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VA Code § 10.1-1425.27 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.27. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Brand" means the name, symbol, logo, trademark, or other information that identifies a product rather than the components of the product."Computer equipment" means a desktop or notebook computer and may include a computer monitor or other display device. Computer does not include:1. A television or any telecommunication system device that can receive moving pictures and sound broadcast over a distance, including a television tuner or a display device peripheral to a computer in which the display device contains a television tuner;2. A desktop or notebook computer or computer monitor or other display device that is functionally or physically a part of, connected to, or integrated within a larger piece of equipment and designed or intended for use in an industrial, governmental, commercial, research and development, or medical setting, including diagnostic, monitoring, security, sensing, or control equipment; or3. Any monitor or computer equipment contained within a clothes washer, clothes dryer, refrigerator, refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range, dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, or air purifier."Consumer" means an individual who uses computer equipment that is purchased primarily for personal or home business use."Manufacturer" means a person who in any calendar year:1. Manufactures or manufactured computer equipment in excess of 500 units under a brand that:a. The person owns or owned; orb. The person is or was licensed to use, other than under a license to manufacture computer equipment for delivery exclusively to or at the order of the licensor;2. Sells or sold computer equipment in excess of 500 units manufactured by others under a brand that:a. The person owns or owned; orb. The person is or was licensed to use, other than under a license to manufacture computer equipment for delivery exclusively to or at the order of the licensor;3. Manufactures or manufactured computer equipment in excess of 500 units without affixing a brand;4. Manufactures or manufactured computer equipment in excess of 500 units to which the person affixes or affixed a brand that:a. The person does not or has not owned; orb. The person is not or was not licensed to use; or5. Imports or imported computer equipment in excess of 500 units manufactured outside the United States into the United States unless at the time of importation the company or licensee that sells or sold the computer equipment to the importer has or had assets or a presence in the United States sufficient to be considered the manufacturer.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.28 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.28. Applicability

A. The collection, recycling, and reuse provisions of this article apply to computer equipment used and returned to the manufacturer by a consumer in this state and do not impose any obligation on an owner or operator of a solid waste facility.B. This article does not apply to:1. Any part of a motor vehicle, a personal digital assistant, or a telephone;2. A consumer's lease of computer equipment or a consumer's use of computer equipment under a lease agreement; or3. The sale or lease of computer equipment to an entity when the manufacturer and the entity enter into a contract that effectively addresses the collection, recycling, and reuse of computer equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.30 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.30. Reporting requirements

Each manufacturer shall publish a report on its publicly accessible website no later than January 31 of each year that includes:1. The name and contact information of the representative responsible for the manufacturer's recovery plan;2. The weight of computer equipment collected, recycled, and reused during the preceding calendar year; and3. Documentation certifying that the collection, recycling, and reuse of computer equipment complies with § 10.1-1425.38 regarding sound environmental management.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.31 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.31. Retailer responsibility

A person who is a retailer of computer equipment may not sell or offer to sell new computer equipment in the Commonwealth unless the equipment is labeled with the manufacturer's label and the manufacturer has a recovery plan that complies with the provisions of this article and is accessible on the manufacturer's website. A retailer who is not a manufacturer is not required to collect computer equipment for recycling or reuse under this article.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.32 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.32. Liability for information stored on computers

A manufacturer, manufacturer's designee, or retailer of computer equipment is not liable in any way for information in any form that a consumer leaves on computer equipment that is collected, recycled, or reused under this article, provided that the manufacturer's website (i) conspicuously states such disclaimer of liability and (ii) provides detailed information regarding how a consumer may erase such information from the computer equipment or protect information that the consumer leaves on such computer equipment from disclosure. This article does not exempt a person from potential liability under other federal or state law.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.33 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.33. Department responsibilities

A. The Department shall maintain a list of manufacturers on its website that have notified the Department of the availability of a recovery plan for the Commonwealth. Covered computer equipment from manufacturers on that list may be sold in or into the Commonwealth.B. The Department shall provide links to the following information on its website:1. Manufacturers' collection, recycling, and reuse programs, including manufacturers' recovery plans, provided by manufacturers pursuant to this article; and2. The potential security issues regarding personal information stored on computer equipment that is collected, recycled, or reused.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.34 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.34. Enforcement

The Office of the Attorney General may enforce the provisions of this article by taking enforcement action against a manufacturer or retailer that fails to comply with this article.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.35 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.35. Financial and proprietary information

Financial or proprietary information submitted to the Department under this article is exempt from public disclosure.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.36 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.36. Fees not authorized

This article does not authorize the Department to impose a fee, including a recycling fee or registration fee, on a consumer, manufacturer, retailer, or person who recycles or reuses computer equipment.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.37 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.37. Consumer responsibilities

A consumer is responsible for any information in any form left on the consumer's computer equipment that is collected, recycled, or reused.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.38 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.38. Sound environmental management

