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A BILL to amend and reenact section eight, article eleven, chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; to amend chapter twenty-two of said code by adding thereto a new article, designated article fifteen-a; and to amend chapter twenty-four-a of said code by adding thereto a new article, designated article two-a, all relating to establishing a program to manage waste tires in this state; authorizing solid waste landfills to accept waste tires collected by the division of environmental protection as part of a remediation project; establishing legislative findings; defining terms; providing that waste tires are special solid wastes exempted from certain fees; prohibiting disposal of waste tires in solid waste facilities and providing exceptions thereto; providing that waste tires from remediation projects are not subject to tonnage limits, rates and charges; creating a temporary tire disposal tax to fund cleanup of waste tires and waste tire piles; providing for expiration of tax; providing for collection of tax; providing for administrative procedures; establishing a waste tire cleanup fund; allowing payment of administrative expenses; creating criminal and civil penalties for failure to collect and remit tax; requiring a performance review by the committee on government operations; requiring the state division of environmental protection to establish a program to promote proper cleanup and disposal of waste tires in the state; providing for collection centers to accept certain waste tires free of charge; expiring collection program and funding in two thousand five; establishing liability for remediation costs and requiring notice; providing for civil action and foreclosure to recoup costs; requiring that all tire retailers, tire recappers, tire haulers and remanufacturers, waste tire processors and monofill operators be licensed by the division; requiring every tire retailer to collect a fee to fund remediation of tire piles; requiring purchasers to provide waste tires for new tires purchased or sign an acknowledgment regarding proper disposal; providing certain exceptions thereto; creating a waste tire tracking system; requiring that tire retailers post signs provided by the division; establishing certain prohibitions on waste tire disposal; prohibiting persons from providing tires to nonlicensed or permitted persons or facilities; creating a business investment tax credit for waste tire processing equipment; authorizing the tax commissioner to promulgate legislative rules relating to the tax credit; establishing criminal offenses for improper disposal of waste tires and for failure to have a required license, permit or registration; directing the division of environmental protection to promulgate rules and providing guidelines for those rules; authorizing public service commission to issue certificate of convenience and necessity for hauling tires; making tire haulers subject to the public service commission's safety rules and jurisdiction; requiring bond; establishing time limit for acting on application; and granting rule-making authority to the public service commission.
That section eight, article eleven, chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted; that chapter twenty-two of said code be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated article fifteen-a; and that chapter twenty-four-a of said code be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated article two-a, all to read as follows:
(a) Effective the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, it shall be unlawful to deposit lead-acid batteries in a solid waste facility in West Virginia; effective the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, it shall be unlawful to deposit tires in a solid waste facility in West Virginia, except for waste tires collected by the division as part of remediation projects or other collection efforts in accordance with the provisions of article fifteen-a, chapter twenty-two of this code: Provided, That the division may deposit tires in solid waste facilities only when there is no reasonable alternative available; and effective the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, it shall be unlawful to deposit yard waste, including grass clippings and leaves, in a solid waste facility in West Virginia: Provided, however, That such prohibitions do not apply to a facility designed specifically to compost such yard waste or otherwise recycle or reuse such items: Provided however further, That reasonable and necessary exceptions to such prohibitions may be included as part of the rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
(b) No later than the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, the solid waste management board shall design a comprehensive program to provide for the proper handling of yard waste and lead-acid batteries. No later than the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four July, two thousand, a comprehensive plan shall be designed in the same manner to provide for the proper handling of tires.
