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H.B. 117

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TIRE RECYCLING AMENDMENTS

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1999 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Neal B. Hendrickson

             5      David Ure




             6      AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT; AMENDING THE WASTE TIRE
             7      RECYCLING ACT BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS; AMENDING THE
             8      RECYCLING FEE AND THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNTS; REQUIRING PERMITTING
             9      FOR CERTAIN WASTE TIRE PURPOSES; PROVIDING CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND
             10      ADDITIONAL CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONS; CLARIFYING BOARD FUNCTIONS AND
             11      EXECUTIVE SECRETARY FUNCTIONS; AND GIVING THE BOARD RULEMAKING
             12      AUTHORITY, INCLUDING DEFINING STORAGE OF WASTE TIRES AND WASTE TIRE
             13      USES SUBJECT TO REIMBURSEMENT; AND REQUIRING SPECIFIED RECORD KEEPING
             14      AND DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER TO TRACK WASTE TIRES.
             15      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             16      AMENDS:
             17          26-32a-103, as last amended by Chapter 266, Laws of Utah 1996
             18          26-32a-103.5, as last amended by Chapter 266, Laws of Utah 1996
             19          26-32a-104, as last amended by Chapter 266, Laws of Utah 1996
             20          26-32a-104.5, as last amended by Chapter 313, Laws of Utah 1994
             21          26-32a-107, as last amended by Chapter 266, Laws of Utah 1996
             22          26-32a-107.5, as last amended by Chapter 213, Laws of Utah 1995
             23          26-32a-107.7, as last amended by Chapter 266, Laws of Utah 1996
             24          26-32a-107.8, as enacted by Chapter 266, Laws of Utah 1996
             25          26-32a-108, as last amended by Chapter 274, Laws of Utah 1993
             26          26-32a-110, as enacted by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 1990
             27          26-32a-111.5, as last amended by Chapter 213, Laws of Utah 1995


             28          26-32a-112, as last amended by Chapter 274, Laws of Utah 1993
             29      ENACTS:
             30          26-32a-112.3, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             31          26-32a-112.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             32          26-32a-112.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             33          26-32a-112.9, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             34      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             35          Section 1. Section 26-32a-103 is amended to read:
             36           26-32a-103. Definitions.
             37          As used in this chapter:
             38          (1) "Abandoned waste tire pile" means a waste tire pile regarding which the local
             39      department of health has not been able to:
             40          (a) locate the persons responsible for the tire pile; or
             41          (b) cause the persons responsible for the tire pile to remove it.
             42          (2) (a) "Beneficial use" means the use of chipped waste tires or chipped material derived
             43      from waste tires in a manner that is not recycling, storage, or disposal, but that serves as a
             44      replacement for another product or material for specific purposes, including daily landfill cover,
             45      civil engineering, low-density, light-weight aggregate fill, and septic or drain field construction.
             46          (b) "Beneficial use" does not include use of waste tires or material derived from waste tires
             47      in the construction of fences, or as fill.
             48          [(2)] (3) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created under
             49      Section 19-1-106 .
             50          (4) "Chip" or "chipped tire" means a two inch square or smaller piece of tire.
             51          [(3)] (5) "Commission" means the Utah State Tax Commission.
             52          [(4)] (6) "Consumer":
             53          (a) means a person who purchases a new tire to satisfy a direct need, rather than for resale;
             54      and
             55          (b) includes a person who purchases a new tire for a motor vehicle to be rented or leased.
             56          [(5)] (7) "Crumb rubber" means waste tires that have been ground, shredded, or otherwise
             57      reduced in size so the resulting material [can pass through an ASTM standard 10 mesh screen] is
             58      95% wire free by weight.


