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Public Act 0592 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
Public Act 100-0592
 
HB3248 EnrolledLRB100 10326 MJP 20515 b

    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Consumer Electronics Recycling Act is
amended by changing Sections 1-5, 1-10, 1-25, and 1-30 and by
adding Sections 1-3, 1-33, 1-84.5, and 1-87 as follows:
 
    (415 ILCS 151/1-3 new)
    Sec. 1-3. Findings; purpose.
    (a) The General Assembly finds all of the following:
        (1) Many older and obsolete consumer electronic
    products contain materials which may pose environmental
    and health risks that should be managed.
        (2) Consumer electronic products contain metals,
    plastics, glass, and other potentially valuable materials.
    The reuse and recycling of these materials can conserve
    natural resources and energy.
        (3) The recycling and reuse of the covered electronic
    devices defined under this Act falls within the State of
    Illinois' interest in the proper management of such
    products.
        (4) Illinois counties and municipalities may face
    significant cost burdens in collecting and processing
    obsolete electronic products for reuse and recycling.
        (5) Manufacturers of electronic products should share
    responsibility for the proper management of obsolete
    consumer electronic products.
        (6) Illinois counties and municipalities, and the
    citizens of Illinois, will benefit from the implementation
    of a program or programs for the proper management of
    obsolete consumer electronic products operated by
    manufacturers that are actively overseen by the State.
        (7) It is the intent of the State to allow
    manufacturers to coordinate their activities and programs
    related to the proper management of obsolete covered
    electronic devices as defined under this Act under strict
    State supervision regardless of the effect the
    manufacturers' actions or such coordination will have on
    competition.
        (8) It is in the best interest of the State to promote
    the coordination of manufacturer activities and programs
    related to the proper management of obsolete covered
    electronic devices through participation in a manufacturer
    clearinghouse as set forth in the Act.
    (b) The purpose of this Act is to further the interest of
the State of Illinois in the proper management of obsolete
consumer electronic products by setting forth procedures by
which the recycling and processing for reuse of covered
electronic devices will be accomplished by manufacturers for
those counties and municipalities that wish to opt-in to
electronic product manufacturer-run recycling and processing
programs that are approved and overseen by the State of
Illinois.
 
    (415 ILCS 151/1-5)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026)
    Sec. 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
    "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency.
    "Best practices" means standards for collecting and
preparing items for shipment and recycling. "Best practices"
may include standards for packaging for transport, load size,
acceptable load contamination levels, non-CED items included
in a load, and other standards as determined under Section 1-85
of this Act. "Best practices" shall consider the desired intent
to preserve existing collection programs and relationships
when possible.
    "Collector" means a person who collects residential CEDs at
any program collection site or one-day collection event and
prepares them for transport.
    "Computer", often referred to as a "personal computer" or
"PC", means a desktop or notebook computer as further defined
below and used only in a residence, but does not mean an
automated typewriter, electronic printer, mobile telephone,
portable hand-held calculator, portable digital assistant
(PDA), MP3 player, or other similar device. "Computer" does not
include computer peripherals, commonly known as cables, mouse,
or keyboard. "Computer" is further defined as either:
        (1) "Desktop computer", which means an electronic,
    magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed
    data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or
    storage functions for general purpose needs that are met
    through interaction with a number of software programs
    contained therein, and that is not designed to exclusively
    perform a specific type of logical, arithmetic, or storage
    function or other limited or specialized application.
    Human interface with a desktop computer is achieved through
    a stand-alone keyboard, stand-alone monitor, or other
    display unit, and a stand-alone mouse or other pointing
    device, and is designed for a single user. A desktop
    computer has a main unit that is intended to be
    persistently located in a single location, often on a desk
    or on the floor. A desktop computer is not designed for
    portability and generally utilizes an external monitor,
    keyboard, and mouse with an external or internal power
    supply for a power source. Desktop computer does not
    include an automated typewriter or typesetter; or
        (2) "Notebook computer", which means an electronic,
    magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed
    data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or
    storage functions for general purpose needs that are met
    through interaction with a number of software programs
    contained therein, and that is not designed to exclusively
    perform a specific type of logical, arithmetic, or storage
    function or other limited or specialized application.
