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Hill-Carrboro (DGHC)/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) .Joint Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Transportation Funding Initiatives Task Force Legislative Agenda, and the other regarding Senate Bill 1030 -Electronics Recycling and Job Creation. In follow-up to one request for information related to the resolution on the Joint MPO legislative agenda, County staff confirmed that any projects associated with toll roads would follow the same environmental standards and construction guidelines as would apply to North Carolina Department of Transportation road projects, In follow-up to another information request pertaining to the electronics recycling resolution, County staff is not aware of any federal or North Carolina law that requires the manufacturers of electronics to fund recycling programs or requires manufacturers to take back the electronic equipment they sell. Three other states have adopted some version of manufacturer responsibility legislation. After tonight's public hearing, the Board will need to review and consider approval of the resolutions and any other materials as necessary, It should also be noted that the work of the LITF and the Board as a whole to this point is based on the current information available for the 2006 General Assembly Session. The issues addressed by the LITF and the Board may evolve and change over the session and require additional attention by the Task Farce and Board of Commissioners. New issues may also arise necessitating additional review. The General Assembly convenes on May 9, 2006. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board continue with the public hearing started at the Board's April 18, 2006 regular meeting for discussion of potential items far inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for the 2006 North Carolina General Assembly Session and consider approval of the two resolutions and any additional materials for presentation tc Orange County's legislative delegation and the leadership of the North Carolina General Assembly.