             59          [(6)] (8) "Dispose" or "disposal" means to deposit, dump, or permanently place any waste
             60      tire in or on any land or in any water in the state.
             61          [(7)] (9) "Division" means the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste created in Section
             62      19-1-105 , within the Department of Environmental Quality.
             63          [(8)] (10) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the [Utah] Solid and
             64      Hazardous Waste Control Board created in Section 19-1-106 .
             65          [(9)] (11) "Landfill waste tire pile" means a waste tire pile located within the permitted
             66      boundary of a landfill operated by a governmental entity and consisting solely of waste tires
             67      brought to a landfill for disposal and diverted from the landfill waste stream to the waste tire pile.
             68          [(10)] (12) "Local health department" means the city-county health department or district
             69      health department, as defined in Section 26A-1-102 , with jurisdiction over the recycler.
             70          [(11)] (13) "Materials derived from waste tires" means tire sections, tire chips, tire
             71      shreddings, rubber, steel, fabric, or other similar materials derived from waste tires.
             72          [(12)] (14) "Mobile facility" means a mobile facility capable of cutting waste tires on site
             73      so the waste tires may be effectively disposed by burial, such as in a landfill.
             74          [(13)] (15) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which has never been titled or
             75      registered.
             76          (16) "Passenger tire equivalent" means a measure of mixed sizes of tires where each 25
             77      pounds of whole tires or material derived from waste tires is equal to one waste tire.
             78          [(14)] (17) "Proceeds of the fee" means the money collected by the commission from
             79      payment of the recycling fee including interest and penalties on delinquent payments.
             80          [(15)] (18) "Recycler" means a person who:
             81          (a) uses or can reasonably be expected within the next year to use a minimum of 100,000
             82      waste tires or 1,000 tons of waste tires per year to produce energy, crumb rubber, [or] chipped tires,
             83      an ultimate product, or to apply to a beneficial use, but does not include [a person who stores,
             84      disposes of, or retreads tires] tires that are stored, disposed of, retreaded, or sold as used tires; and
             85          (b) is registered as a recycler in accordance with Section 26-32a-104.5 .
             86          [(16)] (19) "Recycling fee" means the fee provided for in Section 26-32a-104 .
             87          [(17) "Shredded,"] (20) (a) Before January 1, 2000, "shredded," when referring to waste
             88      tires, means waste tires or material derived from waste tires that has been subjected to a "primary
             89      shred" as defined by board rule. The rule shall define the maximum size of a piece of material


             90      derived from waste tires that is considered to be the result of a primary shred.
             91          (b) On and after January 1, 2000, "shredded," when referring to waste tires, means waste
             92      tires or material derived from waste tires that has been reduced to a six inch square or smaller.
             93          [(18)] (21) (a) "Store" or "storage" means the placing of waste tires in a manner that does
             94      not constitute disposal of the waste tires.
             95          (b) "Store" or "storage" does not include waste tires or material derived from waste tires
             96      that is stored for five or fewer days and that is to be:
             97          (i) used as ballast to maintain covers on agricultural materials or to maintain covers at a
             98      construction site; or
             99          (ii) recycled or applied to a beneficial use.
             100          [(19)] (22) "Tire" means a pneumatic rubber covering designed to encircle the wheel of
             101      a vehicle in which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway.
             102          [(20)] (23) "Tire retailer" means any person engaged in the business of selling new tires
             103      either as replacement tires or as part of a new vehicle sale.
             104          [(21)] (24) "Trust fund" means the Waste Tire Recycling Expendable Trust Fund provided
             105      for in Section 26-32a-105 .
             106          (25) (a) "Ultimate product" means a product that has as a component materials derived
             107      from waste tires and that the board finds has a demonstrated market.
             108          (b) "Ultimate product":
             109          (i) includes pyrolized materials derived from waste tires and chipped tires; and
             110          (ii) does not include a product regarding which a waste tire remains after the product is
             111      disposed or disassembled.
             112          [(22)] (26) "Waste tire" means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended
             113      purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.
             114          [(23)] (27) "Waste tire pile" means a pile of 1,000 or more waste tires at one location.
             115          [(24)] (28) "Waste tire transporter":
             116          (a) means a person or entity engaged in picking up or transporting at one time more than
             117      ten whole waste tires per year, or the equivalent amount of material derived from waste tires,
             118      generated in Utah for the purpose of storage, processing, or disposal;
             119          (b) includes any person engaged in the business of collecting, hauling, or transporting
             120      waste tires or who performs these functions for another person;


             121          (c) does not include a person transporting tires generated solely by:
             122          (i) that person's personal vehicles;
             123          (ii) a commercial vehicle fleet owned or operated by that person or that person's employer;
             124          (iii) vehicles sold, leased, or purchased by a motor vehicle dealership owned or operated
             125      by that person or that person's employer; [or]
             126          (iv) a retail tire business and hauled by the business owner or an employee of the business;
             127      [and]
             128          (v) a solid waste collector operating under a license issued by a unit of local government
             129      as defined in Section 63-51-2 , or a local health department; or
             130          (vi) a recycler or processor of whole waste tires into chipped tires; and
             131          (d) does not include a person transporting tires by rail as a common carrier subject to
             132      federal regulation.
             133          Section 2. Section 26-32a-103.5 is amended to read:
             134           26-32a-103.5. Restrictions on disposal of tires -- Penalties.
             135          (1) (a) After January 1, 1994, an individual, including a waste tire transporter, may not
             136      dispose of more than four whole tires at one time in a landfill or any other location in the state
             137      authorized by the executive secretary to receive waste tires, except for purposes authorized by
             138      board rule. [Rules implementing this provision shall be made on or before January 1, 1994.]
             139          (b) Tires are exempt from this Subsection (1) if the original tire[: (i) is from any device
             140      moved exclusively by human power; or (ii)] has a rim diameter greater than 24.5 inches.
             141          (c) No person, including a waste tire transporter, may dispose of waste tires or store waste
             142      tires in any manner not allowed under this chapter or rules made under this chapter.
             143          (2) [When possible, the] The operator of the landfill or other authorized location shall
             144      direct that the waste tires be disposed in a designated area to facilitate retrieval if a market becomes
             145      available for the disposed waste tires or material derived from waste tires.
             146          (3) An individual, including a waste tire transporter, may dispose of shredded waste tires
             147      in a landfill in accordance with Section 26-32a-107.8 , and may also, without reimbursement,
             148      dispose in a landfill materials derived from waste tires that do not qualify for reimbursement under
             149      Section 26-32a-107.8 , but the landfill shall dispose of the material in accordance with Section
             150      25-32a-107.8 .
             151          (4) (a) An individual, including a waste tire transporter, violating this section is subject


