Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.
70A.500.330 - Federal preemption.

RCW 70A.500.330
Federal preemption.

This chapter is void if a federal law, or a combination of federal laws, takes effect that establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of covered electronic products that substantially meets the intent of this chapter, including the creation of a financing mechanism for collection, transportation, and recycling of all covered electronic products from households, small businesses, school districts, small governments, and charities in the United States.

[ 2006 c 183 § 35. Formerly RCW 70.95N.340.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety

Chapter 70A.500 - Electronic Product Recycling.

70A.500.010 - Findings.

70A.500.020 - Definitions.

70A.500.030 - Manufacturer participation.

70A.500.040 - Manufacturer registration.

70A.500.050 - Independent plan requirements.

70A.500.060 - Standard, independent plan requirements—Fees to be set by the department—Acceptance or rejection by department.

70A.500.070 - Plan updates—Revised plan.

70A.500.080 - Independent plan participants changing to standard plan.

70A.500.090 - Collection services.

70A.500.100 - Successor duties.

70A.500.110 - Covered electronic sampling.

70A.500.120 - Promotion of covered product recycling.

70A.500.130 - Electronic products recycling account.

70A.500.140 - Annual reports.

70A.500.150 - Nonprofit charitable organizations—Report.

70A.500.160 - Electronic products for sale must include manufacturer's brand.

70A.500.170 - Sale of covered electronic products.

70A.500.180 - Department website.

70A.500.190 - Return share calculation.

70A.500.200 - Equivalent share calculation—Notice to manufacturers—Billing parties that do not meet their plan's equivalent share—Payments to parties that exceed their plan's equivalent share—Nonprofit charitable organizations.

70A.500.210 - Preliminary return share—Notice—Challenges—Final return share.

70A.500.220 - Covered electronic products collected during a program year—Payment per pound under, over equivalent share.

70A.500.230 - Rules—Fees—Reports.

70A.500.240 - Collector, transporter, processor registration.

70A.500.250 - Processors to comply with performance standards for environmentally sound management—Rules.

70A.500.260 - Selling covered electronic products without participating in an approved plan prohibited—Written warning—Penalty—Failure to comply with manufacturer registration requirements.

70A.500.270 - Materials management and financing authority.

70A.500.280 - Board of directors of the authority.

70A.500.290 - Manufacturers to pay their apportioned share of administrative and operational costs—Performance bonds—Dispute arbitration.

70A.500.300 - Authority use of funds.

70A.500.310 - General operating plan.

70A.500.320 - Authority employees—Initial staff support—Authority powers.

70A.500.330 - Federal preemption.

70A.500.340 - Entity must be registered as a collector to act as a collector in a plan—Disposition of electronic products received by a registered collector—Recordkeeping requirements—Display of notice—Site visits.

70A.500.900 - Construction—2006 c 183.

70A.500.901 - Effective date—2006 c 183.