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H.B. 115

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WASTE TIRE RECYCLING

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2001 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Neal B. Hendrickson

             5      This act modifies the Environmental Quality Code to amend provisions related to the waste
             6      tire recycling program. The waste tire recycling fee is increased. The act restricts eligibility
             7      for partial reimbursement of recycling costs to recyclers within the state who recycle a
             8      minimum number of waste tires generated within the state. The act modifies the
             9      reimbursement amounts recyclers may receive and reduces reimbursements for removing
             10      waste tires from an abandoned waste tire pile or landfill waste tire pile. The act allows the
             11      executive secretary of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board to deny reimbursement
             12      of costs to remove waste tires from an abandoned waste tire pile or landfill waste tire pile,
             13      if payment of the removal costs would result in there being insufficient funds to reimburse
             14      costs of recyclers. The act prohibits double payments to reimburse recycling costs when
             15      waste tires are converted into crumb rubber which is subsequently used to create an ultimate
             16      product. The act amends definitions and makes technical changes. This act takes effect on
             17      July 1, 2001.
             18      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             19      AMENDS:
             20          19-6-803, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 2000
             21          19-6-805, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 2000
             22          19-6-809, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 2000
             23          19-6-810, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 2000
             24          19-6-811, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 2000
             25          19-6-813, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 2000
             26          19-6-815, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 2000
             27          19-6-816, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 2000


             28          19-6-819, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 2000
             29          19-6-820, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 2000
             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 19-6-803 is amended to read:
             32           19-6-803. Definitions.
             33          As used in this part:
             34          (1) "Abandoned waste tire pile" means a waste tire pile regarding which the local
             35      department of health has not been able to:
             36          (a) locate the persons responsible for the tire pile; or
             37          (b) cause the persons responsible for the tire pile to remove it.
             38          (2) (a) "Beneficial use" means the use of chipped [waste] tires [or chipped material derived
             39      from waste tires] in a manner that is not recycling, storage, or disposal, but that serves as a
             40      replacement for another product or material for specific purposes[, including].
             41          (b) "Beneficial use" includes the use of chipped tires:
             42          (i) as daily landfill cover[,];
             43          (ii) for civil engineering[,] purposes;
             44          (iii) as low-density, light-weight aggregate fill[, and]; or
             45          (iv) for septic or drain field construction.
             46          [(b)] (c) "Beneficial use" does not include the use of waste tires or material derived from
             47      waste tires:
             48          (i) in the construction of fences[,]; or
             49          (ii) as fill, other than low-density, light-weight aggregate fill.
             50          (3) "Board" means the Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board created under Section
             51      19-1-106 .
             52          (4) "Chip" or "chipped tire" means a two inch square or smaller piece of a waste tire.
             53          (5) "Commission" means the Utah State Tax Commission.
             54          (6) (a) "Consumer"[: (a)] means a person who purchases a new tire to satisfy a direct need,
             55      rather than for resale[; and].
             56          (b) "Consumer" includes a person who purchases a new tire for a motor vehicle to be
             57      rented or leased.
             58          (7) "Crumb rubber" means waste tires that have been ground, shredded, or otherwise


             59      reduced in size [so the resulting material is 95%] such that the particles are less than or equal to
             60      3/8 inch in diameter and are 98% wire free by weight.
             61          (8) "Disposal" means the deposit, dumping, or permanent placement of any waste tire in
             62      or on any land or in any water in the state.
             63          [(8)] (9) "Dispose of" [or "disposal"] means to deposit, dump, or permanently place any
             64      waste tire in or on any land or in any water in the state.
             65          [(9)] (10) "Division" means the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste created in Section
             66      19-1-105 , within the Department of Environmental Quality.
             67          [(10)] (11) "Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the Solid and Hazardous
             68      Waste Control Board created in Section 19-1-106 .
             69          [(11)] (12) "Landfill waste tire pile" means a waste tire pile:
             70          (a) located within the permitted boundary of a landfill operated by a governmental entity;
             71      and
             72          (b) consisting solely of waste tires brought to a landfill for disposal and diverted from the
             73      landfill waste stream to the waste tire pile.
             74          [(12)] (13) "Local health department" means the city-county health department or district
             75      health department, as defined in Section 26A-1-102 , with jurisdiction over the recycler.
             76          [(13)] (14) "Materials derived from waste tires" means tire sections, tire chips, tire
             77      shreddings, rubber, steel, fabric, or other similar materials derived from waste tires.
             78          [(14)] (15) "Mobile facility" means a mobile facility capable of cutting waste tires on site
             79      so the waste tires may be effectively disposed of by burial, such as in a landfill.
             80          [(15)] (16) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which has never been titled or
             81      registered.
             82          [(16)] (17) "Passenger tire equivalent" means a measure of mixed sizes of tires where each
             83      25 pounds of whole tires or material derived from waste tires is equal to one waste tire.
             84          [(17)] (18) "Proceeds of the fee" means the money collected by the commission from
             85      payment of the recycling fee including interest and penalties on delinquent payments.
             86          [(18)] (19) "Recycler" means a person who:
             87          (a) annually uses, or can reasonably be expected within the next year to use, a minimum
             88      of 100,000 waste tires generated in the state or 1,000 tons of waste tires [per year] generated in the
             89      state to recover energy or produce energy, crumb rubber, chipped tires, [an ultimate product, or to


