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TX Health & Safety Code § 361.965 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Y. Computer Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.965. State Procurement Requirements

Sec. 361.965.  STATE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2052.101, Government Code.(b)  A person who submits a bid for a contract with a state agency for the purchase or lease of computer equipment must be in compliance with this subchapter.(c)  A state agency that purchases or leases computer equipment shall require each prospective bidder to certify the bidder's compliance with this subchapter.  Failure to provide that certification renders the prospective bidder ineligible to participate in the bidding.(d)  In considering bids for a contract for computer equipment, in addition to any other preferences provided under other laws of this state, the state shall give special preference to a manufacturer that has a program to recycle the computer equipment of other manufacturers, including collection events and manufacturer initiatives to accept computer equipment labeled with another manufacturer's brand.(e)  The comptroller and the Department of Information Resources shall adopt rules to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 902 (H.B. 2714), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 122, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.966 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Y. Computer Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.966. Federal Preemption; Expiration

Sec. 361.966.  FEDERAL PREEMPTION; EXPIRATION.  (a)  If federal law establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of computer equipment and the commission determines that the federal law substantially meets the purposes of this subchapter, the commission may adopt an agency statement that interprets the federal law as preemptive of this subchapter.(b)  This subchapter expires on the date the commission issues a statement under this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 902 (H.B. 2714), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|Text of subchapter effective until the date the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issues a statement under Section 361.992.
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.971 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.971. Definitions

Sec. 361.971.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Brand" has the meaning assigned by Section 361.952.(2)  "Consumer" means an individual who uses covered television equipment that is purchased primarily for personal or home business use.(3)  "Covered television equipment" means the following equipment marketed to and intended for consumers:(A)  a direct view or projection television with a viewable screen of nine inches or larger whose display technology is based on cathode ray tube, plasma, liquid crystal, digital light processing, liquid crystal on silicon, silicon crystal reflective display, light-emitting diode, or similar technology; or(B)  a display device that is peripheral to a computer that contains a television tuner.(4)  "Market share allocation" means the quantity of covered television equipment, by weight, that an individual television manufacturer submitting a recovery plan under Section 361.978 is responsible for collecting, reusing, and recycling, as computed by the commission under Section 361.984(g).(5)  "Recycling" means any process by which equipment that would otherwise become solid waste or hazardous waste is collected, separated, and refurbished for reuse or processed to be returned to use in the form of raw material or products.  The term does not include incineration.(6)  "Retailer" means a person who owns or operates a business that sells new covered television equipment by any means directly to a consumer.  The term does not include a person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly leases, offers to lease, or arranges for leasing of merchandise under a rental-purchase agreement.(7)  "Television" means an electronic device that contains a tuner that locks onto a selected carrier frequency and is capable of receiving and displaying video programming from a broadcast, cable, or satellite source.(8)  "Television manufacturer" means a person that:(A)  manufactures covered television equipment under a brand the person owns or is licensed to use;(B)  manufactures covered television equipment without affixing a brand;(C)  resells covered television equipment produced by other suppliers under a brand the person owns or is licensed to use;(D)  manufactures covered television equipment, supplies it to any person within a distribution network that includes a wholesaler or retailer, and benefits from the sale of the covered television equipment through that distribution network; or(E)  assumes the responsibilities of a television manufacturer under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.972 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.972. Legislative Findings and Purpose

Sec. 361.972.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a comprehensive, convenient, and environmentally sound program for the collection and recycling of television equipment.  The program is based on individual television manufacturer responsibility and shared responsibility among consumers, retailers, and the government of this state.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.973 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.973. Applicability

Sec. 361.973.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Except as provided by this section and Section 361.991, this subchapter applies only to covered television equipment that is:(1)  offered for sale or sold to a consumer in this state; or(2)  used by a consumer in this state and returned for recycling.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to:(1)  computer equipment as that term is defined by Section 361.952;(2)  a manufacturer of a display device that is peripheral to a computer and contains a television tuner, if that manufacturer collects and recycles the device in accordance with Subchapter Y;(3)  any part of a motor vehicle, including a replacement part;(4)  a device that is functionally or physically part of or connected to another system or piece of equipment:(A)  designed and intended for use in an industrial, governmental, commercial, research and development, or medical setting, including diagnostic monitoring or control equipment; or(B)  used for security, sensing, monitoring, antiterrorism, or emergency services purposes;(5)  a device that is contained in exercise equipment intended for home use or an appliance intended for home use including a clothes washer, clothes dryer, refrigerator, refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range, dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, and air purifier;(6)  a telephone of any type;(7)  a personal digital assistant;(8)  a global positioning system;(9)  a consumer's lease of covered television equipment or a consumer's use of covered television equipment under a lease agreement; or(10)  the sale or lease of covered television equipment to an entity when the television manufacturer and the entity enter into a contract that effectively addresses the recycling of equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.974 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.974. Sales Prohibition

