An act TO REPEAL THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC 10 EQUIPMENT RECYCLING GRANTS, the official text

Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.

1 State of Arkansas             As Engrossed: S4/7/25
2 95th General Assembly
                                     A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                         SENATE BILL 369

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5 By: Senator Irvin

6 By: Representative Wing

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8                          For An Act To Be Entitled

9   AN ACT TO REPEAL THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC

10  EQUIPMENT RECYCLING GRANTS; TO REPEAL THE COMPUTER

11  AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLING FUND; TO MODIFY THE

12  DISBURSEMENT OF REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE SALE OF

13  AGENCY SURPLUS COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; AND

14  FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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17                                        Subtitle

18                       TO REPEAL THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC

19                       EQUIPMENT RECYCLING GRANTS; AND TO

20                       REPEAL THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC

21                       RECYCLING FUND.

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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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25  SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 19-5-1217 is repealed.

26  19-5-1217. Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund.

27  (a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the

28 Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be

29 known as the "Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund".

30  (b) The fund shall be administered by the Division of Environmental

31 Quality and may be used to:

32  (1) Promote market research and development grants to determine

33 the most efficient means of collecting, transporting, and processing scrap

34 electronic equipment;

35  (2) Work with the Department of Finance and Administration and

36 the Marketing and Redistribution Section to establish statewide contracts for

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1 computer and electronics recycling and demanufacturing businesses; and

2       (3) Support and fund other measures necessary to implement and

3 promote the recycling, donation, demanufacturing, or disposal options for

4 computers and electronic equipment.

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6       SECTION 2. Arkansas Code � 25-34-108 is amended to read as follows:

7       25-34-108. Disbursement of revenues.

8       Funds generated from the sale of agency surplus computer and electronic

9 equipment to state employees, public schools, or by other sale shall be

10 allocated as follows:

11      (1) If the sale of surplus computer or electronic equipment is

12 made within the agency:

13               (A) Sixty percent (60%) of the proceeds shall be returned

14 to the owning agency; and

15               (B) Fifteen percent (15%) Forty percent (40%) of the

16 proceeds shall be deposited with the Marketing and Redistribution Section;

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18               (C) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds shall be

19 deposited into the Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund established by this

20 chapter; and

21      (2) If the sale of surplus computer or electronic equipment is

22 outside the agency and conducted by the Marketing and Redistribution Section:

23               (A) Fifty percent (50%) of the proceeds shall be returned

24 to the owning agency; and

25               (B) Twenty-five percent (25%) Fifty percent (50%) of the

26 proceeds shall be deposited with the Marketing and Redistribution Section;

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28               (C) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the proceeds shall be

29 deposited into the fund established by this chapter and � 19-5-1217.

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31      SECTION 3. Arkansas Code �� 25-34-109 and 25-34-110 are repealed.

32      25-34-109. Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund.

33      (a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State,

34 Auditor of State, and Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as

35 the "Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund".

36      (b) The fund shall be administered by the Division of Environmental

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1 Quality and may be used to:

2             (1) Promote market research and development grants to determine

3 the most efficient means of collecting, transporting, and processing scrap

4 electronic equipment;

5             (2) Work with the Department of Finance and Administration and

6 the Marketing and Redistribution Section to establish statewide contracts for

7 computer and electronics recycling and demanufacturing businesses; and

8             (3) Support and fund other measures necessary to implement and

9 promote the recycling, donation, demanufacturing, or disposal options for

10 computers and electronic equipment.

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12  25-34-110. Computer and electronic equipment recycling grants.

13  (a) Electronic equipment recycling grants must be awarded on the basis

14 of written grant-request proposals submitted to and approved by the Division

15 of Environmental Quality.

16  (b) Grant requests shall be considered based upon the following

17 criteria:

18            (1) The development of sustained processes for recovery,

19 recycling, and demanufacturing of scrap computers and electronics;

20            (2) Minimization and elimination of substantial volumes of this

21 material as waste;

22            (3) Creation of Arkansas jobs;

23            (4) Return of investment analysis; and

24            (5) Available funds.

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