This bill creates a program for the testing and disposal of solar panel waste. This bill: - defines terms; - mandates additional disclosure language by a solar retailer related to testing and disposal requirements of a solar panel; - authorizes the Waste Management and Radiation Control Board to make rules for:testing solar panel waste; anddisposing of solar panel waste; - creates the Solar Panel Waste Restricted Account; - requires a solar panel installer to register with the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (division); - provides for the division to collect a registration fee and installation fee from a solar panel installer; - provides for the division to require an owner or operator of a solar panel, beginning on July 1, 2027, to:complete a hazardous waste analysis on the solar panel before disposal; anddispose of hazardous solar panel waste at a solar panel waste disposal site or solar panel waste recycling facility; - allows an operator of a landfill to submit an application to register with the division as a solar panel waste disposal site; - establishes that the director of the division may enforce the solar panel waste requirements by bringing a civil action in a court; - requires the division to report annually to two legislative committees; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 13-52-202, 19-1-105