§ 7589. Reimbursement; authorization (a) Reimbursement of primary battery producers and rechargeable battery producers. (1) A producer or a battery stewardship organization operating under an approved battery stewardship plan that collects primary batteries and rechargeable batteries that are not listed under its approved plan shall be entitled to reimbursement from the following entities of reimbursable costs per unit of weight incurred in collecting the batteries: the producer of the collected primary battery or rechargeable battery or the battery stewardship organization representing the producer of the collected primary battery or rechargeable battery. (2) Reimbursement may be requested by a collecting primary battery producer or rechargeable battery producer or battery stewardship organization only after that producer or battery stewardship organization has achieved the collection rate performance goal approved by the Secretary under section 7584 of this title. (b) Reimbursable costs. Under this subchapter, reimbursement shall be allowed only for those costs incurred in collecting the batteries subject to the reimbursement request. Reimbursable costs include: (1) costs of collection, transport, recycling, and other methods of disposition identified in a battery stewardship plan approved pursuant to section 7586 of this title; and (2) reasonable educational, promotional, or administrative costs.
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