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2003 SESSION
SB 965 Waste tire piles and tire recycling fee.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Waste tire piles and tire recycling fee. Strengthens the ability of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to clean up the 339 remaining tire piles throughout the state. The civil and criminal liability provisions of the bill are conformed to the penalties of other environmental statutes. The bill authorizes the establishment of tire convenience centers, which are collection points for the temporary storage of tires. To be classified as a convenience center, the collection point cannot receive waste tires from collection vehicles that have collected waste from more than one real property owner. The bill exempts (i) Department of Motor Vehicle licensed salvage yards that are holding fewer than 300 waste tires and (ii) convenience centers having up to 1,500 tires from having to obtain a permit from DEQ.
The bill also establishes a strict liability standard for damages incurred by neighboring property owners and other third parties when a tire pile burns. Strict liability would apply in the case of an unpermitted tire pile of more than 100 tires. Currently, strict liability applies when there are more than 50,000 tires. The strict liability would apply to the pile owner when he knows about the pile or if the property owner consented to the disposal of the tires on his property. The bill grants the agency the authority to enter property and remove a tire pile if the owner refuses an order to remove the tires. Under the legislation, the agency would be able to obtain a lien against the property for the amount expended from the Waste Tire Fund to clean up the tire pile. To expedite the cleanup of these tire piles, a three-year increase in the tire recycling fee from $.50 per new tire sold to $1.00 is proposed. The revenue generated by the increased fee is required to be used solely for the removal of tire piles.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 032919214 pdf | impact statements
- 01/27/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 032932560-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 02/28/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB965ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/20/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 032919214
- 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/27/03 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/sub (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 032932560-S1
- 01/28/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/03 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/03 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/03 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 032932560-S1
- 01/29/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 032932560-S1
- 01/30/03 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/03 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/31/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/03 House: Read first time
- 01/31/03 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/12/03 House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/amendment (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/03 House: Read second time
- 02/14/03 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/17/03 House: Read third time
- 02/17/03 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/17/03 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/17/03 House: Passed House with amendment (71-Y 18-N 2-A)
- 02/17/03 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (71-Y 18-N 2-A)
- 02/19/03 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/03 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB965ER)
- 03/05/03 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 101 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/20/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101)