             152      to enforcement proceedings and a civil penalty of not more than $100 per waste tire or per [amount
             153      of materials equivalent to one tire] passenger tire equivalent disposed of in violation of this
             154      section. A warning notice may be issued prior to taking further enforcement action under this
             155      Subsection (4).
             156          (b) A civil proceeding to enforce this section and collect penalties under this section may
             157      be brought in the district court where the violation occurred by the board, the local health
             158      department, or the county attorney having jurisdiction over the location where the tires were
             159      disposed in violation of this section.
             160          (c) Penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the trust fund.
             161          Section 3. Section 26-32a-104 is amended to read:
             162           26-32a-104. Recycling fee.
             163          (1) (a) Beginning July 1, 1990, a recycling fee is imposed upon each purchase from a tire
             164      retailer of a new tire by a consumer. The fee shall be paid by the consumer to the tire retailer at the
             165      time the new tire is purchased.
             166          (b) The recycling fee does not apply to recapped or resold used tires.
             167          (2) The fee for each tire with a rim diameter up to and including 24.5 inches, single or dual
             168      bead capacity is:
             169          (a) $1, before July 1, 1996; [and]
             170          (b) 50 cents on and after July 1, 1996; and
             171          (c) 85 cents on and after July 1, 1999.
             172          Section 4. Section 26-32a-104.5 is amended to read:
             173           26-32a-104.5. Registration of waste tire transporters and recyclers.
             174          (1) (a) The executive secretary shall register each applicant for registration to act as a
             175      waste tire transporter if the applicant meets the requirements of this section.
             176          (b) An applicant for registration as a waste tire transporter shall:
             177          (i) submit an application in a form prescribed by the executive secretary;
             178          (ii) pay a fee as determined by the board under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             179          (iii) provide the name and business address of the operator; [and]
             180          (iv) provide proof of liability insurance or other form of financial responsibility in an
             181      amount determined by board rule, but not more than $300,000, for any liability the waste tire
             182      transporter may incur in transporting waste tires; and


             183          (v) meet requirements established by board rule.
             184          (c) The holder of a registration under this section shall advise the executive secretary in
             185      writing of any changes in application information provided to the executive secretary within 20
             186      days of the change.
             187          (d) If the [board] executive secretary has reason to believe a waste tire transporter has
             188      disposed of tires other than as allowed under this chapter, the [board] executive secretary shall
             189      conduct an investigation and, after complying with the procedural requirements of Title 63,
             190      Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act, may revoke the registration.
             191          (2) (a) The executive secretary shall register each applicant for registration to act as a
             192      waste tire recycler if the applicant meets the requirements of this section.
             193          (b) An applicant for registration as a waste tire recycler shall:
             194          (i) submit an application in a form prescribed by the executive secretary;
             195          (ii) pay a fee as determined by the board under Section 63-38-3.2 ;
             196          (iii) provide the name and business address of the operator of the recycling business; [and]
             197          (iv) provide proof of liability insurance or other form of financial responsibility in an
             198      amount determined by board rule, but not more than $300,000, for any liability the waste tire
             199      recycler may incur in storing and recycling waste tires;
             200          (v) engage in activities as described under the definition of recycler in Section 26-32a-103 ;
             201      and
             202          (vi) meet requirements established by board rule.
             203          (c) The holder of a registration under this section shall advise the executive secretary in
             204      writing of any changes in application information provided to the executive secretary within 20
             205      days of the change.
             206          (d) If the [board] executive secretary has reason to believe a waste tire recycler has
             207      falsified any information provided in an application for partial reimbursement under this section,
             208      the [board] executive secretary shall, after complying with the procedural requirements of Title 63,
             209      Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act, revoke the registration.
             210          [(3) (a) A person registered or licensed as a waste tire transporter or recycler by a local
             211      governmental entity on the effective date of this act may continue to function under that
             212      authorization through April 30, 1994, or when that authorization expires, whichever is earlier.]
             213          [(b) On and after May 1, 1994, or the expiration of a local registration or licensure,