Sec. 361.974.  SALES PROHIBITION.  A person may not offer for sale in this state new covered television equipment unless the equipment has been labeled in compliance with Section 361.975.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.975 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.975. Manufacturer's Labeling Requirement

Sec. 361.975.  MANUFACTURER'S LABELING REQUIREMENT.  A television manufacturer may sell or offer for sale in this state only covered television equipment that is labeled with the television manufacturer's brand.  The label must be permanently affixed and readily visible.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.976 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.976. Manufacturers' Registration and Reporting

Sec. 361.976.  MANUFACTURERS' REGISTRATION AND REPORTING.  (a)  A television manufacturer of covered television equipment shall register with the commission and, except as provided by Section 361.979, pay a registration fee of $2,500.  A registered television manufacturer shall renew the registration and, except as provided by Section 361.979, pay the fee on or before January 31 of each year.  The registration or registration renewal must include:(1)  a list of all brands the television manufacturer uses in this state on covered television equipment regardless of whether the television manufacturer owns or is licensed to use the brand; and(2)  contact information for the person the commission may contact regarding the television manufacturer's activities to comply with this subchapter.(b)  Except as provided by Section 361.979, not later than January 31 of each year, each registered television manufacturer of covered television equipment shall report to the commission:(1)  the total weight of covered television equipment for which the television manufacturer is responsible that was sold in this state during the preceding calendar year or, if the manufacturer does not track the weight of covered television equipment it sells by state, the television manufacturer may report the total amount of covered television equipment the television manufacturer sold nationally in the preceding calendar year; and(2)  the total weight of covered television equipment the television manufacturer collected and recycled in this state during the preceding calendar year.(c)  Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the television recycling account created under Section 361.977.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.977 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.977. Television Recycling Account

Sec. 361.977.  TELEVISION RECYCLING ACCOUNT.  (a)  The television recycling account is an account in the general revenue fund that consists of the:(1)  fees collected under Section 361.976; and(2)  interest earned on the money in the account.(b)  Money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission to be used by the commission to maintain a public Internet website and toll-free telephone number that provide consumers with information about covered television equipment recycling opportunities in this state.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.978 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.978. Manufacturer's Recovery Plan and Related Responsibilities

Sec. 361.978.  MANUFACTURER'S RECOVERY PLAN AND RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES.  (a)  This section does not apply to a television manufacturer that participates in a recycling leadership program described by Section 361.979.(b)  Not later than the first January 31 that occurs after the date the television manufacturer first registers with the commission under Section 361.976, each television manufacturer of covered television equipment sold in this state shall, individually or as a member of a group of television manufacturers, submit to the commission a recovery plan to collect, reuse, and recycle covered television equipment.(c)  An individual television manufacturer that submits a recovery plan under Subsection (b) shall collect, reuse, and recycle covered television equipment.  Beginning with the television manufacturer's second year of registration, the individual television manufacturer shall collect, reuse, and recycle the quantity of covered television equipment computed by the commission as the television manufacturer's market share allocation.(d)  A group of television manufacturers that submits a recovery plan under Subsection (b) shall collect, reuse, and recycle covered television equipment.  Beginning with the second year of registration for a group of television manufacturers, the group of television manufacturers shall collect, reuse, and recycle a quantity of covered television equipment equal to the sum of the combined market share allocations of the group's participants.(e)  A recovery plan under Subsection (b) must include at a minimum:(1)  a statement of whether the television manufacturer intends to collect and recycle its market share allocation through operation of its plan, individually or in partnership with other television manufacturers;(2)  beginning with the television manufacturer's second year of registration, the total weight of covered television equipment collected, reused, and recycled by or on behalf of the television manufacturer during the preceding year; and(3)  collection methods that allow a consumer to recycle covered television equipment without paying a separate fee at the time of recycling.(f)  The commission shall review the recovery plan for satisfaction of the requirements of this subchapter.  If the registration and recovery plan are complete, the commission shall include the television manufacturer on the commission's Internet website listing as provided by Section 361.984(a).  The commission may reject the recovery plan if it does not meet all requirements of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.980 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.980. Recycling Leadership Program Collection Report

