Sec. 22a-630. Registration. Fees. Regulations.
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.