    Human interface with a notebook computer is achieved
    through a keyboard, video display greater than 4 inches in
    size, and mouse or other pointing device, all of which are
    contained within the construction of the unit that
    comprises the notebook computer; supplemental stand-alone
    interface devices typically can also be attached to the
    notebook computer. Notebook computers can use external,
    internal, or batteries for a power source. Notebook
    computer does not include a portable hand-held calculator,
    or a portable digital assistant or similar specialized
    device. A notebook computer has an incorporated video
    display greater than 4 inches in size and can be carried as
    one unit by an individual. A notebook computer is sometimes
    referred to as a laptop computer.
        (3) "Tablet computer", which means an electronic,
    magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-speed
    data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or
    storage functions for general purpose needs that are met
    through interaction with a number of software programs
    contained therein, and that is not designed to exclusively
    perform a specific type of logical, arithmetic, or storage
    function or other limited or specialized application.
    Human interface with a tablet computer is achieved through
    a touch screen and video display screen greater than 6
    inches in size (all of which are contained within the unit
    that comprises the tablet computer). Tablet computers may
    use an external or internal power source. "Tablet computer"
    does not include a portable hand-held calculator, a
    portable digital assistant, or a similar specialized
    device.
    "Computer monitor" means an electronic device that is a
cathode-ray tube or flat panel display primarily intended to
display information from a computer and is used only in a
residence.
    "County recycling coordinator" means the individual who is
designated as the recycling coordinator for a county in a waste
management plan developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Planning
and Recycling Act.
    "Covered electronic device" or "CED" means any computer,
computer monitor, television, printer, electronic keyboard,
facsimile machine, videocassette recorder, portable digital
music player that has memory capability and is battery powered,
digital video disc player, video game console, electronic
mouse, scanner, digital converter box, cable receiver,
satellite receiver, digital video disc recorder, or
small-scale server sold at retail. "Covered electronic device"
does not include any of the following:
        (1) an electronic device that is a part of a motor
    vehicle or any component part of a motor vehicle assembled
    by or for a vehicle manufacturer or franchised dealer,
    including replacement parts for use in a motor vehicle;
        (2) an electronic device that is functionally or
    physically part of a larger piece of equipment or that is
    taken out of service from an industrial, commercial
    (including retail), library checkout, traffic control,
    kiosk, security (other than household security),
    governmental, agricultural, or medical setting, including
    but not limited to diagnostic, monitoring, or control
    equipment; or
        (3) an electronic device that is contained within a
    clothes washer, clothes dryer, refrigerator, refrigerator
    and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range,
    dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, water
    pump, sump pump, or air purifier. To the extent allowed
    under federal and State laws and regulations, a CED that is
    being collected, recycled, or processed for reuse is not
    considered to be hazardous waste, household waste, solid
    waste, or special waste.
    "Covered electronic device category" or "CED category"
means each of the following 8 categories of residential CEDs:
        (1) computers and small-scale servers;
        (2) computer monitors;
        (3) televisions;
        (4) printers, facsimile machines, and scanners;
        (5) digital video disc players, digital video disc
    recorders, and videocassette recorders;
        (6) video game consoles;
        (7) digital converter boxes, cable receivers, and
    satellite receivers; and
        (8) electronic keyboards, electronic mice, and
    portable digital music players that have memory capability
    and are battery powered.
    "Manufacturer" means a person, or a successor in interest
to a person, under whose brand or label a CED is or was sold at
retail. For any CED sold at retail under a brand or label that
is licensed from a person who is a mere brand owner and who
does not sell or produce a CED, the person who produced the CED
or his or her successor in interest is the manufacturer. For
any CED sold at retail under the brand or label of both the
retail seller and the person that produced the CED, the person
that produced the CED, or his or her successor in interest, is
the manufacturer.
