HB-6715, As Passed Senate, December 10, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 6715

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled

"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"

(MCL 324.101 to 324.90106) by adding sections 17325 and 17329.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 17325. (1) The department shall administer and enforce

this part to the extent that funds are appropriated for that

purpose.

(2) The department may inspect the operations of a recycler of

covered electronic devices to assess compliance with requirements

of this part.

Sec. 17329. (1) A person who violates this part may be ordered

to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00 for the first

violation or not more than $2,500.00 for a second or subsequent

violation.

(2) A person who knowingly violates this part or who knowingly

submits false information to the department under this part is

guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than

$5,000.00. Each day on which a violation described in this

subsection occurs represents a separate violation.

(3) After a contested case hearing, the department may suspend

or revoke the registration of a recycler that violates this part a

third or subsequent time. The department shall provide notice of

the suspension or revocation on its website.

(4) A civil fine collected under this section shall be

deposited in the electronic waste recycling fund created in section

17327.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 94th Legislature are

enacted into law:

(a) Senate Bill No. 897.

(b) Senate Bill No. 898.