(c) No later than the first day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety-five, the division of environmental protection shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, as amended, to implement and enforce the program for yard waste and lead-acid batteries designed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. No later than the first day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, the division of environmental protection shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of said code, as amended, to implement and enforce the program for tires designed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(e) In promulgating the rules required by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, yard waste, as described in subsection (d) of this section, the division shall provide for the disposal of yard waste in a manner consistent with one or any combination of the following:
The purpose of this article is to assure the proper disposal, recycling or reuse of waste tires in West Virginia, by establishing a comprehensive program designed to require proper management of all waste tires and reclamation of existing waste tire piles. The accumulation of used and waste tires constitutes a fire hazard posing a threat to both air and water quality, and further creates a potential health hazard by providing a habitat for disease spreading mosquitoes. The high costs associated with remediating existing waste tire piles have prevented the state from being able to expediently undertake effective tire pile reclamation measures. Further, mechanisms must be in place to assure the citizens of this state that in the future their waste tires and waste tires imported from outside the state are properly disposed of, recycled or reused in this state. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to promote and facilitate the recycling, reuse and proper disposal of waste tires in this state by establishing mechanisms to ensure that waste tires are properly collected and disposed of, recycled or reused; facilitate the abatement of waste tire dumps and their associated threats to public health; and to encourage investment in tire recycling equipment and facilities. The Legislature intends to regulate the generation, tracking and proper disposal of motorcycle, automobile, light truck and other such tires. The Legislature does not intend to regulate, through this article, bicycle tires and other tires for vehicles propelled by human power, large industrial off-road tires utilized for earth moving operations.
(1) "Agricultural use" means the use of waste tires for agricultural purposes as recognized by the division.
(2) "Division" means the division of environmental protection.
(3) "Monofill" means an approved solid waste facility where waste tires are placed for the purpose of long-term storage for eventual retrieval for marketing purposes.
(4) "Motor vehicle" means an automobile, truck, trailer, motorcycle, agricultural equipment, motorized recreational vehicle and motorized industrial vehicles: Provided, That off road industrial vehicles utilized in earth moving activities are excluded.
(5) "New tire" means a tire which is not used or retreaded, and is being sold on the market for the first time.
(6) "Remanufacture" means to make a usable product of value to an end user, other than recapped tires, from waste tires.
(7) "Remediate" or "remediation" means to remove all tires located above grade at a site and may also include, at the discretion of the division, the removal of other solid waste incidental to the removal of tires at a site.
(8) "Retailer of new tires" means a person who engages in the retail sale of a new tire in any quantity for any use or purpose by the purchaser other than for resale.
(9) "Tire" means a continuous solid or pneumatic rubber wheel covering, which has a rim size of twelve inches or more in diameter. Bicycle tires, other tires for vehicles propelled by human power and off road vehicle tires utilized in earth moving activities are not subject to the provisions of this article.
(10) "Tire collector" means a person who owns or operates a site used for the storage, collection, or deposit of more than fifty waste tires. A tire collection site is not a solid waste facility even though the collection site may be located within the permit area of a solid waste facility.
(11) "Tire derived fuel" means whole or processed waste tires used as fuel or supplemental fuel.
(12) "Tire derived material" means any shredded, chipped, crumb rubber or other tire material that has been processed from a waste tire.
(13) "Tire hauler" means a person engaged in the business of transporting waste tires for hire or consideration. Tire hauler does not include a person who hauls waste tires generated by their own business activity.
(14) "Tire processor or waste tire processor" means a person who owns, operates or otherwise engages in the processing of waste tires by any means, including, but not limited to, cryogenics, pyrolysis, pyroprossing, cutting, splitting, shredding, chipping, grinding or joining for the purpose of reuse, remanufacturing, recycling, creating fuel or marketing of waste tires.
(15) "Tire processing site" means a site or any portion of a site actively used to produce or manufacture raw material feed stock or other usable materials from waste tires. Waste tire processing facilities are not solid waste facilities even though the processing site is located within the permit area of a solid waste facility.
(16) "Used tires" means a tire that has been removed from a wheel following a period of use and has been determined by its owner to have reuse potential as a tire.
(17) "Waste tire" means a tire that is no longer suitable for its original, intended purpose nor suitable for recapping, because of wear, damage or defect.
(18) "Waste tire collection center" means a site where waste tires are collected before being offered for recycling, disposal or reuse.
(a) Persons hauling, collecting, disposing or processing waste tires are not responsible for any solid waste tipping fees imposed by section five-a, article eleven, chapter twenty; section eleven, article fifteen, chapter twenty-two; section four, article sixteen, chapter twenty-two; and section thirty, article four, chapter twenty-two-c of this code.
(b) The disposal of whole tires in solid waste facilities is prohibited except as authorized by section eight, article eleven, chapter twenty and article two, chapter twenty-four of this code and legislative rules promulgated thereunder. The receipt of waste tires by a solid waste facility from division sponsored waste tire remediation projects shall be excluded from the calculation of monthly tonnage limits and from the rates and charges established by the public service commission pursuant to article one, chapter twenty-four of this code.