    "Manufacturer clearinghouse" means an entity that prepares
and submits a manufacturer e-waste program plan to the Agency,
and oversees the manufacturer e-waste program, on behalf of a
group of 2 or more manufacturers cooperating with one another
to collectively establish and operate an e-waste program for
the purpose of complying with this Act and that collectively
represent , representing at least 50% of the manufacturers'
total obligations under this Act for a program year, that are
cooperating with one another to collectively establish and
operate an e-waste program for the purpose of complying with
this Act.
    "Manufacturer e-waste program" means any program
established, financed, and operated by a manufacturer,
individually or collectively as part of a manufacturer
clearinghouse, to transport and subsequently recycle, in
accordance with the requirements of this Act, residential CEDs
collected at program collection sites and one-day collection
events.
    "Municipal joint action agency" means a municipal joint
action agency created under Section 3.2 of the
Intergovernmental Cooperation Act.
    "One-day collection event" means a one-day event used as a
substitute for a program collection site pursuant to Section
1-15 of this Act.
    "Person" means an individual, partnership, co-partnership,
firm, company, limited liability company, corporation,
association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political
subdivision, State agency, or any other legal entity; or a
legal representative, agent, or assign of that entity. "Person"
includes a unit of local government.
    "Printer" means desktop printers, multifunction printer
copiers, and printer/fax combinations taken out of service from
a residence that are designed to reside on a work surface, and
include various print technologies, including without
limitation laser and LED (electrographic), ink jet, dot matrix,
thermal, and digital sublimation, and "multi-function" or
"all-in-one" devices that perform different tasks, including
without limitation copying, scanning, faxing, and printing.
Printers do not include floor-standing printers, printers with
optional floor stand, point of sale (POS) receipt printers,
household printers such as a calculator with printing
capabilities or label makers, or non-stand-alone printers that
are embedded into products that are not CEDs.
    "Program collection site" means a physical location that is
included in a manufacturer e-waste program and at which
residential CEDs are collected and prepared for transport by a
collector during a program year in accordance with the
requirements of this Act. Except as otherwise provided in this
Act, "program collection site" does not include a retail
collection site.
    "Program year" means a calendar year. The first program
year is 2019.
    "Recycler" means any person who transports or subsequently
recycles residential CEDs that have been collected and prepared
for transport by a collector at any program collection site or
one-day collection event.
    "Recycling" has the meaning provided under Section 3.380 of
the Environmental Protection Act. "Recycling" includes any
process by which residential CEDs that would otherwise be
disposed of or discarded are collected, separated, or processed
and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw
materials or products.
    "Residence" means a dwelling place or home in which one or
more individuals live.
    "Residential covered electronic device" or "residential
CED" means any covered electronic device taken out of service
from a residence in the State.
    "Retail collection site" means a private sector collection
site operated by a retailer collecting on behalf of a
manufacturer.
    "Retailer" means a person who first sells, through a sales
outlet, catalogue, or the Internet, a covered electronic device
at retail to an individual for residential use or any permanent
establishment primarily where merchandise is displayed, held,
stored, or offered for sale to the public.
    "Sale" means any retail transfer of title for consideration
of title including, but not limited to, transactions conducted
through sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet or any other
similar electronic means. "Sale" does not include financing or
leasing.
    "Small-scale server" means a computer that typically uses
desktop components in a desktop form designed primarily to
serve as a storage host for other computers. To be considered a
small-scale server, a computer must: be designed in a pedestal,
tower, or other form that is similar to that of a desktop
computer so that all data processing, storage, and network
interfacing is contained within one box or product; be designed
to be operational 24 hours per day and 7 days per week; have
very little unscheduled downtime, such as on the order of hours
per year; be capable of operating in a simultaneous multi-user
environment serving several users through networked client
units; and be designed for an industry-accepted operating
system for home or low-end server applications.
    "Television" means an electronic device that contains a
cathode-ray tube or flat panel screen the size of which is
greater than 4 inches when measured diagonally and is intended
to receive video programming via broadcast, cable, satellite,
Internet, or other mode of video transmission or to receive
video from surveillance or other similar cameras.
(Source: P.A. 100-362, eff. 8-25-17; 100-433, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
    (415 ILCS 151/1-10)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026)
    Sec. 1-10. Manufacturer e-waste program.
