Vehicle traction batteries.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Overview
This bill aims to establish a system for managing the end-of-life of vehicle traction batteries in California. It requires battery suppliers to take responsibility for the proper disposal or recycling of these batteries, including reporting sales and transfers. The bill also creates a Vehicle Traction Battery Recovery Fund to support these efforts and establishes a hierarchy for battery management, prioritizing reuse, repair, and remanufacturing before recycling. It includes provisions for qualified battery recyclers and penalties for non-compliance, while exempting certain violations from criminal penalties.
Key provisions
- Requires battery suppliers to be responsible for the end-of-life management of vehicle traction batteries.
- Establishes a Vehicle Traction Battery Recovery Fund to finance program implementation.
- Mandates reporting of sales, transfers, and receipt of vehicle traction batteries by suppliers, secondary users, and handlers.
- Defines key terms related to battery recycling and management (e.g., ‘qualified battery recycler’, ‘orphaned battery’).
- Creates a battery management hierarchy prioritizing reuse, repair, remanufacturing, and recycling.
- Authorizes civil penalties for non-compliance with the requirements.
- Requires a study on abandoned batteries and their potential environmental hazards.
- Restricts public access to certain information collected for program administration.
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