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Title 10 : Conservation and Development
Chapter 168 : Product Stewardship for Primary Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries
Subchapter 002 : BATTERY STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 7586)-
§ 7586. Agency responsibilities; approval of plans
(a) Approval of plan. Within 90 days after receipt of a proposed battery stewardship plan, not including the time required for public comment under chapter 170 of this title, the Secretary shall determine whether the plan complies with the requirements of section 7584 of this title. If the Secretary determines that a plan complies with the requirements of section 7584 of this title, the Secretary shall notify the applicant of the plan approval in writing. If the Secretary rejects a battery stewardship plan, the Secretary shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for rejecting the plan. An applicant whose plan is rejected by the Secretary shall submit a revised plan to the Secretary within 45 days following receiving notice of rejection. A battery stewardship plan that is not approved or rejected by the Secretary within 90 days, not including the time required for public comment under chapter 170 of this title, following submission by a producer shall be deemed approved.
(b) Plan amendment; changes. Any changes to a proposed battery stewardship plan shall be approved by the Secretary in writing. The Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion or at the request of a producer, may require a producer or a battery stewardship organization to amend an approved plan.
(c) Public review. When the Secretary receives a request to approve or amend a battery stewardship plan under this subchapter, the Secretary shall proceed in accordance with chapter 170 of this title.
(d) [Repealed.]
(e) Registrations. The Secretary shall accept, review, and approve or deny battery stewardship organization registrations submitted under section 7583 of this title.
(f) Agency website. The Secretary shall maintain a website that includes a copy of all approved battery stewardship plans, the names of producers with approved plans, participation in approved plans, or other compliance with this chapter. The website shall list all of an approved primary battery producer’s, rechargeable battery producer’s, and battery-containing product producer’s brands covered by a battery stewardship plan filed with the Secretary. The Secretary shall update information on the website within 10 days following receipt of notice of any change to the listed information. The website shall list all known primary battery producers, rechargeable battery producers, and battery-containing product producers exempt from the requirements of this chapter under subsection 7582(c) of this title.
(g) Term of battery stewardship plan. A battery stewardship plan approved by the Secretary under this section shall have a term not to exceed five years, provided that the battery producer or battery stewardship organization remains in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the terms of the approved plan. (Added 2013, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 22, 2014; amended 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. Jan. 1, 2018; 2023, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.)