             214      whichever occurs first, a person acting under Subsection (3)(a) shall be registered in accordance
             215      with this section in order to act as a waste tire transporter or recycler under this chapter.]
             216          (3) The board shall establish a uniform fee for registration which shall be imposed by any
             217      unit of local government or local health department that requires a registration fee as part of the
             218      registration of waste tire transporters or waste tire recyclers.
             219          Section 5. Section 26-32a-107 is amended to read:
             220           26-32a-107. Partial reimbursement.
             221          (1) (a) Any recycler [who on or after the effective date of this act uses waste tires or
             222      materials derived from waste tires that meet requirements of Subsection (4) and used exclusively
             223      for energy recovery or creation of ultimate products] may submit an application under Section
             224      26-32a-108 to the local health department having jurisdiction over the applicant's business address
             225      for partial reimbursement of the cost of transporting and processing, if the recycler on or after the
             226      effective date of this act uses waste tires or materials derived from waste tires that meet
             227      requirements of Subsection (4) exclusively for:
             228          (i) energy recovery;
             229          (ii) creation of ultimate products;
             230          (iii) crumb rubber;
             231          (iv) any use defined by board rule as recycling; or
             232          (v) any beneficial use.
             233          (b) A recycler who recycles, at an out-of-state location, tires that are generated within the
             234      state shall apply to the executive secretary for partial reimbursement, rather than to a local health
             235      department.
             236          (c) A recycler who qualifies under this section for partial reimbursement may waive the
             237      reimbursement and request in writing that the reimbursement be paid to a person who delivers
             238      waste tires or material derived from waste tires to a recycler or processes the waste tires prior to
             239      the recycler's receipt of the waste tires or his receipt of materials derived from the waste tires for
             240      recycling, but only if the recycler is conducting the recycling operation within the state.
             241          (2) (a) Subject to the limitations in Section 26-32a-111 , a recycler is entitled to [$70] $75
             242      as partial reimbursement for each ton of tires recycled on and after the effective date of this act.
             243          (b) Subject to the limitations in Section 26-32a-111 , a recycler is entitled to $65 as partial
             244      reimbursement for each ton of waste tires or material derived from waste tires used for a beneficial


             245      use on and after the effective date of this act.
             246          (3) (a) In order for a recycler within the state to be eligible for partial reimbursement, the
             247      recycler shall establish in cooperation with tire retailers or transporters, or with both, a reasonable
             248      schedule to remove waste tires in sufficient quantities to allow for economic transportation of
             249      waste tires located in any municipality within the state as defined in Section 10-1-104 .
             250          (b) A recycler complying with Subsection (3)(a) or a recycler operating at an out-of-state
             251      location may also receive partial reimbursement for recycling tires received from locations other
             252      than those associated with retail tire businesses, including waste tires from waste tire piles and
             253      abandoned waste tire piles, under Section 26-32a-107.5 .
             254          (4) A recycler under Subsection (1) shall also demonstrate the waste tires or materials
             255      derived from waste tires that qualify for the reimbursement:
             256          (a) (i) were removed and transported by a registered tire transporter, a [registered] recycler,
             257      or a [person under Subsection 26-32a-103 (20)(c)] tire retailer; or
             258          (ii) were generated by a private person who is not a waste tire transporter as defined in
             259      Section 26-32a-103 , and that person brings the waste tires to the recycler; and
             260          (b) were generated in the state; and
             261          (c) if the tires are from a waste tire pile or abandoned waste tire pile, the recycler complies
             262      with the applicable provisions of Section 26-32a-107.5 .
             263          Section 6. Section 26-32a-107.5 is amended to read:
             264           26-32a-107.5. Recycling tires from abandoned tire piles and other tire piles.
             265          (1) A [registered] recycler may be reimbursed for recycling or beneficial use of tires from
             266      an abandoned tire pile if:
             267          (a) prior to recycling or the beneficial use of any of the tires, he receives an affidavit from
             268      the local health department of the jurisdiction where the tire pile is located, stating the tire pile is
             269      abandoned and the local health department has not been able to locate the persons responsible for
             270      the tire pile or has not been able to cause the persons responsible for the tire pile to remove it;
             271          (b) the waste tire transporter who transports the tires to the recycler is registered, has
             272      received from the local health department an affidavit stating it has authorized the transporter to
             273      remove the tires and deliver them to a recycler, and provides a copy of the affidavit to the recycler;
             274      and
             275          (c) the recycler provides to the local health department[, in a form it requires] or the


