HB10-1018 Summary

• Establishes a comprehensive waste tire cleanup program with increased state regulatory authority over waste tire facilities, transporters, and processors in Colorado.

• Imposes a $1.50 waste tire fee on new tire sales (effective upon passage) and allocates collected revenues to multiple funds including the Processors and End Users Fund, Waste Tire Cleanup Fund, Fire Prevention Fund, Market Development Fund, and Law Enforcement Grant Fund.

• Requires waste tire facilities and haulers to register with the Department of Public Health and Environment, obtain decals, maintain manifests, and comply with fire prevention standards including locked gates, six-foot fencing, and adequate water supplies.

• Creates minimum processing and recycling requirements for processors, end users, and monofills (75% of three-year rolling average annually) and establishes a Waste Tire Advisory Committee to oversee program implementation and make recommendations.

• Appropriates approximately $3.3 million for fiscal year 2010-2011 implementation across multiple state departments and establishes reporting requirements to legislative committees on program status and enforcement activities.