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1996 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 584 House Amendments in [ ] -- February 6, 1996 A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-1422.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Waste Tire Trust Fund. ---------- Patrons-- Plum, Christian, Connally, Grayson, Puller, Scott and Thomas ---------- Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 10.1-1422.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 10.1-1422.4. Partial reimbursement for waste tires; eligibility; promulgation of regulations.

A. The intent of the partial reimbursement of costs under this section is to promote the use of waste tires by enhancing markets for waste tires or chips or similar materials.

B. Any person who (i) purchases waste tires generated in Virginia and who uses the tires or chips or similar materials for resource recovery or other appropriate uses as established by regulation may apply for partial reimbursement of the cost of purchasing the tires or chips or similar materials or (ii) uses but does not purchase waste tires or chips or similar materials for resource recovery or other appropriate uses as established by regulation may apply for a reimbursement of part of the cost of such use.

C. To be eligible for the reimbursement (i) the waste tires or chips or similar materials shall be generated in Virginia, and (ii) the user of the waste tires shall be the end user of the waste tires or chips or similar materials. The end user does not have to be located in Virginia.

D. Reimbursements from the Waste Tire Trust Fund shall be made quarterly. Any costs reimbursed under this section shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the previous year's collections as certified by the Department of Taxation.

E. The Board shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Defining the types of uses eligible for partial reimbursement;

2. Establishing procedures for applying for and processing of reimbursements; and

3. Establishing [ the amount of reimbursement a tier system of reimbursement to be paid to end users based on the type of use of the material derived from the waste tires. The largest amount paid per ton shall be for material recovery which shall include, but is not limited to, the use of waste tire materials to make products having economic value. by type of use, with the largest rate of reimbursement paid per ton for products made from waste materials, including but not limited to, rubberized asphalt, mats, recreational surfaces, drainage systems, building materials and products. Lesser amounts shall be paid per ton in descending order for the following uses: (i) thermal treatment of waste tire materials to separate the tire into other components with economic value, also known as "pyrolysis" and the burning of waste tire materials for energy recovery; and (ii) civil engineering applications which use waste tire materials as a substitute for soil, sand or aggregate in construction projects including roadbed bases and embankments, fill material, and daily cover at a permitted solid waste facility. The amount of reimbursement between each of the above levels shall be at least 30 percent between each level in ascending order. ]

F. For the purposes of this section "end user" means (i) for resource recovery, the person who utilizes the heat content or other forms of energy from the incineration or pyrolysis of waste tires, chips or similar materials and (ii) for other eligible uses of waste tires, the last person who uses the tires, chips, or similar materials to make a product with economic value. If the waste tire is processed by more than one person in becoming a product, the end user is the last person to use the tire as a tire, as tire chips, or as similar material. A person who produces tire chips or similar materials and gives or sells them to another person to use is not an end user.