    (a) For program year 2019 and each program year thereafter,
each manufacturer shall, individually or collectively as part
of a manufacturer clearinghouse, provide a manufacturer
e-waste program to transport and subsequently recycle, in
accordance with the requirements of this Act, residential CEDs
collected at, and prepared for transport from, the program
collection sites and one-day collection events included in the
program during the program year.
    (b) Each manufacturer e-waste program must include, at a
minimum, the following:
        (1) satisfaction of the convenience standard described
    in Section 1-15 of this Act;
        (2) instructions for designated county recycling
    coordinators and municipal joint action agencies to
    annually file notice to participate in the program;
        (3) transportation and subsequent recycling of the
    residential CEDs collected at, and prepared for transport
    from, the program collection sites and one-day collection
    events included in the program during the program year; and
        (4) submission of a report to the Agency, by March 1,
    2020, and each March 1 thereafter, which includes:
            (A) the total weight of all residential CEDs
        transported from program collection sites and one-day
        collection events throughout the State during the
        preceding program year by CED category;
            (B) the total weight of residential CEDs
        transported from all program collection sites and
        one-day collection events in each county in the State
        during the preceding program year by CED category; and
            (C) the total weight of residential CEDs
        transported from all program collection sites and
        one-day collection events in each county in the State
        during that preceding program year and that was
        recycled.
    (c) Each manufacturer e-waste program shall make the
instructions required under paragraph (2) of subsection (b)
available on its website by December 1, 2017, and the program
shall provide to the Agency a hyperlink to the website for
posting on the Agency's website.
    (d) Nothing in this Act shall prevent a manufacturer from
accepting, through a manufacturer e-waste program, residential
CEDs collected through a curbside collection program that is
operated pursuant to an agreement between a third party and a
unit of local government located within a county or municipal
joint action agency that has elected to participate in a
manufacturer e-waste program.
(Source: P.A. 100-362, eff. 8-25-17; 100-433, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
    (415 ILCS 151/1-25)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026)
    Sec. 1-25. Manufacturer e-waste program plans.
    (a) By July 1, 2018, and by July 1 of each year thereafter
for the upcoming program year, beginning with program year
2019, each manufacturer shall, individually or through as a
manufacturer clearinghouse, submit to the Agency a
manufacturer e-waste program plan, which includes, at a
minimum, the following:
        (1) the contact information for the individual who will
    serve as the point of contact for the manufacturer e-waste
    program;
        (2) the identity of each county that has elected to
    participate in the manufacturer e-waste program during the
    program year;
        (3) for each county, the location of each program
    collection site and one-day collection event included in
    the manufacturer e-waste program for the program year;
        (4) the collector operating each program collection
    site and one-day collection event included in the
    manufacturer e-waste program for the program year;
        (5) the recyclers that manufacturers plan to use during
    the program year to transport and subsequently recycle
    residential CEDs under the program, with the updated list
    of recyclers to be provided to the Agency no later than
    December 1 preceding each program year; and
        (6) an explanation of any deviation by the program from
    the standard program collection site distribution set
    forth in subsection (a) of Section 1-15 of this Act for the
    program year, along with copies of all written agreements
    made pursuant to paragraphs (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of
    Section 1-15 for the program year; and
        (7) if a group of 2 or more manufacturers are
    participating in a manufacturer clearinghouse,
    certification that the methodology used for allocating
    responsibility for the transportation and recycling of
    residential CEDs by manufacturers participating in the
    manufacturer clearinghouse for the program year will be in
    compliance with the allocation methodology established
    under Section 1-84.5 of this Act.
    (b) Within 60 days after receiving a manufacturer e-waste
program plan, the Agency shall review the plan and approve the
plan or disapprove the plan.
        (1) If the Agency determines that the program
    collection sites and one-day collection events specified
    in the plan will satisfy the convenience standard set forth
    in Section 1-15 of this Act, then the Agency shall approve
    the manufacturer e-waste program plan and provide written
    notification of the approval to the individual who serves
    as the point of contact for the manufacturer. The Agency
    shall make the approved plan available on the Agency's
    website.