(c) Persons required to be licensed pursuant to section seven of this article are not required to obtain a permit or certificate of need pursuant to the requirements of article fifteen, chapter twenty-two and article one, chapter twenty-four of this code unless those persons also engage in activities otherwise regulated by article fifteen, chapter twenty-two and article one, chapter twenty-four of this code.
(d) Persons utilizing whole waste tires or tire derived material as raw material feed stock or in a beneficial application are not required to obtain a solid waste facility permit pursuant to article fifteen, chapter twenty-two or a certificate of need pursuant to article two, chapter twenty-four of this code. These persons shall obtain any permits otherwise required by articles five, eleven and twelve, chapter twenty-two of this code. The division shall propose rules on acceptable applications of whole waste tires and tire derived material as raw material feed stock or beneficial applications for legislative promulgation in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
§22-15A-4. Temporary tire disposal tax.
(a) There is hereby levied and imposed upon every sale of a new tire by retailers of new tires, in addition to all other taxes and fees now imposed by law, a temporary tax of seventy-five cents on each new tire sold. The amount of the tax shall be added to the sales price paid by the ultimate consumer, and shall constitute a part of that price and be collectable as such. This temporary tax shall expire and no longer be collected after the thirtieth day of June, two thousand five.
(b) The temporary tire tax levied under this section shall be collected by the tax commissioner in the same manner that the consumers sales and service tax is collected under chapter eleven of this code: Provided, That the exemptions contained in chapter eleven do not apply to the temporary tire tax. The provisions of sections four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten, article nine, chapter eleven of this code apply to the temporary tire tax.
(c) Each and every provision of the "West Virginia Tax Procedure and Administration Act" set forth in article ten, chapter eleven applies to the tax imposed by this section, except as may otherwise be expressly provided in this section, with like effect as if that act were applicable only to the taxes imposed by this section.
(d) There is hereby created a special revenue account in the state treasury known as the "Waste Tire Cleanup Fund." Except as herein provided, the taxes collected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited into the "Waste Tire Cleanup Fund." Seven percent of the taxes collected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be utilized by the division of environmental protection for the administration of the provisions of this article. One percent of the taxes collected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be retained and used by the tax commissioner to carry out the administrative responsibilities and duties associated with collection and disbursement of the tax as set forth in this article. The remaining taxes collected shall be used by the division to eradicate the illegal waste tire piles in this state and to establish and manage a tire collection program as set forth in section five of this article. Expenditures are not authorized from collections but are to be made only in accordance with appropriation by the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code and upon fulfillment of the provisions of article two, chapter five-a of this code: Provided, That for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, two thousand one, expenditures are authorized from collections rather than pursuant to appropriation by the Legislature. Any moneys not utilized by the division and the tax commissioner for the purposes set forth herein by the thirtieth day of June, two thousand five, shall be transferred to the state general revenue fund and the waste tire cleanup fund shall be dissolved.
(e) The joint committee on government operations shall, pursuant to authority granted in article ten of chapter four of this code, conduct a preliminary performance review of the division's compliance with the waste tire collection and cleanup mandated in this article and whether it is appropriate to terminate the temporary tire tax in the year two thousand five. In conducting such preliminary performance review, the committee shall follow the guidelines established in section ten, article ten, chapter four of this code.
(f) The committee may direct that the focus of the preliminary performance review be on a specific area of operation and may direct further inquiry when necessary.
(g) The division shall file, by the first day of January the first year of the waste tire cleanup program established by this article and each ensuing year, an annual report with the joint committee on government and finance providing details on the manner in which the waste tire cleanup funds were expended for the prior fiscal year.
§22-15A-5. State waste tire cleanup program.
(a) The division shall develop a method to promote cleanup and proper disposal of waste tires throughout the state which shall include at a minimum:
(1) Encouraging the actual cleanup of waste tires by citizens, business and state and local governmental entities throughout the state;
(2) Establishing collection locations, including, but not limited to, solid waste landfills and transfer stations, where individuals, volunteer groups, state and local governmental entities may drop off waste tires without charge; and
(3) Providing technical and financial assistance, as the division deems necessary, to solid waste authorities and volunteer groups to establish collection programs which accept waste tires from households or cleanup projects free of charge.