             90      apply to a beneficial use, but does not include tires that are stored, disposed of, retreaded, or sold
             91      as used tires] or an ultimate product; and
             92          (b) is registered as a recycler in accordance with Section 19-6-806 .
             93          [(19)] (20) "Recycling fee" means the fee provided for in Section 19-6-805 .
             94          [(20) (a) Before January 1, 2000, "shredded," when referring to waste tires, means waste
             95      tires or material derived from waste tires that has been subjected to a "primary shred" as defined
             96      by board rule. The rule shall define the maximum size of a piece of material derived from waste
             97      tires that is considered to be the result of a primary shred.]
             98          [(b)] (21) [On and after January 1, 2000, "shredded," when referring to] "Shredded waste
             99      tires[,]" means waste tires or material derived from waste tires that has been reduced to a six inch
             100      square or smaller.
             101          (22) (a) "Storage" means the placement of waste tires in a manner that does not constitute
             102      disposal of the waste tires.
             103          (b) "Storage" does not include:
             104          (i) the use of waste tires as ballast to maintain covers on agricultural materials or to
             105      maintain covers at a construction site; or
             106          (ii) the storage for five or fewer days of waste tires or material derived from waste tires
             107      that are to be recycled or applied to a beneficial use.
             108          [(21)] (23) (a) "Store" [or "storage"] means [the placing of] to place waste tires in a
             109      manner that does not constitute disposal of the waste tires.
             110          (b) "Store" [or "storage"] does not include:
             111          (i) to use waste tires [or material derived from waste tires that is stored for five or fewer
             112      days and that is to be: (i) used] as ballast to maintain covers on agricultural materials or to maintain
             113      covers at a construction site; or
             114          (ii) to store for five or fewer days waste tires or material derived from waste tires that are
             115      to be recycled or applied to a beneficial use.
             116          [(22)] (24) "Tire" means a pneumatic rubber covering designed to encircle the wheel of
             117      a vehicle in which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway.
             118          [(23)] (25) "Tire retailer" means any person engaged in the business of selling new tires
             119      either as replacement tires or as part of a new vehicle sale.
             120          [(24)] (26) "Trust fund" means the Waste Tire Recycling Expendable Trust Fund provided