        (2) If the Agency determines the plan will not satisfy
    the convenience standard set forth in Section 1-15 of this
    Act, then the Agency shall disapprove the manufacturer
    e-waste program plan and provide written notification of
    the disapproval and the reasons for the disapproval to the
    individual who serves as the point of contact for the
    manufacturer. Within 30 days after the date of disapproval,
    the manufacturer shall submit a revised manufacturer
    e-waste program plan that addresses the deficiencies noted
    in the Agency's disapproval.
    (c) Manufacturers shall assume financial responsibility
for carrying out their e-waste program plans, including, but
not limited to, financial responsibility for providing the
packaging materials necessary to prepare shipments of
collected residential CEDs in compliance with subsection (e) of
Section 1-45, as well as financial responsibility for bulk
transportation and recycling of collected residential CEDs.
(Source: P.A. 100-362, eff. 8-25-17; 100-433, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
    (415 ILCS 151/1-30)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026)
    Sec. 1-30. Manufacturer registration.
    (a) By April 1, 2018, and by April 1 of each year
thereafter for the upcoming program year, beginning with
program year 2019, each manufacturer who sells CEDs in the
State must register with the Agency by: (i) submitting to the
Agency a $5,000 registration fee; and (ii) completing and
submitting to the Agency the registration form prescribed by
the Agency. Information on the registration form shall include,
without limitation, all of the following:
        (1) a list of all of the brands and labels under which
    the manufacturer's CEDs are sold or offered for sale in the
    State; and
        (2) the total weights, by CED category, of residential
    CEDs sold in the United States to individuals, or offered
    for sale under any of the manufacturer's brands or labels,
    in the United States during the calendar year that is 2
    years before immediately preceding the applicable program
    year.
    If, during a program year, any of the manufacturer's CEDs
are sold or offered for sale in the State under a brand that is
not listed in the manufacturer's registration, then, within 30
days after the first sale or offer for sale under that brand,
the manufacturer must amend its registration to add the brand.
All registration fees collected by the Agency pursuant to this
Section shall be deposited into the Solid Waste Management
Fund.
    (b) The Agency shall post on its website a list of all
registered manufacturers.
    (c) Beginning in program year 2019, a manufacturer whose
CEDs are sold or offered for sale in this State for the first
time on or after April 1 of a program year must register with
the Agency within 30 days after the date the CEDs are first
sold or offered for sale in the State.
    (d) Beginning in program year 2019, manufacturers shall
ensure that only recyclers that have registered with the Agency
and meet the recycler standards set forth in Section 1-40 are
used to transport or recycle residential CEDs collected at any
program collection site or one-day collection event.
    (e) Beginning in program year 2019, no manufacturer may
sell or offer for sale a CED in this State unless the
manufacturer is registered and operates a manufacturer program
either individually or as part of the manufacturer
clearinghouse as required in this Act.
    (f) Beginning in program year 2019, no manufacturer may
sell or offer for sale a CED in this State unless the
manufacturer's brand name is permanently affixed to, and is
readily visible on, the CED.
    (g) In accordance with a contract or agreement with a
county, municipality, or municipal joint action agency that has
elected to participate in a manufacturer e-waste program under
this Act, manufacturers may, either individually or through the
manufacturer clearinghouse, audit program collection sites and
proposed program collection sites for compliance with the terms
and conditions of the contract or agreement. Audits shall be
conducted during normal business hours, and a manufacturer or
its designee shall provide reasonable notice to the collection
site in advance of the audit. Audits of all program collection
sites may include, among other things, physical site location
visits and inspections and review of processes, procedures,
technical systems, reports, and documentation reasonably
related to the collecting, sorting, packaging, and recycling of
residential CEDs in compliance with this Act.
    (h) Nothing in this Act shall require a manufacturer or
manufacturer e-waste program to collect, transport, or recycle
any CEDs other than residential CEDs, or to accept for
transport or recycling any pallet or bulk container of
residential CEDs that has not been prepared by the collector
for shipment in accordance with subsection (e) of Section 1-45.