All computer equipment collected under this article shall be recycled or reused in a manner that complies with federal, state, and local law.2008, c. 541.
VA Code § 10.1-1425.39 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1425.39. Rechargeable battery recycling and disposal program

A. As used in this section "rechargeable battery" means any removable, dry-cell, rechargeable battery weighing less than two pounds consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells that are designed to receive, store, and deliver electric energy.B. Any locality may, by ordinance, prohibit the disposal of rechargeable batteries in any waste-to-energy or solid waste disposal facility within its jurisdiction, provided the locality has implemented a recycling program that is capable of handling all rechargeable batteries generated within its jurisdiction. However, no such ordinance shall contain any provision that penalizes anyone other than the last user of such rechargeable batteries.2009, c. 365.
VA Code § 10.1-1426 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1426. Permits required; waiver of requirements; reports; conditional permits

A. No person shall store, provide treatment for, or dispose of a hazardous waste without a permit from the Director.B. Any person generating, transporting, storing, providing treatment for, or disposing of a hazardous waste shall report to the Director, by such date as the Board specifies by regulation, the following: (i) his name and address, (ii) the name and nature of the hazardous waste, and (iii) the fact that he is generating, transporting, storing, providing treatment for or disposing of a hazardous waste. A person who is an exempt small quantity generator of hazardous wastes, as defined by the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall be exempt from the requirements of this subsection.C. Any permit shall contain the conditions or requirements required by the Board's regulations and the federal acts.D. Upon the issuance of an emergency permit for the storage of hazardous waste, the Director shall notify the chief administrative officer of the local government for the jurisdiction in which the permit has been issued.E. The Director may deny an application under this article on any grounds for which a permit may be amended, suspended or revoked listed under subsection A of § 10.1-1427.F. Any locality or state agency may collect hazardous waste from exempt small quantity generators for shipment to a permitted treatment or disposal facility if done in accordance with (i) a permit to store, treat, or dispose of hazardous waste issued pursuant to this chapter or (ii) a permit to transport hazardous waste, and the wastes collected are stored for no more than 10 days prior to shipment to a permitted treatment or disposal facility. If household hazardous waste is collected and managed with hazardous wastes collected from exempt small quantity generators, all waste shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.1986, cc. 492, 563, § 10-279; 1988, c. 891; 1992, c. 463; 2004, c. 442; 2014, c. 139.
VA Code § 10.1-1428 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1428. Financial responsibility for abandoned facilities; penalties

A. The Board shall promulgate regulations which ensure that, if a facility in which hazardous waste is stored, treated, or disposed is closed or abandoned, the costs associated with protecting the public health and safety from the consequences of such abandonment may be recovered from the person abandoning the facility.B. Such regulations may include bonding requirements, the creation of a trust fund to be maintained within the Department, self-insurance, other forms of commercial insurance, or other mechanisms that the Department deems appropriate. Regulations governing the amount thereof shall take into consideration the potential for contamination and injury by the hazardous waste, the cost of disposal of the hazardous waste and the cost of restoring the facility to a safe condition.C. No state agency shall be required to comply with such regulations.D. Forfeiture of any financial obligation imposed pursuant to this section shall not relieve any holder of a permit issued pursuant to this article of any other legal obligations for the consequences of abandonment of any facility.E. Any funds forfeited pursuant to this section and the regulations of the Board shall be paid over to the Director, who shall then expend the forfeited funds as necessary to restore and maintain the facility in a safe condition. Nothing in this section shall require the Director to expend funds from any other source to carry out the activities contemplated under this section.F. Any person who knowingly and willfully abandons a hazardous waste management facility without proper closure or without providing adequate financial assurance instruments for such closure shall, if such failure to close results in a significant harm or an imminent and substantial threat of significant harm to human health or the environment, be liable to the Commonwealth and any political subdivision for the costs incurred in abating, controlling, preventing, removing, or containing such harm or threat.Any person who knowingly and willfully abandons a hazardous waste management facility without proper closure or without providing adequate financial assurance instruments for such closure shall, if such failure to close results in a significant harm or an imminent and substantial threat of significant harm to human health or the environment, be guilty of a Class 4 felony.1986, c. 492, § 10-281; 1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 702; 2005, c. 180.
VA Code § 10.1-1429 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1429. Notice of release of hazardous substance

Any person responsible for the release of a hazardous substance from a fixed facility which poses an immediate or imminent threat to public health and who is required by law to notify the National Response Center shall notify the chief administrative officer or his designee of the local government of the jurisdiction in which the release occurs and shall also notify the Department.1986, c. 492, § 10-282; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1430 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1430. Authority of Governor to enter into agreements with federal government; effect on federal licenses