             121      for in Section 19-6-807 .
             122          [(25)] (27) (a) "Ultimate product" means a product that has as a component materials
             123      derived from waste tires and that the [board] executive secretary finds has a demonstrated market.
             124          (b) "Ultimate product"[: (i)] includes pyrolized materials derived from:
             125          (i) waste tires [and]; or
             126          (ii) chipped tires[; and].
             127          [(ii)] (c) "Ultimate product" does not include a product regarding which a waste tire
             128      remains after the product is disposed of or disassembled.
             129          [(26)] (28) "Waste tire" means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended
             130      purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.
             131          [(27)] (29) "Waste tire pile" means a pile of 1,000 or more waste tires at one location.
             132          [(28)] (30) (a) "Waste tire transporter"[: (a)] means a person or entity engaged in picking
             133      up or transporting at one time more than ten whole waste tires [per year], or the equivalent amount
             134      of material derived from waste tires, generated in Utah for the purpose of storage, processing, or
             135      disposal[;].
             136          (b) "Waste tire transporter" includes any person engaged in the business of collecting,
             137      hauling, or transporting waste tires or who performs these functions for another person[;], except
             138      as provided in Subsection (30)(c).
             139          (c) "Waste tire transporter" does not include [a person transporting tires generated solely
             140      by]:
             141          (i) a person transporting waste tires generated solely by:
             142          [(i)] (A) that person's personal vehicles;
             143          [(ii)] (B) a commercial vehicle fleet owned or operated by that person or that person's
             144      employer;
             145          [(iii)] (C) vehicles sold, leased, or purchased by a motor vehicle dealership owned or
             146      operated by that person or that person's employer; or
             147          [(iv)] (D) a retail tire business [and hauled by the business owner or an employee of the
             148      business] owned or operated by that person or that person's employer;
             149          [(v)] (ii) a solid waste collector operating under a license issued by a unit of local
             150      government as defined in Section 63-51-2 , or a local health department; [or]
             151          [(vi)] (iii) a recycler [or processor] of [whole] waste tires [into chipped tires]; [and]


             152          [(d)] (iv) [does not include] a person transporting tires by rail as a common carrier subject
             153      to federal regulation[.]; or
             154          (v) a person transporting processed or chipped tires.
             155          Section 2. Section 19-6-805 is amended to read:
             156           19-6-805. Recycling fee.
             157          (1) (a) [Beginning July 1, 1990, a] A recycling fee is imposed upon each purchase from
             158      a tire retailer of a new tire by a consumer. The fee shall be paid by the consumer to the tire retailer
             159      at the time the new tire is purchased.
             160          (b) The recycling fee does not apply to recapped or resold used tires.
             161          (2) The fee for each tire with a rim diameter up to and including 24.5 inches, single or dual
             162      bead capacity is[: (a)] $1[, before July 1, 1996;].
             163          [(b) 50 cents on and after July 1, 1996; and]
             164          [(c) 85 cents on and after July 1, 1999.]
             165          Section 3. Section 19-6-809 is amended to read:
             166           19-6-809. Partial reimbursement.
             167          (1) (a) Any recycler may submit an application under Section 19-6-813 to the local health
             168      department having jurisdiction over the applicant's business address for partial reimbursement of
             169      the cost of transporting and processing[, if the recycler on or after the effective date of this act
             170      uses] waste tires or materials derived from waste tires that:
             171          (i) meet the requirements of [Subsection] Subsections (3) and (4) [exclusively for:]; and
             172          (ii) are used within the state for:
             173          [(i)] (A) energy recovery or production;
             174          [(ii)] (B) the creation of ultimate products;
             175          [(iii)] (C) the production of crumb rubber, if a contract exists for the sale of the crumb
             176      rubber for use, either within or outside the state, as a component in an ultimate product;
             177          (D) the production of chipped tires, if the chipped tires are to be applied to a beneficial use,
             178      either within or outside the state, and a contract exists for their sale; or
             179          [(iv)] (E) any use defined by board rule as recycling[; or].
             180          [(v) any beneficial use.]
             181          (b) A recycler [who recycles, at an out-of-state location, tires that are generated within the
             182      state shall apply to the executive secretary for partial reimbursement, rather than to a local health