(Source: P.A. 100-362, eff. 8-25-17; 100-433, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
    (415 ILCS 151/1-33 new)
    Sec. 1-33. Manufacturer clearinghouse.
    (a) A manufacturer e-waste program plan submitted by a
manufacturer clearinghouse may take into account and
incorporate individual plans or operations of one or more
manufacturers that are participating in the manufacturer
clearinghouse.
    (b) If a manufacturer clearinghouse allocates
responsibility to manufacturers for manufacturers'
transportation and recycling of residential CEDs during a
program year as part of a manufacturer e-waste program plan,
then the manufacturer clearinghouse shall identify the
allocation methodology in its plan submission to the Agency
pursuant to Section 1-25 of this Act for review and approval.
Any allocation of responsibility among manufacturers for the
collection of covered electronic devices shall be in accordance
with the allocation methodology established pursuant to
Section 1-84.5 of this Act.
    (c) A manufacturer clearinghouse shall have no authority to
enforce manufacturer compliance with the requirements of this
Act, including compliance with the allocation methodology set
forth in a manufacturer e-waste program plan, but shall, upon
prior notice to the manufacturer, refer any potential
non-compliance to the Agency. A manufacturer clearinghouse may
develop and implement policies and procedures that exclude from
participation in the manufacturer clearinghouse any
manufacturers found by the Illinois Pollution Control Board or
a court of competent jurisdiction to have failed to comply with
this Act.
 
    (415 ILCS 151/1-84.5 new)
    Sec. 1-84.5. Manufacturer clearinghouse; allocation of
financial responsibility for the transportation and recycling
of covered electronic devices.
    (a) As used in this Section, unless the context otherwise
requires:
    "Adjusted total proportional responsibility" means the
percentage calculated for each participating manufacturer for
a program year under subsection (f) of this Section.
    "Market share" means the percentage that results from
dividing:
        (1) the product of the total weight reported for a CED
    category by a manufacturer, for the calendar year 2 years
    before the applicable program year, under paragraph (2) of
    subsection (a) of Section 1-30 of this Act, multiplied by
    the population adjustment factor for that year; by
        (2) the product of the total weight reported for that
    CED category by all manufacturers, for the calendar year 2
    years before the applicable program year, under paragraph
    (2) of subsection (a) of Section 1-30 of this Act,
    multiplied by the population adjustment factor for that
    year.
    "Participating manufacturer" means a manufacturer that a
manufacturer clearinghouse has listed, pursuant to subsection
(c) of this Section, as a participant in the manufacturer
clearinghouse for a program year.
    "Population adjustment factor" means the percentage that
results when (i) the population of Illinois, as reported in the
most recent federal decennial census, is divided by (ii) the
population of the United States, as reported in the most recent
federal decennial census.
    "Return share" means the percentage, by weight, of each CED
category that is returned to the program collection sites and
one-day collection events operated by or on behalf of either a
manufacturer clearinghouse or one or more of its participating
manufacturers during the calendar year 2 years before the
applicable program year, as reported to the Agency under
Section 1-10 of this Act; except that, for program year 2019
and program year 2020, "return share" means the percentage, by
weight, of each CED category that is estimated by the
manufacturer clearinghouse to be returned to those sites and
events during the applicable program year, as reported to the
Agency under subsection (b) of this Section.
    "Unadjusted total proportional responsibility" means the
percentage calculated for each participating manufacturer
under subsection (e) of this Section.
    (b) By March 1, 2018, each manufacturer clearinghouse shall
provide the Agency with a statement of the return share for
each CED category for program year 2019, and by March 1, 2019,
each manufacturer clearinghouse shall provide the Agency with a
statement of the return share for each CED category for program
year 2020.
    (c) If a manufacturer clearinghouse submits to the Agency a
manufacturer e-waste program plan under Section 1-25 of this
Act, then the manufacturer clearinghouse shall include in the
plan a list of manufacturers that have agreed to participate in
the manufacturer clearinghouse for the upcoming program year.