The Governor is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal government providing for discontinuance of the federal government's responsibilities with respect to low-level radioactive waste and the assumption thereof by the Commonwealth.1986, c. 492, § 10-283; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1431 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1431. Authority of Board to enter into agreements with federal government, other states or interstate agencies; training programs for personnel

A. The Board, with the prior approval of the Governor, is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal government, other states or interstate agencies, whereby the Commonwealth will perform, on a cooperative basis with the federal government, other states or interstate agencies, inspections or other functions relating to control of low-level radioactive waste.B. The Board may institute programs to train personnel to carry out the provisions of this article and, with the prior approval of the Governor, may make such personnel available for participation in any program of the federal government, other states or interstate agencies in furtherance of this chapter.1986, c. 492, § 10-284; 1988, c. 891.
VA Code § 10.1-1432 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1432. Further powers of Board

The Board shall have the power, subject to the approval of the Governor:1. To acquire by purchase, exercise the right of eminent domain as provided in Chapter 2 (§ 25.1-200 et seq.) of Title 25.1 grant, gift, devise or otherwise, the fee simple title to or any acceptable lesser interest in any lands, selected in the discretion of the Board as constituting necessary, desirable or acceptable sites for low-level radioactive waste management, including lands adjacent to a project site as in the discretion of the Board may be necessary or suitable for restricted areas. In all instances lands that are to be designated as radioactive waste material sites shall be acquired in fee simple absolute and dedicated in perpetuity to such purpose;2. To convey or lease, for such term as in the discretion of the Board may be in the public interest, any lands so acquired, either for a fair and reasonable consideration or solely or partly as an inducement to the establishment or location in the Commonwealth of any scientific or technological facility, project, satellite project or nuclear storage area; but subject to such restraints as may be deemed proper to bring about a reversion of title or termination of any lease if the grantee or lessee ceases to use the premises or facilities in the conduct of business or activities consistent with the purposes of this article. However, radioactive waste material sites may be leased but may not otherwise be disposed of except to another department, agency or institution of the Commonwealth or to the United States;3. To assume responsibility for perpetual custody and maintenance of radioactive waste held for custodial purposes at any publicly or privately operated facility located within the Commonwealth if the parties operating such facilities abandon their responsibility and whenever the federal government or any of its agencies has not assumed the responsibility. In such event, the Board may collect fees from private or public parties holding radioactive waste for perpetual custodial purposes in order to finance such perpetual custody and maintenance as the Board may undertake. The fees shall be sufficient in each individual case to defray the estimated cost of the Board's custodial management activities for that individual case. All such fees, when received by the Board, shall be credited to a special fund of the Department, shall be used exclusively for maintenance costs or for otherwise satisfying custodial and maintenance obligations; and4. To enter into an agreement with the federal government or any of its authorized agencies to assume perpetual maintenance of lands donated, leased, or purchased from the federal government or any of its authorized agencies and used as custodial sites for radioactive waste.1986, c. 492, § 10-285; 1988, c. 891; 2003, c. 940.
VA Code § 10.1-1433 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act|§ 10.1-1433. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Applicant" means the person applying for a certification of site suitability or submitting a notice of intent to apply therefor."Application" means an application to the Board for a certification of site suitability."Certification of site suitability" or "certification" means the certification issued by the Board pursuant to this chapter."Criteria" means the criteria adopted by the Board, pursuant to § 10.1-1436."Fund" means the Technical Assistance Fund created pursuant to § 10.1-1448."Hazardous waste facility" or "facility" means any facility, including land and structures, appurtenances, improvements and equipment for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous wastes, which accepts hazardous waste for storage, treatment or disposal. For the purposes of this article, it does not include: (i) facilities which are owned and operated by and exclusively for the on-site treatment, storage or disposal of wastes generated by the owner or operator; (ii) facilities for the treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous wastes used principally as fuels in an on-site production process; (iii) facilities used exclusively for the pretreatment of wastes discharged directly to a publicly owned sewage treatment works."Hazardous waste management facility permit" means the permit for a hazardous waste management facility issued by the Director or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."Host community" means any county, city or town within whose jurisdictional boundaries construction of a hazardous waste facility is proposed."On-site" means facilities that are located on the same or geographically contiguous property which may be divided by public or private right-of-way, and the entrance and exit between the contiguous properties is at a cross-roads intersection so that the access is by crossing, as opposed to going along, the right-of-way. On-site also means noncontiguous properties owned by the same person but connected by a right-of-way which the owner controls and to which the public does not have access."Operator" means a person who is responsible for the overall operation of a facility."Owner" means a person who owns a facility or a part of a facility."Storage" means the containment or holding of hazardous wastes pending treatment, recycling, reuse, recovery or disposal."Treatment" means any method, technique or process, including incineration or neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste to neutralize it or to render it less hazardous or nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable to recovery or storage or reduced in volume.1986, c. 492, § 10-288; 1988, c. 891.