CO Code § 30-20-1402 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 20 - Public Improvements|Part 14 - Strategies for Waste Tires|§ 30-20-1402. Definitions

 As used in this part 14, unless the context otherwise requires:    ”Alternative daily cover“ means at least three inches of earthen material or other suitable material placed over the exposed solid waste at the end of each operating day, or at such frequencies as needed to prevent or minimize nuisance conditions.  (1.2) ”ASTM standard D6270“ means the American Society for Testing and Materials standard entitled ”Standard Practice for Use of Scrap Tires in Civil Engineering Applications“, effective on December 15, 2017.  (1.5) ”Beneficial user“ means a person who uses solid waste for energy recovery in a manufacturing process or as an effective substitute for natural or commercial products, in a manner that does not pose a threat to human health or the environment. Avoidance of processing or disposal cost alone does not constitute beneficial use.    ”Commission“ means the solid and hazardous waste commission created in section 25-15-302, C.R.S.    ”Department“ means the department of public health and environment.    ”End user“ means a person who:   Uses a tire-derived product for a commercial or industrial purpose;    Uses a whole waste tire to generate energy or fuel; or    Consumes tire-derived product or uses tire-derived product in its final application or in making new materials with a demonstrated sale to a third-party customer.       ”Mobile processor“ means a person who processes waste tires at a location other than the location of the person's certificate of registration.    ”Motor vehicle“ means a self-propelled vehicle that is designed for travel on the public highways and that is generally and commonly used to transport persons and property over the public highways or a low speed electric vehicle. ”Motor vehicle“ includes automobiles, minivans, all trucks, motor homes, and motorcycles.    ”Public project“ means:   A publicly funded contract entered into by a governmental body of the executive branch of this state that is subject to the ”Procurement Code“, articles 101 to 112 of title 24, C.R.S.; and    A publicly funded contract entered into by a county, municipal government, or special district, including a school district or recreation district. (7.5) ”Rural county“ means a county with a population of fewer than sixty thousand residents.       ”Tire“ means a rubber cushion that fits around a wheel.    ”Tire-derived product“ means matter that:   Is derived from a process that uses whole tires as a feedstock, including shredding, crumbing, and chipping;    Adheres to established engineering or other appropriate specifications or to established product end user specifications or customer conditions of acceptance;    Has a demonstrated benefit associated with the end use;    Can be used as a substitute for or in conjunction with a commercial product or raw material; and    Has either been sold and removed from the facility of a processor or has been used on site by the processor. (9.5) ”Ton“ means a unit of weight equal to two thousand pounds.       ”Trailer“ means a wheeled vehicle, without motive power, that is designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle.    ”Used tire“ means a tire that was previously used as a tire and is graded and classified for reuse as a tire based on specifications and criteria maintained pursuant to section 30-20-1410 (1)(a).    ”Waste tire“ means a tire that is modified from its original specifications but not processed into a tire-derived product, is no longer being used for its initial intended purpose as a tire, and is not a used tire.    ”Waste tire cleanup program“ or ”program“ means the program created by this part 14.    ”Waste tire collection facility“ means a facility at which waste tires are stored awaiting pickup by a registered waste tire hauler for transportation to a registered waste tire processor or registered waste tire monofill.    ”Waste tire generator“ means a person who generates waste tires. The term includes new tire retailers, used tire retailers, automobile dealers, automobile dismantlers, public and private vehicle maintenance shops, garages, service stations, car care centers, automotive fleet centers, local government fleet operators, and rental fleet operators.    ”Waste tire hauler“ means a person who transports ten or more waste tires in any one load.    ”Waste tire monofill“ means part or all of a solid wastes disposal site and facility that has been issued a certificate of designation and at which only waste tires are accepted.    ”Waste tire processor“ means a person who processes a waste tire into a tire-derived product.     History. Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (HB 14-1352), ch. 351, p. 1577, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2019: (1) amended and (1.2), (1.5), (7.5), and (9.5) added, (SB 19-198), ch. 402, p. 3558, § 1, effective August 2.