             276      executive secretary, as is appropriate under Section 26-32a-107 , proof of compliance with this
             277      Subsection (1) in [addition to] the required form and the information required under Section
             278      26-32a-107 .
             279          (2) A [registered] recycler may receive the partial reimbursement for recycling or the
             280      beneficial use of waste tires from waste tire piles that are not abandoned if:
             281          (a) prior to recycling or the beneficial use of any of the waste tires, he receives an affidavit
             282      from the local health department of the jurisdiction where the waste tire pile is located, stating the
             283      tire pile is not abandoned;
             284          (b) he obtains an affidavit from the owner of the waste tire pile or his authorized designee
             285      stating:
             286          (i) the tires are from a pile to which no tires have been added after June 30, 1991; or
             287          (ii) if the tires are from a tire pile to which tires have been added after June 30, 1991, all
             288      the tires provided to the recycler were generated within the state;
             289          (c) the tires are transported to the recycler by a registered waste tire transporter, who
             290      provides a manifest to the recycler; and
             291          (d) the recycler provides to the local health department[, in a form it requires] or the
             292      executive secretary, as is appropriate under Section 26-32a-107 , proof of compliance with this
             293      Subsection (2) in [addition to] the required form and the information required under Section
             294      26-32a-107 .
             295          Section 7. Section 26-32a-107.7 is amended to read:
             296           26-32a-107.7. Funding for management of certain landfill or abandoned tire piles
             297      -- Limitations.
             298          (1) [A] Except as limited under Subsection (3), a county or municipality may apply to the
             299      executive secretary for payment from the trust fund for the costs of a waste tire transporter's
             300      [transporting] removing waste tires from an abandoned waste tire pile or a landfill waste tire pile
             301      operated by a state or local governmental entity to a [registered] recycler under the following
             302      procedure:
             303          (a) (i) The maximum number of miles for which the executive secretary may reimburse
             304      for transportation costs incurred by a waste tire transporter under this section, is the number of
             305      miles, one way, between the location of the waste tire pile and the State Capitol Building, in Salt
             306      Lake City, Utah, or to the recycler, whichever is less.


             307          (ii) This maximum number of miles available for reimbursement applies regardless of the
             308      location of the recycler to which the waste tires are transported under this section.
             309          (iii) The executive secretary shall, upon request, advise any person preparing a bid under
             310      this section of the maximum number of miles available for reimbursement under this Subsection
             311      (1)(a).
             312          (iv) The cost under this Subsection (1) shall be calculated based on the cost to transport
             313      one ton of waste tires one mile.
             314          (b) The county or municipality shall through a competitive bidding process make a good
             315      faith attempt to obtain a bid for the removal of the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile and
             316      transport to a [registered] recycler.
             317          (c) The county or municipality shall submit to the executive secretary:
             318          (i) (A) a statement from the local health department stating the landfill waste tire pile is
             319      operated by a state or local governmental entity, consists solely of waste tires diverted from the
             320      landfill waste stream and describing the size and location of the landfill waste tire pile; or
             321          (B) a statement from the local health department that the waste tire pile is abandoned; and
             322          (ii) the bid selected by the county or municipality or the fact that no bids were received.
             323          (2) (a) If a bid is submitted, the executive secretary shall determine if the bid is reasonable,
             324      taking into consideration:
             325          (i) the location and size of the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile;
             326          (ii) the number and size of any other landfill or abandoned waste tire piles in the area;
             327          (iii) the cost, as allowed under Subsection (1)(a), of transporting the landfill or abandoned
             328      waste tires to a [registered] recycler as compared to the cost of contracting with a mobile facility
             329      to cut the waste tires so they may be disposed in the landfill; and
             330          (iv) the current market for waste tires of the type in the landfill or abandoned waste tire
             331      pile.
             332          (b) The executive secretary shall advise the county or municipality within 30 days of
             333      receipt of the bid whether or not the bid is determined to be reasonable.
             334          (c) If the bid is found to be reasonable, the county or municipality may proceed to have
             335      the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile removed pursuant to the bid. The county or municipality
             336      shall advise the executive secretary that the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile has been removed.
             337          (d) The [registered] recycler or waste tire transporter that removed the landfill or


