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HB 3060 Relating Clause: Relating to product stewardship; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Title: Makes legislative findings regarding certain products. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to collaborate with certain parties to implement statewide system for rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury. Specifies selection process for additional products to be covered in statewide system. Specifies provisions for adoption of rules to implement product stewardship programs for rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury. Requires producers of rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury to establish product stewardship programs and product stewardship plans and to submit annual written report to department. Requires producers to establish annual performance goals. Allows Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules to implement provisions related to rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury. Allows Department of Environmental Quality to establish schedule of fees to be paid by producers. Establishes Product Stewardship Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department to pay costs of implementing provisions related to rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury. Imposes civil penalty for disposal of, or knowingly accepting for disposal, rechargeable batteries or lighting that contains mercury. Imposes civil penalties for other violations of provisions related to rechargeable batteries and lighting that contains mercury. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Sponsored by: COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND WATER URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3000.dir/hb3060.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Ethan Nelson PDD-BPS 3/16/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesVII. A4 Support Comments: HB 3060 is the House counterpart to SB 742, and is part of the Product Stewardship suite of bills that have been proposed this session. Product Stewardship generally means that product producers must manage their product from cradle to grave. These types of programs are generally successful, for they advance public interest in waste management policies and allow private industry to develop and implement the programs themselves. Two high profile examples of product stewardship laws/programs are the new E-Cycles program for electronic recycling and the Oregon Bottle Bill. This type of legislation supports recycling system efficiency and quality environmental management for recycling activities. This is the “Framework” product stewardship bill (i.e., sets up a system that can handle multiple products) that has been discussed under my comments to SB 320 and SB 742. HB 3060 creates a comprehensive framework bill that multiple products can be included over time as legislature reviews and adopts recommendations. The benefits of the framework bill are two-fold: first, the language has been well thought out and vetted; and second, the addition of new products over the years reduces the clutter in ORS from individual product bills that vary slightly with implementation. The implementation of product stewardship laws will reduce the amount of waste disposed by consumers and reduce the cost to public agencies for hazardous waste disposal. The City of Eugene should support HB 3060. HB 3061 Relating Clause: Relating to energy use of buildings. Title: Directs State Department of Energy to adopt energy efficiency rating system to be implemented for residential and nonresidential buildings by specified dates. 25