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This bill would, among other things: 1. Expand the definition of "covered electronic device" under the Electronic Waste Recycling Act to include "customer-owned solar PV modules," thereby expanding the scope of the act to include certain solar photovoltaic (PV) module products. 2. Require CalRecycle to establish a "covered solar PV recycling fee" that would be imposed upon a consumer or service provider for the purchase of a new or refurbished covered solar PV module product. This fee would be used to fund the collection, consolidation, and recycling of covered electronic waste resulting from discarded covered solar PV modules. 3. Create the Covered Solar PV Module Recycling Fee Subaccount as a continuously appropriated fund within the Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Account to receive and disburse the covered solar PV recycling fees. 4. Require, beginning January 1, 2028, that a solar photovoltaic module that is not a "customer-owned solar PV module" be included in a plan that describes how the module will be managed at the end of its useful life, who is responsible for managing it, and how it will be recycled, refurbished, or reused. The bill would also make other changes related to the administration and enforcement of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2