    (d) By November 1, 2018, and each November 1 thereafter,
the Agency shall provide each manufacturer clearinghouse with a
statement of the unadjusted total proportional responsibility
and adjusted total proportional responsibility of each of its
participating manufacturers for the upcoming program year.
    (e) For each program year, the Agency shall calculate the
unadjusted total proportional responsibility of each
participating manufacturer as follows:
        (1) For each CED category, the Agency shall multiply
    (i) the participating manufacturer's market share for the
    CED category by (ii) the return share for the CED category,
    to arrive at the category-specific proportional
    responsibility of the participating manufacturer for the
    CED category.
        (2) The Agency shall then, for each participating
    manufacturer, sum the category-specific proportional
    responsibilities of the participating manufacturer
    calculated under paragraph (1), to arrive at the
    participating manufacturer's unadjusted total proportional
    responsibility.
    (f) If the sum of all unadjusted total proportional
responsibilities of a manufacturer clearinghouse's
participating manufacturers for a program year accounts for
less than 100% of the return share for that year, then the
Agency shall divide the unallocated return share among
participating manufacturers in proportion to their unadjusted
total proportional responsibilities, to arrive at the adjusted
total proportional responsibility for each participating
manufacturer.
    (g) A manufacturer may use retail collection sites to
satisfy some or all of the manufacturer's responsibilities,
including, but not limited to, the manufacturer's
transportation and recycling of collected residential CEDs
pursuant to any allocation methodology established under this
Act. Nothing in this Act shall prevent a manufacturer from
using retail collection sites to satisfy any percentage of the
manufacturer's total responsibilities, including, but not
limited to, the manufacturer's transportation and recycling of
collected residential CEDs pursuant to any allocation
methodology established under this Act or by administrative
rule.
 
    (415 ILCS 151/1-87 new)
    Sec. 1-87. Antitrust. A manufacturer or manufacturer
clearinghouse acting in accordance with the provisions of this
Act may negotiate, enter into contracts with, or conduct
business with each other and with any other entity developing,
implementing, operating, participating in, or performing any
other activities directly related to a manufacturer e-waste
program approved pursuant to this Act, and the manufacturer,
manufacturer clearinghouse, and any entity developing,
implementing, operating, participating in, or performing any
other activities related to a manufacturer e-waste program
approved pursuant to this Act are not subject to damages,
liability, or scrutiny under federal antitrust law or the
Illinois Antitrust Act, regardless of the effects of their
actions on competition. The supervisory activities described
in this Act are sufficient to confirm that activities of the
manufacturers, manufacturer clearinghouse, and any entity
developing, implementing, operating, participating in, or
performing any other activities related to a manufacturer
e-waste program that is approved pursuant to Section 1-25 are
authorized and actively supervised by the State.
 
    (415 ILCS 151/1-84 rep.)
    Section 10. The Consumer Electronics Recycling Act is
amended by repealing Section 1-84.
 
    Section 15. The Illinois Antitrust Act is amended by
changing Section 5 as follows:
 
    (740 ILCS 10/5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 60-5)
    Sec. 5. No provisions of this Act shall be construed to
make illegal:
        (1) the activities of any labor organization or of
    individual members thereof which are directed solely to
    labor objectives which are legitimate under the laws of
    either the State of Illinois or the United States;
        (2) the activities of any agricultural or
    horticultural cooperative organization, whether
    incorporated or unincorporated, or of individual members
    thereof, which are directed solely to objectives of such
    cooperative organizations which are legitimate under the
    laws of either the State of Illinois or the United States;
        (3) the activities of any public utility, as defined in
    Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act to the extent
    that such activities are subject to a clearly articulated
    and affirmatively expressed State policy to replace
    competition with regulation, where the conduct to be
    exempted is actively supervised by the State itself;
        (4) the The activities of a telecommunications
    carrier, as defined in Section 13-202 of the Public
    Utilities Act, to the extent those activities relate to the
    provision of noncompetitive telecommunications services
    under the Public Utilities Act and are subject to the
    jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission or to the
    activities of telephone mutual concerns referred to in
    Section 13-202 of the Public Utilities Act to the extent
    those activities relate to the provision and maintenance of