             338      abandoned waste tires pursuant to the bid shall submit to the executive secretary a copy of the
             339      manifest, which shall state the number or tons of waste tires transported, the location they were
             340      removed from, the recycler to which the waste tires were delivered, and the amount charged by the
             341      transporter.
             342          [(e) The executive secretary shall within 30 days after receipt of a complete manifest
             343      authorize the Division of Finance to reimburse the transporter upon receipt of the information
             344      required under Subsection (d).]
             345          (e) Upon receipt of the information required under Subsection (2)(d), and determination
             346      that the information is complete, the executive secretary shall, within 30 days after receipt
             347      authorize the Division of Finance to reimburse the waste tire transporter the amount established
             348      under this Subsection (2).
             349          (3) (a) A county or municipality may not apply for payment under this section for removal
             350      of a waste tire pile if it accumulates in the county or municipality on or after July 1, 1999.
             351          (b) The costs of removing a waste tire pile under Subsection (3)(a) is the responsibility of
             352      the county or municipality where the waste tire pile is located.
             353          Section 8. Section 26-32a-107.8 is amended to read:
             354           26-32a-107.8. Landfilling shredded tires -- Reimbursement.
             355          (1) Waste tires received from any source may be disposed in a landfill in Utah operated
             356      by a state or local governmental entity or in a commercial landfill in Utah operated in compliance
             357      with all relevant requirements of Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 1, Solid and Hazardous Waste Act, if:
             358          (a) the waste tires are shredded; and
             359          (b) the waste tires are stored in a segregated cell or other landfill facility that ensures the
             360      disposed shredded waste tires are in a clean and accessible condition so they may be reasonably
             361      retrieved and recycled at a future time.
             362          (2) (a) The owner or operator of the landfill may apply for and receive reimbursement per
             363      ton of tires placed in a landfill in compliance with Subsection (1), but only if the waste tires are
             364      generated from tires used in the state, and not from used tires or waste tires brought in from out
             365      of state.
             366          (b) On and after the effective date, reimbursement under this section is at the following
             367      rates per ton:
             368          (i) for waste tires placed in a landfill under this section in accordance with a contract with


             369      the landfill owner or operator that was finalized and in effect prior to the effective date of this
             370      section:
             371          (A) $65 for waste tires disposed in the landfill on or before October 31, 1996;
             372          (B) $50 for waste tires disposed in the landfill on and after November 1, 1996 and before
             373      May 1, 1997; and
             374          (C) $30 for waste tires disposed in the landfill on and after May 1, 1997; and
             375          (ii) $30 regarding waste tires placed in a landfill under this section and that are not the
             376      subject of a contract for being placed in a landfill under Subsection (2)(b)(i).
             377          (c) An application for payment under this subsection shall include complete records,
             378      including the site from which the tires are removed, the landfill where the tires are disposed, and
             379      the amount of shredded tires disposed.
             380          [(3) As necessary, the board may make rules requiring additional information as the board
             381      determines necessary to effectively administer this subsection, but these rules may not place an
             382      undue burden on landfills.]
             383          [(4)] (3) The application process for receiving payment under this section is the same as
             384      the process for recyclers applying for partial reimbursement under this chapter.
             385          [(5)] (4) Waste tires, in any form, for which reimbursement is paid under this section, are
             386      not subject to any further or additional reimbursement under this chapter at any time.
             387          [(6)] (5) Reimbursement under this section may only be made for waste tires that have
             388      been shredded and placed in a landfill in compliance with this section.
             389          Section 9. Section 26-32a-108 is amended to read:
             390           26-32a-108. Application for partial reimbursement -- Penalty.
             391          (1) An application for partial reimbursement shall be on the form prescribed by the local
             392      health department [and] or the executive secretary, as is appropriate under Section 26-32a-107 , and
             393      shall include:
             394          (a) the recycler's name and a brief description of the recycler's business;
             395          (b) the quantity, in tons, of waste tires recycled or used in a beneficial use;
             396          (c) originals or copies of log books, receipts, bills of lading, or other similar documents
             397      to establish the tonnage of waste tires recycled or used in a beneficial use;
             398          (d) a description of how the waste tires were recycled;
             399          (e) proof[,] that is satisfactory to the local health department or the executive secretary,