Sec. 361.980.  RECYCLING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM COLLECTION REPORT.  (a)  Not later than January 31 of every other year beginning with the television manufacturer's second year of registration, a television manufacturer of covered television equipment sold in this state that is participating in a recycling leadership program under Section 361.979 shall, individually or as a member of the recycling leadership program, submit to the commission a collection report regarding the television manufacturer's collection, reuse, and recycling of covered television equipment.(b)  The collection report must include:(1)  an inventory of covered television equipment collection, reuse, and recycling opportunities that are currently available to consumers through the individual television manufacturer or the recycling leadership program in this state;(2)  documentation of collection opportunities available to consumers in counties with populations of less than 50,000, including an analysis of the number of collection sites available to consumers in those counties compared to the number of opportunities available to consumers in those counties to purchase new covered television equipment;(3)  the amount by weight of the covered television equipment that the individual television manufacturer or the recycling leadership program collected in the two preceding years; and(4)  documentation that the collection, reuse, and recycling of the collected covered television equipment complies with Section 361.990.(c)  The inventory of covered television equipment collection, reuse, and recycling opportunities required by Subsection (b)(1) may be submitted in the form of a map noting the location of the opportunities.(d)  The collection report may include a listing of other existing collection and recycling infrastructure for covered television equipment not associated with the recycling leadership program, including electronic recyclers and repair shops, recyclers of other appropriate commodities, reuse organizations, not-for-profit corporations, retailers, and other suitable operations, including local government collection events, if available.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.981 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.981. Retailer Responsibility

Sec. 361.981.  RETAILER RESPONSIBILITY.  (a)  A retailer may order and sell only products from a television manufacturer that is included on the list published under Section 361.984(a).  A retailer shall consult that list before ordering covered television equipment in this state.  A retailer is considered to have complied with this subsection and may sell a product in the retailer's inventory if, on the date the product was ordered from the television manufacturer, the television manufacturer was listed on the Internet website described by Section 361.984(a).(b)  A person who is a retailer of covered television equipment shall provide to consumers in writing the information published by the commission regarding the legal disposition and recycling of television equipment.  The information may be included with the sales receipt or as part of the packaging of the equipment.  Alternatively, the retailer may provide the information required by this subsection through a toll-free telephone number and address of an Internet website provided to consumers.(c)  This subchapter does not require a retailer to collect covered television equipment for recycling.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.982 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.982. Recycler Responsibilities

Sec. 361.982.  RECYCLER RESPONSIBILITIES.  (a)  This section does not apply to a television manufacturer.(b)  A person who is engaged in the business of recycling covered television equipment in this state shall:(1)  register with the commission and certify that the person is in compliance with the standards adopted under Section 361.990;(2)  on or before January 31 of each year renew the registration with the commission and certify the person's continued compliance with the standards adopted under Section 361.990;(3)  recycle all covered television equipment accepted for recycling in accordance with the standards adopted under Section 361.990;(4)  maintain a written log recording the weight of all covered television equipment received by the person and the disposition of that equipment; and(5)  annually report to the commission the total weight of covered television equipment received and recycled by the person in the preceding 12 months.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.983 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.983. Liability

Sec. 361.983.  LIABILITY.  (a)  A television manufacturer, retailer, or person who recycles covered television equipment is not liable in any way for information in any form that a consumer leaves on covered television equipment that is collected or recycled under this subchapter.(b)  This subchapter does not exempt a person from liability under other law.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 361.985 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act|Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program|Section 361.985. Enforcement

Sec. 361.985.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The commission may conduct audits and inspections to ensure compliance with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.(b)  The commission and the attorney general, as appropriate, shall enforce this subchapter and, except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), take enforcement action against a television manufacturer, a retailer, or a person who recycles covered television equipment.(c)  The executive director or the attorney general may institute a suit under Section 7.032, Water Code, to enjoin an activity related to the sale of covered television equipment in violation of this subchapter.(d)  The commission shall issue a warning notice to a person on the person's first violation of this subchapter.  The person must comply with this subchapter not later than the 60th day after the date the warning notice is issued.(e)  A retailer who receives a warning notice from the commission that the retailer's inventory violates this subchapter because it includes covered television equipment from a television manufacturer that is not in compliance with this subchapter must bring the inventory into compliance with this subchapter not later than the 60th day after the date the warning notice is issued.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|