B 24-0965 — Battery and Electronic Stewardship Emergency Amendment Act of 2022

__________________________ENROLLED CouncilmemberORIGINAL MaryAN M.ACT _________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of to clarify that the law applies only to primary batteries and rechargeable batteries, require the battery stewardship organization to develop strategies for collecting batteries in areas and communities with waste management challenges related to environmental justice, establish timelines and procedures for the Department of Energy and Environment’s consideration of amendments to battery stewardship plans, authorize the Department of Energy and Environment to revoke the registration of an organization that fails to implement a material provision of an approved battery stewardship plan, change the deadline for a proposed battery stewardship plan submission, change the deadline for the first annual report and effective date of the battery disposal ban, change the deadline for manufacturers to submit electronic stewardship registration applications from December 31 to October 1 starting in 2023, enhance the requirements for representative organizations related to public outreach and awareness, require partnerships to submit a single application to streamline registration fee processing, exempt manufacturers from certain responsibilities if they have sold less than 100 units of covered electronic equipment in the previous year, and to make other technical and conforming changes.

Cheh 4 A BILL 7 _________ 9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014 to clarify that the law applies only to primary batteries and rechargeable batteries, to require the battery stewardship organization to develop strategies for collecting batteries in areas and communities with waste management challenges related to environmental justice, to establish timelines and procedures for the Department of Energy and Environment’s consideration of amendments to battery stewardship plans, to authorize the Department of Energy and Environment to revoke the registration of an organization that fails to implement a material provision of an approved battery stewardship plan, to change the deadline for battery stewardship plan submission, to change the deadline for the first annual report and effective date of the battery disposal ban, to change the deadline for manufacturers to submit electronic stewardship registration applications from December 31 to October 1 starting in 2023, to enhance the requirements for representative organizations related to public outreach and awareness, to require partnerships to submit a single application to streamline registration fee processing, to exempt manufacturers from certain responsibilities if they have sold less than 100 units of covered electronic equipment in the previous year, and to make other technical and conforming changes.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL (A) Subparagraph (B) is amended as follows:

DOEE shall notify the applicant of the plan or 82ENROLLED ORIGINAL amendment approval or rejection in writing.

(e) Section 132132(a) (D.C.

Official Code § 8-771.05)8-771.05(a)) is amended as follows:

(1) SubsectionThe (a)lead-in language is amended asby follows:striking the phrase “On or before June 1, 2023” and inserting the phrase “On or before June 1, 2024” in its place.

(A)(2) TheParagraph lead-in(3) language is amended by striking the phraseword “On“batteries” orboth beforetimes Juneit 1,appears 2023” and inserting the phrase “On“primary orand beforerechargeable Junebatteries” 1, 2024” in its place.

(B) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the word “batteries” both times it appears and inserting the phrase “primary and rechargeable batteries” in its place.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL (1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “dispose of batteries” and inserting the phrase “dispose of primary or rechargeable batteries” in its place.

“(D-i) The total weight of covered electronic equipment recycled,recycled and the total weight of covered electronic equipment reused,reused through the manufacturer’s electronics recycling program in the previous calendar year;”.

and “(iii) A description of future outreach and awareness activities that will be undertaken to maximize the amount of covered electronic equipment collected, which shall include, at a minimum, unless waived by the Mayor in writing, content on the representative organization’s website, advertisements in local online and print newspapers, including those serving underserved populations, on at least a quarterly basis, social media posts ENROLLED ORIGINAL before each event and targeted advertisements at the beginning of each quarter, quarterly mailers to residents, small nonprofits, and small businesses in the vicinity of each collection event, public service announcements or other radio and television ads, and signage at each event clearly showing the purpose of the event;”.

and”and”. (2) Subsection (b)(1)(D) is amended by striking the phrase “electronic equipment” and inserting the phrase “covered electronic equipment” in its place.

(2) Subsection (b)(1)(D) is amended by striking the phrase “electronic equipment” and inserting the phrase “covered electronic equipment” in its place.

This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section ENROLLED ORIGINAL 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.

______________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 6