1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 934 as follows:
1.2Page 1, after line 17, insert:
1.3    "Subd. 4. Computer. "Computer" means an electronic, magnetic, optical,
1.4electrochemical, or other high-speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic,
1.5or storage functions, but does not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable
1.6hand-held calculator or device, or other similar device."
1.7Page 1, line 19, delete "such as" and insert "including, but not limited to,"
1.8Page 2, after line 14, insert:
1.9    "Subd. 8. Television. "Television" means an electronic device that is a cathode-ray
1.10tube or flat panel display primarily intended to receive video programming via broadcast,
1.11cable, or satellite transmission or video from surveillance or other similar cameras."
1.12Page 4, line 6, delete the colon
1.13Page 4, delete lines 7 and 8
1.14Page 4, line 9, delete "(2)"
1.15Page 4, line 10, after "ethers" insert ", unless exempted under section 2, subdivision
1.163, or section 4, subdivision 1"
1.17Page 4, delete subdivision 1 and insert:
1.18    "Subdivision 1. Exemption process. (a) A manufacturer or user of a product
1.19prohibited from manufacture, sale, or distribution under section 325E.386, subdivision
1.202 who has not received an exemption under section 325E.386, subdivision 3 may apply
1.21for an exemption for a specific use of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether under this
1.22section by filing a written request with the commissioner. The commissioner may grant an
1.23exemption for a term not to exceed three years. The exemption is renewable upon written
1.24request. An initial or renewal request for exemption must include at least the following:
1.25    (1) a policy statement articulating upper management support for eliminating or
1.26reducing to the maximum feasible extent the use of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether;
2.1    (2) a description of the product and the amount of commercial decabromodiphenyl
2.2ether distributed for sale and use in the state on an annual basis;
2.3    (3) a description of the recycling and disposal system used for the product in the
2.4state and an estimate of the amount of product and/or commercial decabromodiphenyl
2.5ether recycled or disposed in the state on an annual basis;
2.6    (4) a description of the manufacturer or user's past and ongoing efforts to eliminate
2.7or reduce the amount of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether used in the product;
2.8    (5) an assessment of options available to reduce or eliminate the use of commercial
2.9decabromodiphenyl ether, including any alternatives that do not contain commercial
2.10decabromodiphenyl ether, perform the same technical function, are commercially
2.11available, and are economically practicable;
2.12    (6) a statement of objectives in numerical terms and a schedule for achieving the
2.13elimination of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether and an environmental assessment of
2.14alternative products, including but not limited to human health, solid waste, hazardous
2.15waste, and waste water impacts associated with production, use, recycling, and disposal
2.16of the alternatives;
2.17    (7) a listing of options considered not to be technically or economically practicable;
2.18and
2.19    (8) certification of the accuracy of the information contained in the request, signed
2.20and dated by an official of the manufacturer or user.
2.21    (b) The commissioner may grant an initial or renewal exemption for a specific use of
2.22commercial decabromodiphenyl ether, with or without conditions, upon finding that the
2.23applicant has demonstrated that there is no alternative that performs the same technical
2.24function, is commercially available, is economically practicable, and provides net health
2.25and environmental benefits to the state.
2.26Renumber the subdivisions in sequence"