WAC 173-905-130

(1) Plan for managing portable batteries. By July 1, 2026, each battery stewardship organization shall submit to the department a plan that covers the collection, transport, and processing of portable batteries. Information on the collection, transport, and processing medium format batteries, as required in subsection (2) of this section, may be included in the plan.

(2) Plan for managing medium format batteries. By January 1, 2028, each battery stewardship organization shall submit to the department a plan that covers the collection, transport, and processing of medium format batteries if the approved plan does not already include medium format batteries.

(3) Plan amendments. A battery stewardship organization shall submit a plan amendment to the department for review and approval when:

(a) There is a proposed change to the performance goals established in the approved plan;

(b) There is a change to the method of financing plan implementation;

(c) There are significant changes in the operation, administration, or implementation of the program that are not addressed in the approved plan;

(d) Another battery stewardship organization has received approval for a new plan;

(e) The program budget needs to be updated on the approved plan; or

(f) The department requests an amendment to the approved plan.

(4) Plan renewal. Every five years, each battery stewardship organization shall submit a revised plan to the department for approval. The previous plan will remain in effect until the revised plan is approved.

(5) File format. Plans and plan amendments must be submitted electronically with a hyperlinked table of contents, in Microsoft Word and PDF format, or a similar file format with prior approval from the department, unless specified otherwise in this chapter.