(b) The division shall establish and implement a remediation program which assures the removal and proper disposal of waste tires illegally dumped in this state.
(c) The division may establish collection centers; enter into agreements or contracts with governmental entities, private business or a combination thereof to accept waste tires. All solid waste landfills and transfer stations shall be collection centers and shall designate an area for the collection and temporary storage of waste tires unless specifically exempted by the division.
(d) The collection program created herein and the funds provided pursuant to section four of this article shall expire the first day of July, two thousand five. Solid waste landfills and transfer stations may charge a disposal fee for waste tires not collected as part of a division remediation program or cleanup effort.
§22-15A-6. Remediation; liability for remediation and court costs.
(a) Any person who has prior or subsequent to the effective date of this article illegally disposed of waste tires or has waste tires illegally disposed on his or her property shall be liable for:
(2) Any other necessary costs of remediation including properly disposing of waste tires and damage to adjacent property owners; and
(b) The division shall notify any person who owns real property or rights to property where a waste tire pile is located that remediation of the waste tire pile is necessary. The division shall make and enter an order directing such person or persons to remove and properly dispose of the waste tires. The division shall set a time limit for completion of the remediation. The order shall be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by a law-enforcement officer.
(c) If the remediation is not completed within the time limit, or the person cannot be located, or the person notifies the division that he or she is unable to comply with the order, the division may expend funds, as provided herein, to complete the remediation. Any amounts so expended shall be promptly repaid by the person or persons responsible for the waste tire pile. Any person owing remediation costs or damages shall be liable at law until such time as all costs or damages are fully paid.
The lien shall continue until the liability for the costs or judgment against the person is satisfied.
(h) Any proceeds from any sale of property obtained as a result of execution of a lien or judgment under this section for remediation costs, excluding costs of obtaining judgment and perfecting the lien, shall be deposited into the general revenue fund of the state treasury.
§22-15A-7. Licensing and manifest requirements.
(a) No person may operate as a retailer of new tires, tire remanufacturer, waste tire processor, monofill operator, tire hauler or other business that sells, transports, stores, disposes or processes waste tires in this state without obtaining a license from the division. The purpose of this license is to assure that all businesses participating in the flow of tires from new to waste tires are identified and comply with the provisions of this article.
(b) Each person licensed pursuant to this section shall document the removal, transportation and proper disposal of all waste tires in this state using a manifest form to be provided by the division. The manifest form requirements shall be incorporated in the rules promulgated under section twelve of this article. The division, at a minimum, shall require the manifest form to include such information as the name, physical address, mailing address, county and telephone number of the licensee and other specific information as required to track waste tires. The top original of the manifest shall be kept by the tire retailer or other originating licensee at the physical address from where the waste tires were originally transported. The tire retailer or other originating licensee must receive the completed manifest from the tire hauler within sixty days after the waste tires were transported off-site. The tire retailer or other originating licensee shall notify the division of any tire hauler or other entity that fails to complete the manifest, alters the tire retailer's portion of the manifest or fails to return the manifest within three months after the off-site transportation. The second original of the manifest shall be kept at the tire hauler's physical address. The third original of the manifest shall be kept at the waste tire processor's physical address. All manifests shall be kept on site for a period of three years. Any authorized representative of the division may, at reasonable times, enter onto the licensed site to inspect manifests. The licensee shall submit a copy of the manifests to the division upon request from the division.
(c) All licensees shall submit an annual report to the division setting forth the quantity of tires disposed, processed, remanufactured, recycled or otherwise beneficially reused.
§22-15A-8. Requirements for retail sale of tires.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, each retailer is required to accept one tire of comparable size for each new tire sold at retail. The retailer may charge a disposal fee to cover the actual costs of lawful waste tires disposal. No retail tire dealer licensed by the division may deliver any waste tire, or part thereof, to a person not authorized by the state of West Virginia to transport or accept waste tires.
