Cell Phone History
In a letter to the California State Assembly, Schwarzenegger said he is generally supportive of the bill. However, he said he vetoed the measure because it required the scrap tires used to create the asphalt to come only from the United States, which he thought might violate international trade agreements.
The California governor also signed in late September Senate Bill 50, which is a modification to the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003. According to the new law, starting on Jan. 1, 2005, consumers will pay a $6 to $10 recycling fee when purchasing a video-display device, such as a television with cathode-ray tubes or a computer monitor with a liquid crystal display, that has been designated as hazardous waste by the state. California will use the fees, which depend on the size of the product's video screen, to reimburse collectors and recyclers. When the law originally passed, the fee start-up date was set for July 1, 2004.
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