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Statutes > New-jersey > Title-13 > Section-13-1e > 13-1e-99-10213:1E-99.102 Collection of sampling information by department; registration; fee; TV exception.
9. a. (1) By January 30, 2012, and by each January 30 thereafter, the department shall:
(a)have completed an auditable, statistically significant sampling of covered electronic devices collected from consumers in this State during the previous program year. The sampling information collected shall consist of a list of brands of covered electronic devices and the weight of covered electronic devices that are identified for each brand. The department's sampling shall be conducted in accordance with a procedure established by the department and may be conducted by a third-party organization including an authorized recycler, to be determined by the department. The department may, at its discretion, be present at the sampling and may audit the methodology and the results of the third-party organization. The costs associated with the sampling shall be recovered from the fees paid by manufacturers to the department; and
(b)determine the total weight of covered electronic devices, including orphan devices, collected from consumers in this State during the previous program year.
(2)If a manufacturer or group of manufacturers conducts its own sampling of covered electronic devices, the manufacturer or group of manufacturers shall submit a report to the department annually by March 1, beginning the year after the program is initiated. The report shall include:
(a)the results of an auditable, statistically significant sampling of covered electronic devices collected from consumers in this State by the manufacturer or group of manufacturers during the previous program year. The sampling information reported shall consist of a list of brands of covered electronic devices and the weight of covered electronic devices that are identified for each brand; and
(b)the total weight of covered electronic devices, including orphan devices, collected from consumers in this State by the manufacturer or group of manufacturers during the previous program year and documentation verifying collection and recycling of such devices.
b.By February 1, 2010, and each January 1 thereafter, each manufacturer of covered electronic devices offered for sale for delivery in this State shall register with the department and pay a registration fee of $5,000. Any manufacturer to whom the department provides notification of a return share and return share in weight pursuant to subsection a. of section 12 of P.L.2007, c.347 (C.13:1E-99.105) and who has not previously filed a registration shall file a registration with the department within 30 days of receiving such notification from the department. Each manufacturer's registration and renewal shall include a list of all of the manufacturer's brands of covered electronic devices.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any manufacturer or retailer of televisions offered for sale for delivery in this State.
L.2007, c.347, s.9; amended 2008, c.130, s.7.