(b) Any person purchasing a new tire from a retailer must provide a used or waste tire for each tire purchased or sign a waiver, provided to the tire retailer by the division, acknowledging that he or she is retaining the waste tire and that he or she is legally responsible for proper disposal of each tire retained. These forms are to be kept by the retailer in the same manner as the tire tracking forms provided for in section seven of this article. If the tire purchaser returns to the tire retailer with a signed form given to the purchaser by that retailer, the retailer must accept up to the total number of comparable size tires as previously retained by the purchaser: Provided, That persons having winter tires changed or buying new winter tires and keeping usable summer tires for later installation are not required to provide a used or waste tire, or sign a waiver, or pay the fee authorized by this section.
(2) "State law requires us to charge you a tax of $2.00 per tire to fund a program to cleanup illegally disposed waste tires even if you do not leave your tires with us."
(3) "Recycle your (old) waste tires."
(4) "It is a crime to burn, bury or throw away waste tires without authorization or permits from the Division of Environmental Protection."
§22-15A-9. Prohibitions on waste tire disposal.
(a) No person, except those persons who have received and maintain a valid permit or license from the state for the operation of a solid waste facility, waste tire monofill, waste tire processing facility, or other such permitted activities, may accumulate more than one hundred waste tires without obtaining a license or permit from the division.
(b) No person may dispose of waste tires in or upon any public or private land, any site or facility other than a site or facility which holds a valid permit issued by the division for such disposal or usage.
(c) No person may knowingly transport or knowingly allow waste tires under his or her control to be transported to a site or facility that does not have a valid permit or license to accept waste tires.
(d) No person may engage in the open burning of waste tires.
§22-15A-10. New business investment tax credit.
(a) For tax years beginning on or after the first day of January, two thousand, an investment tax credit is hereby created to encourage recycling, reuse or remanufacturing of whole waste tires or beneficial use of processed tires. A total investment tax credit may be applied for in an amount equal to ten percent of the cost of the equipment acquired through either purchase, lease purchase or capital purchase and used at a processing site in the reuse, remanufacturing or recycling, but not recapping, of whole waste tires or beneficial use of processed tires in this state. The tax credit herein created is for ten percent of the total purchase price of the equipment excluding financing and setup costs. The tax credit allowed under this section may be credited against the taxpayer's liability for business franchise corporate net income tax or for personal income tax as applicable. The tax credit may be credited against the taxpayer's tax liability for the taxable year in which the equipment is put in service. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability for the taxable year, the amount of the credit which exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability for the taxable year may be carried forward to the succeeding taxable years until used in full, or until forfeited: Provided, That tax credits may not be carried forward beyond four taxable years and may not be carried back to prior taxable years. Any tax credit remaining after the fifth taxable year is forfeited.
(b) In order to qualify for a tax credit under this section, a taxpayer must:
(1) Be engaged in a business in West Virginia of recycling, reusing or remanufacturing waste tires or processing waste tires for an end market;
(2) Purchase equipment and use it in this state for the purpose of recycling, reusing or remanufacturing of waste tires, or processing of waste tires for reuse; and
(3) Demonstrate that at least ten percent of the waste tires reused, recycled, remanufactured or processed each year were generated in West Virginia or show proof that a reasonable effort was made to use waste tires from West Virginia but was not possible because of cost or availability.
(c) The investment tax credit created herein shall be available to qualified taxpayers until the tax year beginning on the first day of January, two thousand six.
(d) The state tax commissioner shall propose rules for legislative promulgation pursuant to chapter twenty-nine-a of this code regarding the applicability, method of claiming the credit, the documentation necessary to claim the credit, and any other requirements necessary to effectuate the purposes and intent of this section.
(e) The division may disclose information to the state tax commissioner as needed to assist the commissioner with collection, enforcement and audit duties required by this article.
§22-15A-11. Penalties.
(a) Any person who disposes of ninety-nine or less tires at any facility or location not approved for tire disposal in accordance with the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or incarcerated at a county or regional jail for not more than sixty days, or be both fined and incarcerated. Any person who disposes of one hundred or more tires at any facility or location not approved for tire disposal in accordance with the provisions of this article is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, or imprisoned at a state correctional facility for not less than one year nor more than five years, or be both fined and imprisoned.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any person who acts as a tire retailer, hauler or processor without a permit or license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or incarcerated at a county or regional jail not more than sixty days, or be both fined and incarcerated.