             183      department.] is not eligible to receive partial reimbursement of transportation or processing costs
             184      related to the creation of an ultimate product if:
             185          (i) the recycler used crumb rubber as a component of the ultimate product; and
             186          (ii) the recycler, or another recycler, previously received under this section partial
             187      reimbursement of transportation or processing costs related to the production of the crumb rubber.
             188          (c) A recycler who qualifies under this section for partial reimbursement may waive the
             189      reimbursement and request in writing that the reimbursement be paid to a person who:
             190          (i) delivers waste tires or material derived from waste tires to [a] the recycler; or
             191          (ii) processes the waste tires prior to the recycler's receipt of the waste tires or [his receipt
             192      of] materials derived from the waste tires for recycling[, but only if the recycler is conducting the
             193      recycling operation within the state].
             194          (2) (a) Subject to the limitations in Section 19-6-816 , a recycler is entitled to $75 as partial
             195      reimbursement for each ton of [tires recycled on and after the effective date of this act] waste tires
             196      or material derived from waste tires converted to crumb rubber, if a contract exists for the sale of
             197      the crumb rubber for use as a component in an ultimate product.
             198          (b) Subject to the limitations in Section 19-6-816 , a recycler is entitled to [$60] $65 as
             199      partial reimbursement for each ton of waste tires or material derived from waste tires [used for a
             200      beneficial use on and after the effective date of this act] recycled, other than as crumb rubber.
             201          (c) Subject to the limitations in Section 19-6-816 , a recycler is entitled to $50 as partial
             202      reimbursement for each ton of chipped tires used for a beneficial use.
             203          (3) (a) In order for a recycler [within the state] to be eligible for partial reimbursement, the
             204      recycler shall establish in cooperation with tire retailers or transporters, or [with] both, a reasonable
             205      schedule to remove waste tires in sufficient quantities to allow for economic transportation of
             206      waste tires located in any municipality within the state as defined in Section 10-1-104 .
             207          (b) A recycler complying with Subsection (3)(a) [or a recycler operating at an out-of-state
             208      location] may also receive partial reimbursement for recycling tires received from locations within
             209      the state other than those associated with retail tire businesses, including waste tires from waste
             210      tire piles and abandoned waste tire piles, under Section 19-6-810 .
             211          (4) A recycler who applies for partial reimbursement under Subsection (1) shall [also]
             212      demonstrate the waste tires or materials derived from waste tires that qualify for the
             213      reimbursement:


             214          (a) (i) were removed and transported by a registered waste tire transporter, a recycler, or
             215      a tire retailer; or
             216          (ii) were generated by a private person who is not a waste tire transporter as defined in
             217      Section 19-6-803 , and that person brings the waste tires to the recycler;
             218          (b) were generated in the state; and
             219          (c) if the tires are from a waste tire pile or abandoned waste tire pile, the recycler complies
             220      with the applicable provisions of Section 19-6-810 .
             221          Section 4. Section 19-6-810 is amended to read:
             222           19-6-810. Recycling waste tires from abandoned waste tire piles and other waste tire
             223      piles.
             224          (1) A recycler may be reimbursed for recycling or beneficial use of waste tires from an
             225      abandoned waste tire pile within the state if:
             226          (a) prior to recycling or the beneficial use of any of the waste tires, [he] the recycler
             227      receives an affidavit from the local health department of the jurisdiction where the waste tire pile
             228      is located, stating:
             229          (i) the waste tire pile is abandoned; and
             230          (ii) the local health department has not been able to:
             231          (A) locate the persons responsible for the waste tire pile; or [has not been able to]
             232          (B) cause the persons responsible for the waste tire pile to remove it;
             233          (b) the waste tire transporter who transports the waste tires to the recycler:
             234          (i) is registered[,];
             235          (ii) has received from the local health department an affidavit stating it has authorized the
             236      transporter to remove the waste tires and deliver them to a recycler[,]; and
             237          (iii) provides a copy of the affidavit to the recycler; and
             238          (c) the recycler provides to the local health department [or the executive secretary, as is
             239      appropriate under Section 19-6-809 ,]:
             240          (i) proof of compliance with this Subsection (1) in the required form; and
             241          (ii) the information required under Section 19-6-809 .
             242          (2) A recycler may receive [the] partial reimbursement for recycling or the beneficial use
             243      of waste tires from waste tire piles within the state that are not abandoned if:
             244          (a) prior to recycling or the beneficial use of any of the waste tires, [he] the recycler


