(a) CalRecycle shall administer and enforce this chapter in consultation with DTSC.

(b) CalRecycle and DTSC may adopt regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code that are necessary to implement this chapter, and any other regulations that CalRecycle and DTSC determines are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter in a manner that is enforceable.

(c) CalRecycle shall adopt regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code to protect any proprietary information submitted to CalRecycle by a manufacturer of covered electronic devices.

(d) CalRecycle and DTSC may prepare, publish, or issue any materials that CalRecycle or DTSC determines to be necessary to disseminate information concerning CalRecycle’s and DTSC’s activities under this chapter.

(e) In carrying out this chapter, CalRecycle and DTSC may solicit and use any and all expertise available in other state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Conservation and CDTFA.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 370, Sec. 22. (SB 1215) Effective January 1, 2023. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 42485 and 42486.)