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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2003

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A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - CATHODE RAY TUBE CONTROL

     Introduced By: Senators DaPonte, Paiva-Weed, Sosnowski, Connors, and Polisena

     Date Introduced: February 04, 2003

     Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "Health and Safety" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

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     CHAPTER 60.2

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CATHODE RAY TUBE CONTROL

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     23-60.2-1. Cathode ray tube - Distribution. - - No product which includes a cathode ray

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tube shall be offered for final sale or use or distribution for promotional purposes in the state of

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Rhode Island until such time as the manufacturer of said product either on its own or in concert

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with other persons has implemented a plan approved by the department of health for a convenient

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and accessible collection system for such products when the consumer is finished with them.

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Where a cathode ray tube is a component of another product, the collection system must provide

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for removal and collection of the cathode ray tube component or collection of both the cathode

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ray tube component and the product containing it.

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     23-60.2-2. Collection of cathode tubes. - - The collection system plan submitted to the

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department pursuant to section 23-60.2-1 shall include the following elements:

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     (1) a public education program to inform the public about the purpose of the collection

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program and how to participate in it;

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     (2) a targeted capture rate of ninety-five percent (95%) or more for the cathode ray tubes

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and/or the product containing it;

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     (3) a plan for implementing and financing the collection system;

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     (4) documentation of the willingness of all necessary parties to implement the proposed

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collection system;

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     (5) a description of the performance measurers to be utilized and reported by the

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manufacturer to demonstrate that the collection system is meeting capture rate targets and other

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measurers of program effectiveness as required by the department of health; and

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     (6) a description of additional or alternative actions that will be implemented to improve

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the collection system and its operation in the event that the program targets are not met. The

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collection system plan may utilize or expand on existing collection and recycling infrastructure

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where feasible and cost-effective. Any plan submitted which does not utilize existing collection

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and recycling infrastructure shall describe the reasons for establishing a separate collection

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system. Where establishing a separate system, manufacturers are required to develop, implement,

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and maintain the collection system, alone or in conjunction with other entities.

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     23-60.2-3. Cathode ray tube - Reporting. - - No later than two (2) years following the

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implementation of the collection system plan required under section 23-60.2-1 and biennially

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thereafter, the manufacturer or entity that submitted the plan on behalf of the manufacturer and is

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implementing said plan shall be required to submit a report to the department on the effectiveness

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of the collection system. The report shall include an estimate of the numbers of cathode ray tubes

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that were collected, the capture rate for the cathode ray tubes or components, the results of the

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other performance measurers included in the manufacturers collection system plan, and such

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other information as the department of health may require. Such reports shall be made available

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to the public by the department of health.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - CATHODE RAY TUBE CONTROL

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     This act would require the department of health to regulate the collection and disposal of

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cathode ray tubes.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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