(c) Any licensee who violates any provision of this article is subject to a civil administrative penalty, to be levied by the division, not to exceed five thousand dollars for each violation. Any funds collected as a civil administrative penalty shall be deposited in the solid waste enforcement fund established pursuant to section eleven, article fifteen of this chapter. The division may also revoke or suspend any license in accordance with the administrative procedures contained in article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
(d) The civil penalty and license suspension or revocation authorized in subsection (c) of this section may be appealed in the manner provided in article fifteen, chapter twenty-two of this code.
(e) Nothing herein prohibits or limits the division from enforcing any and all applicable solid waste statutes and rules when violations of other statutes or rules are discovered during the course of a remediation project.
§22-15A-12. Rule making.
(a) No later than the first day of August, two thousand, the division shall promulgate emergency rules and propose rules for promulgation by the Legislature, in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. The rules shall:
(1) Set standards for waste tire processing facilities and associated waste tire sites, waste tire collection centers, waste tire collectors, and end users such as tire derived fuel facilities.
(2) Establish limits, below which licenses are not required, for storage of tires on the premises of tire retreading businesses, tire retailers serving as waste tire collection centers, and businesses that, in the ordinary course of business, remove tires from motor vehicles including, but not limited to, salvage yards.
(3) Establish criteria to assure that tires are properly collected, stored and used in a manner which protects public health and safety at the following businesses and business locations: (i) The premises of tire retailers in the area where tires are sold and stored; (ii) the premises of a tire retreading business; (iii) any site where waste tires are stored for use in road surfacing and construction of embankments; (iv) business premises where tires are removed from motor vehicles; and (v) any other such business where waste tires are accumulated or used.
§22-15A-13. Authority of commissioner of bureau of public health.
Although the division is primarily responsible for the permitting and regulating of waste tires, the commissioner of the bureau of public health may enforce the public health laws over solid waste management laws when an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health is declared by the commissioner.
CHAPTER 24A. MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS
AND PROPERTY FOR HIRE.
ARTICLE 2A. TRANSPORTERS OF WASTE TIRES BY MOTOR VEHICLE.
§24A-2A-1. Certificate of authority to operate as a motor carrier in the transportation of used tires; requiring bond; rates and charges for motor carriers, solid waste facilities and tire collection centers.
(a) No person may engage in the transportation of waste tires for compensation unless the person possesses a certificate of convenience and necessity from the public service commission. Such vehicles and their operators are subject to the requirements of this article, article fifteen-a, chapter twenty-two of this code, vehicle registration requirements and safety rules promulgated by the public service commission. The requirement to obtain a certificate of convenience and necessity to operate as a motor carrier in the transportation of used tires does not apply to persons who currently possess a certificate of convenience and necessity pursuant to article two or three of this chapter.
(b) The commission shall require each common carrier or contract carrier by motor vehicle in the transportation of waste tires to post a five thousand dollar bond as surety for compliance with the provisions of this article and article fifteen-a, chapter twenty-two of this code.
(c) The commission may not exercise rate jurisdiction over carriers registered pursuant to this article.
(d) The commission may not establish exclusive territories for motor carriers in the transportation of waste tires but such carriers may operate in any or all parts of the state. Nothing in this article limits the operating territory or rights of a motor carrier possessing a certificate of convenience and necessity or permit pursuant to article two or three of this chapter.
(e) The commission shall issue or deny a certificate of convenience and necessity under this article within ninety days of receipt of a complete application. The commission is specifically authorized to issue temporary authority to operate pending final decision on the application contemplated in this article.
§24A-2A-2. Reporting requirements.
Each common carrier or contract carrier by motor vehicle authorized to haul tires pursuant to this article or article two or three of this chapter shall submit an annual report to the division of environmental protection including the name, address and telephone number of the carrier, the quantity and location of waste tires collected within this state and the quantity and location where the tires were deposited.
§24A-2A-3. Rule making.
The commission shall promulgate rules as needed to effectuate the purposes of this section.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish a program to manage waste tires, which includes cleanup of illegal waste tire piles, create a temporary tax to fund the cleanup, provide a tax incentive for the purchase of equipment for reusing waste tires and establish a regulatory program to track the flow of waste tires in the state.
§§22-15A and 24A-2A are new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.