             245      receives an affidavit from the local health department of the jurisdiction where the waste tire pile
             246      is located, stating the waste tire pile is not abandoned;
             247          (b) [he] the recycler obtains an affidavit from the owner of the waste tire pile or [his] the
             248      owner's authorized designee stating:
             249          (i) the waste tires are from a pile to which no tires have been added after June 30, 1991;
             250      or
             251          (ii) if the waste tires are from a waste tire pile to which waste tires have been added after
             252      June 30, 1991, all the waste tires provided to the recycler were generated within the state;
             253          (c) the waste tires are transported to the recycler by a registered waste tire transporter, who
             254      provides a manifest to the recycler; and
             255          (d) the recycler provides to the local health department [or the executive secretary, as is
             256      appropriate under Section 19-6-809 ,]:
             257          (i) proof of compliance with this Subsection (2) in the required form; and
             258          (ii) the information required under Section 19-6-809 .
             259          Section 5. Section 19-6-811 is amended to read:
             260           19-6-811. Funding for management of certain landfill or abandoned waste tire piles
             261      -- Limitations.
             262          (1) (a) A county or municipality may apply to the executive secretary for payment from
             263      the trust fund for [the] costs of a waste tire [transporter's removing] transporter or recycler to
             264      remove waste tires from an abandoned waste tire pile or a landfill waste tire pile operated by a state
             265      or local governmental entity and deliver the waste tires to a recycler [under the following
             266      procedure:].
             267          (b) The executive secretary may authorize a maximum reimbursement of h :
             267a          (i) 100% OF A WASTE TIRE TRANSPORTER'S OR RECYCLER'S COSTS ALLOWED UNDER
             267b      SUBSECTION (2) TO REMOVE WASTE TIRES FROM AN ABANDONED WASTE TIRE PILE OR
             267c      LANDFILL WASTE TIRE PILE AND DELIVER THE WASTE TIRES TO A RECYCLER, IF NO WASTE
             267d      TIRES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE ABANDONED WASTE TIRE PILE OR LANDFILL WASTE TIRE S PILE s ON
             267e      OR AFTER JULY 1, 2001; OR
             267f          (ii ) h 60% of a waste
             268      tire transporter's or recycler's costs allowed under Subsection (2) to remove waste tires from an
             269      abandoned waste tire pile or landfill waste tire pile and deliver the waste tires to a recycler h , IF
             269a      WASTE TIRES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE ABANDONED WASTE TIRE PILE OR LANDFILL WASTE
             269b      TIRE PILE ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2001 h .
             270          (c) The executive secretary may deny an application for payment of waste tire pile removal
             271      and delivery costs, if the executive secretary determines that payment of the costs will result in


             272      there not being sufficient monies in the trust fund to pay expected reimbursements for recycling
             273      or beneficial use under Section 19-6-809 during the next quarter.
             274          (2) (a) [(i)] The maximum number of miles for which the executive secretary may
             275      reimburse for transportation costs incurred by a waste tire transporter under this section, is the


             276      number of miles, one way, between the location of the waste tire pile and the State Capitol
             277      Building, in Salt Lake City, Utah, or to the recycler, whichever is less.
             278          [(ii)] (b) This maximum number of miles available for reimbursement applies regardless
             279      of the location of the recycler to which the waste tires are transported under this section.
             280          [(iii)] (c) The executive secretary shall, upon request, advise any person preparing a bid
             281      under this section of the maximum number of miles available for reimbursement under this
             282      Subsection [(1)(a)] (2).
             283          [(iv)] (d) The cost under this Subsection [(1)] (2) shall be calculated based on the cost to
             284      transport one ton of waste tires one mile.
             285          [(b)] (3) (a) The county or municipality shall through a competitive bidding process make
             286      a good faith attempt to obtain a bid for the removal of the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile and
             287      transport to a recycler.
             288          [(c)] (b) The county or municipality shall submit to the executive secretary:
             289          (i) (A) (I) a statement from the local health department stating the landfill waste tire pile
             290      is operated by a state or local governmental entity[,] and consists solely of waste tires diverted
             291      from the landfill waste stream [and describing];
             292          (II) a description of the size and location of the landfill waste tire pile; [or] and
             293          (III) landfill records showing the origin of the waste tires; or
             294          (B) a statement from the local health department that the waste tire pile is abandoned; and
             295          (ii) (A) the bid selected by the county or municipality; or [the fact that]
             296          (B) if no bids were received, a statement to that fact.
             297          [(2)] (4) (a) If a bid is submitted, the executive secretary shall determine if the bid is
             298      reasonable, taking into consideration:
             299          (i) the location and size of the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile;
             300          (ii) the number and size of any other landfill or abandoned waste tire piles in the area; and
             301          [(iii) the cost, as allowed under Subsection (1)(a), of transporting the landfill or abandoned
             302      waste tires to a recycler as compared to the cost of contracting with a mobile facility to cut the
             303      waste tires so they may be disposed in the landfill; and]
             304          [(iv)] (iii) the current market for waste tires of the type in the landfill or abandoned waste
             305      tire pile.
             306          (b) The executive secretary shall advise the county or municipality within 30 days of