             400      as is appropriate under Section 26-32a-107 , that the waste tires were recycled or used in a
             401      beneficial use; and
             402          (f) the affidavit of the recycler warranting that the recycled waste tires or waste tires used
             403      for a beneficial use for which reimbursement is sought meet requirements of Subsection
             404      26-32a-107 (4).
             405          (2) In addition to any other penalty imposed under Section 26-32a-112.7 or 26-32a-112.9
             406      or by any other law, any person who knowingly or intentionally provides false information to the
             407      local health department or to the executive secretary under Subsection (1) [shall be]:
             408          (a) is ineligible to receive any further reimbursement under this chapter; and
             409          (b) shall return to the Division of Finance any reimbursement previously received for
             410      deposit in the trust fund.
             411          Section 10. Section 26-32a-110 is amended to read:
             412           26-32a-110. Payment by Division of Finance.
             413          (1) The Division of Finance is authorized to pay the recycler partial reimbursements
             414      described in Section 26-32a-107 from the trust fund.
             415          (2) The Division of Finance shall pay the dollar amount of partial reimbursement approved
             416      by the local health department or the executive secretary to the recycler within the next payment
             417      period established by rule of the Division of Finance, after receipt of the local health department's
             418      or the executive secretary's report and recommendation.
             419          Section 11. Section 26-32a-111.5 is amended to read:
             420           26-32a-111.5. Administrative fees to local health departments -- Reporting by local
             421      health departments.
             422          (1) (a) The Division of Finance shall pay quarterly to the local health departments from
             423      the trust fund $5 per ton of tires for which a partial reimbursement is made under this chapter.
             424          (b) The payment under Subsection (1) shall be allocated among the local health
             425      departments in accordance with recommendations of the Utah Association of Local Health
             426      Officers.
             427          (c) The recommendation shall be based on the efforts expended and the costs incurred by
             428      the local health departments in enforcing this chapter and rules made under this chapter.
             429          (2) (a) Each local health department shall track all waste tires removed from abandoned
             430      waste tire piles within its jurisdiction, to determine the amount of waste tires removed and the


             431      recycler to which they are transported.
             432          (b) The local health department shall report this information quarterly to the [division]
             433      executive secretary.
             434          Section 12. Section 26-32a-112 is amended to read:
             435           26-32a-112. Local health department rules.
             436          (1) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
             437          (a) the local health department shall make rules to:
             438          [(i) govern the types of energy recovery or other appropriate environmentally compatible
             439      uses eligible for reimbursement, including pyrolization but excluding retreading;]
             440          [(ii)] (i) develop an application form; and
             441          [(iii)] (ii) establish the procedure to apply for reimbursement; and
             442          (b) the commission shall make rules to implement this chapter.
             443          (2) The local health departments shall take into consideration the removal schedule of tire
             444      transporters or recyclers in a geographical area when making rules governing the storage of waste
             445      tires at any business that generates waste tires, pending removal of those waste tires for recycling.
             446          Section 13. Section 26-32a-112.3 is enacted to read:
             447          26-32a-112.3. Powers and duties of the board.
             448          (1) The board shall make rules under Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
             449      Rulemaking Act, as necessary to administer this chapter. For these purposes the board shall
             450      establish by rule:
             451          (a) conditions and procedures for acting to issue or revoke a registration as a waste tire
             452      recycler or transporter under Section 26-32a-104.5 ;
             453          (b) the amount of liability insurance or other financial responsibility the applicant is
             454      required to have to qualify for registration under Section 26-32a-104.5 , but the amount may not
             455      be more than $300,000 for any liability the waste tire transporter or recycler may incur in recycling
             456      or transporting waste tires;
             457          (c) the form and amount of financial assurance required for a site or facility used to store
             458      waste tires, which shall be sufficient to ensure the cleanup or removal of waste tires from that site
             459      or facility;
             460          (d) standards and required documentation for tracking and record keeping of waste tires
             461      subject to regulation under this chapter, including:


             462          (i) manifests for handling and transferring waste tires;
             463          (ii) records documenting date, quantities, and size or type of waste tires transported,
             464      processed, transferred, or sold;
             465          (iii) records documenting persons between whom transactions under this Subsection (1)(d)
             466      occurred and the amounts of waste tires involved in those transactions; and
             467          (iv) requiring that documentation under this Subsection (1)(d) be submitted on a quarterly
             468      basis, and that this documentation be made available for public inspection;
             469          (e) authorize inspections and audits of waste tire recycling, transportation, or storage
             470      facilities and operations subject to this chapter;
             471          (f) standards for payments authorized under Sections 26-32a-107 , 26-32a-107.5 , and
             472      26-32a-107.7 ;
             473          (g) regarding applications to the executive secretary for reimbursements, the content of the
             474      reimbursement application form and the procedure to apply for reimbursement;
             475          (h) requirements for the storage of waste tires, including permits for storage;
             476          (i) the types of energy recovery or other appropriate environmentally compatible uses
             477      eligible for reimbursement, which:
             478          (i) shall include pyrolization, but not retreading; and
             479          (ii) shall be $75 for recycling and $65 for using waste tires for a beneficial use; and
             480          (iii) shall apply to all waste tire recycling and beneficial use reimbursements both within
             481      and outside of the state;
             482          (j) the applications of waste tires that are not eligible for reimbursement;
             483          (k) the applications of waste tires that are considered to be the storage or disposal of waste
             484      tires; and
             485          (l) provisions governing the storage or disposal of waste tires, including the process for
             486      issuing permits for waste tire storage sites.
             487          (2) The board may:
             488          (a) require retention and submission of the records required under this chapter;
             489          (b) require audits of the records and record keeping procedures required under this chapter
             490      and rules made under this chapter, except that audits of records regarding the fee imposed and
             491      collected by the commission under Sections 26-32a-104 and 26-32a-105 are the responsibility of
             492      the commission; and