    telephone service to owners and customers;
        (5) the activities (including, but not limited to, the
    making of or participating in joint underwriting or joint
    reinsurance arrangement) of any insurer, insurance agent,
    insurance broker, independent insurance adjuster or rating
    organization to the extent that such activities are subject
    to regulation by the Director of Insurance of this State
    under, or are permitted or are authorized by, the Illinois
    Insurance Code or any other law of this State;
        (6) the religious and charitable activities of any
    not-for-profit corporation, trust or organization
    established exclusively for religious or charitable
    purposes, or for both purposes;
        (7) the activities of any not-for-profit corporation
    organized to provide telephone service on a mutual or
    co-operative basis or electrification on a co-operative
    basis, to the extent such activities relate to the
    marketing and distribution of telephone or electrical
    service to owners and customers;
        (8) the activities engaged in by securities dealers who
    are (i) licensed by the State of Illinois or (ii) members
    of the National Association of Securities Dealers or (iii)
    members of any National Securities Exchange registered
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in the course
    of their business of offering, selling, buying and selling,
    or otherwise trading in or underwriting securities, as
    agent, broker, or principal, and activities of any National
    Securities Exchange so registered, including the
    establishment of commission rates and schedules of
    charges;
        (9) the activities of any board of trade designated as
    a "contract market" by the Secretary of Agriculture of the
    United States pursuant to Section 5 of the Commodity
    Exchange Act, as amended;
        (10) the activities of any motor carrier, rail carrier,
    or common carrier by pipeline, as defined in the Common
    Carrier by Pipeline Law of the Public Utilities Act, to the
    extent that such activities are permitted or authorized by
    the Act or are subject to regulation by the Illinois
    Commerce Commission;
        (11) the activities of any state or national bank to
    the extent that such activities are regulated or supervised
    by officers of the state or federal government under the
    banking laws of this State or the United States;
        (12) the activities of any state or federal savings and
    loan association to the extent that such activities are
    regulated or supervised by officers of the state or federal
    government under the savings and loan laws of this State or
    the United States;
        (13) the activities of any bona fide not-for-profit
    association, society or board, of attorneys, practitioners
    of medicine, architects, engineers, land surveyors or real
    estate brokers licensed and regulated by an agency of the
    State of Illinois, in recommending schedules of suggested
    fees, rates or commissions for use solely as guidelines in
    determining charges for professional and technical
    services;
        (14) conduct Conduct involving trade or commerce
    (other than import trade or import commerce) with foreign
    nations unless:
            (a) such conduct has a direct, substantial, and
        reasonably foreseeable effect:
                (i) on trade or commerce which is not trade or
            commerce with foreign nations, or on import trade
            or import commerce with foreign nations; or
                (ii) on export trade or export commerce with
            foreign nations of a person engaged in such trade
            or commerce in the United States; and
            (b) such effect gives rise to a claim under the
        provisions of this Act, other than this subsection
        (14).
        (c) If this Act applies to conduct referred to in this
    subsection (14) only because of the provisions of paragraph
    (a)(ii), then this Act shall apply to such conduct only for
    injury to export business in the United States which
    affects this State; or
        (15) the activities of a unit of local government or
    school district and the activities of the employees, agents
    and officers of a unit of local government or school
    district; or .
        (16) the activities of a manufacturer, manufacturer
    clearinghouse, or any entity developing, implementing,
    operating, participating in, or performing any other
    activities related to a manufacturer e-waste program
    approved pursuant to the Consumer Electronics Recycling
    Act, to the extent that such activities are permitted or
    authorized by this Act or are subject to regulation by the
    Consumer Electronics Recycling Act and are subject to the
    jurisdiction of and regulation by the Illinois Pollution
    Control Board or the Illinois Environmental Protection
    Agency; this paragraph does not limit, preempt, or exclude
    the jurisdiction of any other commission, agency, or court
    system to adjudicate personal injury or workers'
    compensation claims.
(Source: P.A. 90-185, eff. 7-23-97; 90-561, eff. 12-16-97;
revised 10-6-17.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 6/22/2018