a-27g for the purpose of reimbursing covered electronic recyclers for unpaid qualified expenses incurred under section 22a-631. The initial registration fee of five thousand dollars shall be deposited in the electronic device recycling program account established under section 22a-27g for the purposes of covering the cost for the department to administer the program created in sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive.

      (c) Commencing July 1, 2009, all manufacturers shall pay an annual registration renewal fee as determined by the commissioner in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.

      (d) Not later than April 1, 2009, the commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish annual registration and reasonable fees for administering the program established in sections 22a-629 to 22a-640, inclusive. All fees charged shall be based on factors relative to the costs of administering such program and be based on a sliding scale that is representative of the manufacturer's market share of covered electronic devices in the state. Market share information shall be based on available national market share data. Fees shall be established in amounts to fully cover but not to exceed expenses incurred by the commissioner for the implementation of such program, including the cost of any education or outreach necessary to carry out such program.

      (P.A. 07-189, S. 4; P.A. 08-35, S. 5.)

      History: P.A. 08-35 amended Subsec. (c) to extend date re annual registration fee payment from January 1, 2009, to July 1, 2009, and amended Subsec. (d) to extend date re adoption of regulations from October 1, 2008, to April 1, 2009, effective July 1, 2008.