             493          (c) as necessary, make rules requiring additional information as the board determines
             494      necessary to effectively administer Section 26-32a-107.8 , but these rules may not place an undue
             495      burden on the operation of landfills.
             496          Section 14. Section 26-32a-112.5 is enacted to read:
             497          26-32a-112.5. Powers and duties of the executive secretary.
             498          (1) The executive secretary shall:
             499          (a) administer and enforce the rules and orders of the board;
             500          (b) issue and revoke registration for waste tire recyclers and transporters; and
             501          (c) require forms, analyses, documents, maps, and other records as the executive secretary
             502      finds necessary to:
             503          (i) issue recycler and transporter registrations;
             504          (ii) issue recycler partial reimbursements;
             505          (iii) inspect a site, facility, or activity regulated under this chapter; and
             506          (iv) issue permits for and inspect waste tire storage sites.
             507          (2) The executive secretary may:
             508          (a) authorize any division employee to enter any site or facility regulated under this chapter
             509      at reasonable times and upon presentation of credentials, for the purpose of inspection, audit, or
             510      sampling:
             511          (i) at the site or facility; or
             512          (ii) of the records, operations, or products;
             513          (b) as authorized by the board, enforce board rules by issuing orders which are
             514      subsequently subject to the board's amendment or revocation; and
             515          (c) coordinate with federal, state, and local governments, and other agencies, including
             516      entering into memoranda of understanding, to:
             517          (i) ensure effective regulation of waste tires under this chapter;
             518          (ii) minimize duplication of regulation; and
             519          (iii) encourage responsible recycling of waste tires.
             520          Section 15. Section 26-32a-112.7 is enacted to read:
             521          26-32a-112.7. Violations -- Civil proceedings and penalties -- Orders.
             522          (1) A person who violates any provision of this chapter or any order, permit, plan approval,
             523      or rule issued or adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000


             524      per day for each day of violation as determined in a civil hearing under Title 63, Chapter 46b,
             525      Administrative Procedures Act, except:
             526          (a) any violation of Subsection 26-32a-103.5 (1) or (3), regarding landfills, is subject to the
             527      penalty under Subsection 26-32a-103.5 (4) rather than the penalties under this section; and
             528          (b) any violation of Subsection 26-32a-106 (1), (2), or (3) regarding payment of the
             529      recycling fee by the tire retailer is subject to penalties as provided in Subsection 26-32a-106 (4)
             530      rather than the penalties under this section.
             531          (2) The board may bring an action in the name of the state to restrain a person from
             532      continuing a violation of this chapter and to require the person to perform necessary remediation
             533      regarding a violation of this chapter.
             534          (3) When the executive secretary finds a situation exists in violation of this chapter that
             535      presents an immediate threat to the public health or welfare, the executive secretary may issue an
             536      emergency order under Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.
             537          (4) The executive secretary may revoke the registration of a waste tire recycler or
             538      transporter who violates any provision of this chapter or any order, plan approval, permit, or rule
             539      issued or adopted under this chapter.
             540          (5) The executive secretary may revoke the tire storage permit for a storage facility that
             541      is in violation of any provision of this chapter or any order, plan approval, permit, or rule issued
             542      or adopted under this chapter.
             543          (6) If a person has been convicted of violating a provision of this chapter prior to a finding
             544      by the executive secretary of a violation of the same provision in an administrative hearing, the
             545      executive secretary may not assess a civil monetary penalty under this section for the same offense
             546      for which the conviction was obtained.
             547          (7) All penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the trust fund.
             548          Section 16. Section 26-32a-112.9 is enacted to read:
             549          26-32a-112.9. Criminal penalties.
             550          A knowing violation of any applicable provision of this chapter is a third degree felony,
             551      except that any violation:
             552          (1) involving hazardous waste is governed by Title 19, Chapter 6, Hazardous Substances;
             553          (2) of Subsection 26-32a-103.5 (1) or (3) is subject only to the civil penalties in Subsection
             554      26-32a-103.5 (4); and


             555          (3) of Subsection 26-32a-106 (1), (2), or (3) is subject to the penalties under Subsection
             556      26-32a-106 (4).




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