HB 1902 Summary

• Amends inspection requirements for solid waste disposal facilities and used tire sites to include periodic inspections under the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act.

• Modifies the electronic uniform used tire manifest system to primarily use electronic applications while secondarily allowing paper documentation for used tire data submission and tracking.

• Expands definitions of "extra-large tires" and "large tires" to include wide-base tires, extra-wide single tires, and tires used on farm equipment, mining trucks, excavation equipment, and other industrial machinery.

• Establishes definitions for "operator" and "owner" relating to tire collection centers, processing facilities, and waste tire sites.

• Creates a three-tier funding system for reimbursements from the Used Tire Recycling Fund based on available moneys, with provisions allowing up to 10% annual rate increases tied to consumer price index or documented operation cost increases.