Collection of charges - reimbursement of collection sites and electronic waste recyclers

(1) (a) A battery stewardship organization implementing a battery stewardship plan on behalf of producers shall develop and administer a system to collect charges from participating producers to cover the costs of program implementation, including: (I) Covered battery collection, sortation, transportation, processing, and recycling in a manner that is safe for public health and the environment; (II) Education and outreach; (III) Program administration, evaluation, and reporting; and (IV) Payment of annual fees to the department pursuant to section 25-17-1012 (1). (b) A battery stewardship organization is responsible for all costs of a battery stewardship program, including the costs described in subsection (1)(a) of this section. (2) (a) A battery stewardship organization shall reimburse a participating collection site, as described in section 25-17-1008, for: (I) Demonstrable costs incurred by a local government serving as a collection site, a solid waste facility, or a local government's designated collection site as a result of implementing a battery stewardship program, including associated labor costs and other costs associated with accessibility and collection site standards such as storage; and (II) Costs of agreed-upon education and outreach. (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a local government is not required to serve as a collection site pursuant to this part 10. (c) A battery stewardship organization shall, at a minimum, provide collection sites with appropriate containers for covered batteries subject to its program as well as training, signage, safety guidance, and educational materials at no cost to the collection sites. (3) A battery stewardship organization shall reimburse electronic waste recyclers for the costs to remove and recycle covered batteries from battery-containing products.