             307      receipt of the bid whether or not the bid is determined to be reasonable.
             308          [(c)] (5) (a) If the bid is found to be reasonable, the county or municipality may proceed
             309      to have the landfill or abandoned waste tire pile removed pursuant to the bid.
             310          (b) The county or municipality shall advise the executive secretary that the landfill or
             311      abandoned waste tire pile has been removed.
             312          [(d)] (6) The recycler or waste tire transporter that removed the landfill or abandoned
             313      waste tires pursuant to the bid shall submit to the executive secretary a copy of the manifest, which
             314      shall state:
             315          (a) the number or tons of waste tires transported[,];
             316          (b) the location from which they were removed [from,];
             317          (c) the recycler to which the waste tires were delivered[,]; and
             318          (d) the amount charged by the transporter or recycler.
             319          [(e)] (7) Upon receipt of the information required under Subsection [(2)(d)] (6), and
             320      determination that the information is complete, the executive secretary shall, within 30 days after
             321      receipt authorize the Division of Finance to reimburse the waste tire transporter or recycler the
             322      amount established under this [Subsection (2)] section.
             323          Section 6. Section 19-6-813 is amended to read:
             324           19-6-813. Application for partial reimbursement -- Penalty.
             325          (1) An application for partial reimbursement shall be on the form prescribed by the local
             326      health department [or the executive secretary, as is appropriate under Section 19-6-809 ,] and shall
             327      include:
             328          (a) the recycler's name and a brief description of the recycler's business;
             329          (b) the quantity, in tons, of waste tires recycled or used in a beneficial use;
             330          (c) originals or copies of log books, receipts, bills of lading, or other similar documents
             331      to establish the tonnage of waste tires recycled or used in a beneficial use;
             332          (d) a description of how the waste tires were recycled;
             333          (e) proof that is satisfactory to the local health department [or the executive secretary, as
             334      is appropriate under Section 19-6-809 ,] that the waste tires were recycled or used in a beneficial
             335      use; and
             336          (f) the affidavit of the recycler warranting that the recycled waste tires or waste tires used
             337      for a beneficial use for which reimbursement is sought meet the requirements of Subsection


             338      19-6-809 (4).
             339          (2) In addition to any other penalty imposed under Section 19-6-821 or 19-6-822 or by any
             340      other law, any person who knowingly or intentionally provides false information to the local health
             341      department [or to the executive secretary] under Subsection (1):
             342          (a) is ineligible to receive any further reimbursement under this part; and
             343          (b) shall return to the Division of Finance any reimbursement previously received for
             344      deposit in the trust fund.
             345          Section 7. Section 19-6-815 is amended to read:
             346           19-6-815. Payment by Division of Finance.
             347          (1) The Division of Finance is authorized to pay the recycler partial reimbursements
             348      described in Section 19-6-809 from the trust fund.
             349          (2) The Division of Finance shall pay the dollar amount of partial reimbursement approved
             350      by the local health department [or the executive secretary] to the recycler within the next payment
             351      period established by rule of the Division of Finance, after receipt of the local health department's
             352      [or the executive secretary's] report and recommendation.
             353          Section 8. Section 19-6-816 is amended to read:
             354           19-6-816. Limitations on reimbursement.
             355          (1) The costs reimbursed under this part may not exceed the monies in the trust fund.
             356          (2) If applications for [partial] reimbursement under Section 19-6-809 , 19-6-811 , or
             357      19-6-812 during any month exceed the monies in the trust fund, the Division of Finance shall
             358      prorate the amount of all claims for [partial] reimbursement for the month and defer payment of
             359      the remainder.
             360          (3) The amount remaining unpaid on a claim for [partial] reimbursement [or a claim under
             361      Section 19-6-811 ] shall be treated as a new application for [partial] reimbursement in the next
             362      succeeding month until the unpaid amount is $500 or less, at which time the balance of the claim
             363      shall be paid in full.
             364          Section 9. Section 19-6-819 is amended to read:
             365           19-6-819. Powers and duties of the board.
             366          (1) The board shall make rules under Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
             367      Rulemaking Act, as necessary to administer this part. For these purposes the board shall establish
             368      by rule:


             369          (a) conditions and procedures for acting to issue or revoke a registration as a waste tire
             370      recycler or transporter under Section 19-6-806 ;
             371          (b) the amount of liability insurance or other financial responsibility the applicant is
             372      required to have to qualify for registration under Section 19-6-806 , [but the] which amount may
             373      not be more than $300,000 for any liability the waste tire transporter or recycler may incur in
             374      recycling or transporting waste tires;
             375          (c) the form and amount of financial assurance required for a site or facility used to store
             376      waste tires, which amount shall be sufficient to ensure the cleanup or removal of waste tires from
             377      that site or facility;
             378          (d) standards and required documentation for tracking and record keeping of waste tires
             379      subject to regulation under this part, including:
             380          (i) manifests for handling and transferring waste tires;
             381          (ii) records documenting date, quantities, and size or type of waste tires transported,
             382      processed, transferred, or sold;
             383          (iii) records documenting persons between whom transactions under this Subsection (1)(d)
             384      occurred and the amounts of waste tires involved in those transactions; and
             385          (iv) requiring that documentation under this Subsection (1)(d) be submitted on a quarterly
             386      basis, and that this documentation be made available for public inspection;
             387          (e) authorize inspections and audits of waste tire recycling, transportation, or storage
             388      facilities and operations subject to this part;
             389          (f) standards for payments authorized under Sections 19-6-809 , 19-6-810 , [and] 19-6-811 ,
             390      and 19-6-812 ;
             391          (g) regarding applications to the executive secretary for reimbursements under Section
             392      19-6-811 , the content of the reimbursement application form and the procedure to apply for
             393      reimbursement;
             394          (h) requirements for the storage of waste tires, including permits for storage;
             395          (i) the types of energy recovery or other appropriate environmentally compatible uses
             396      eligible for reimbursement, which:
             397          (i) shall include pyrolization, but not retreading; and
             398          [(ii) shall be $75 for recycling and $60 for using waste tires for a beneficial use; and]
             399          [(iii)] (ii) shall apply to all waste tire recycling and beneficial use reimbursements [both]


             400      within [and outside of] the state;
             401          (j) the applications of waste tires that are not eligible for reimbursement;
             402          (k) the applications of waste tires that are considered to be the storage or disposal of waste
             403      tires; and
             404          (l) provisions governing the storage or disposal of waste tires, including the process for
             405      issuing permits for waste tire storage sites.
             406          (2) The board may:
             407          (a) require retention and submission of the records required under this part;
             408          (b) require audits of the records and record keeping procedures required under this part and
             409      rules made under this part, except that audits of records regarding the fee imposed and collected
             410      by the commission under Sections 19-6-805 and 19-6-808 are the responsibility of the
             411      commission; and
             412          (c) as necessary, make rules requiring additional information as the board determines
             413      necessary to effectively administer Section 19-6-812 , [but these] which rules may not place an
             414      undue burden on the operation of landfills.
             415          Section 10. Section 19-6-820 is amended to read:
             416           19-6-820. Powers and duties of the executive secretary.
             417          (1) The executive secretary shall:
             418          (a) administer and enforce the rules and orders of the board;
             419          (b) issue and revoke [registration] registrations for waste tire recyclers and transporters;
             420      and
             421          (c) require forms, analyses, documents, maps, and other records as the executive secretary
             422      finds necessary to:
             423          (i) issue recycler and transporter registrations;
             424          (ii) [issue recycler partial] authorize reimbursements under Section 19-6-811 ;
             425          (iii) inspect a site, facility, or activity regulated under this part; and
             426          (iv) issue permits for and inspect waste tire storage sites.
             427          (2) The executive secretary may:
             428          (a) authorize any division employee to enter any site or facility regulated under this part
             429      at reasonable times and upon presentation of credentials, for the purpose of inspection, audit, or
             430      sampling:


             431          (i) at the site or facility; or
             432          (ii) of the records, operations, or products;
             433          (b) as authorized by the board, enforce board rules by issuing orders which are
             434      subsequently subject to the board's amendment or revocation; and
             435          (c) coordinate with federal, state, and local governments, and other agencies, including
             436      entering into memoranda of understanding, to:
             437          (i) ensure effective regulation of waste tires under this part;
             438          (ii) minimize duplication of regulation; and
             439          (iii) encourage responsible recycling of waste tires.
             440          Section 11. Effective date.
             441          This act takes effect on July 1, 2001.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-17-01 3:24 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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