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GA SB516
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/15/2022
Primary Sponsor
Randy Robertson
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AI Summary
- 10% of funds transferred or appropriated to the Solid Waste Trust Fund shall be directed toward grants and loans to counties, municipalities, and public schools for innovative scrap tire recycling and reuse projects, with priority given to scrap tire generation from Georgia
- The director must calculate and annually report Solid Waste Trust Fund expenditure proportions by category to the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, beginning with Fiscal Year 2023
- A tire industry representative is added to the Governor's seven appointees on the 15-member Recycling Market Development Council
- The $1.00 per tire fee on new replacement tires is shifted from the point of retail sale to the distributor level, with "distributor" defined as any person who manufactures, imports, or makes the first sale of new replacement tires in Georgia; the division may contract with the Department of Revenue to collect these fees
- Distributors collecting the fee may deduct 3% of the first $3,000.00 and 0.5% of amounts exceeding $3,000.00 in fees reported, provided payments are not delinquent; tire fees expire June 30, 2032; the Act takes effect July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Solid Waste Management; Environmental Protection Division to contract with the Department of Revenue to collect certain fees; require
Last Action
Senate Insisted
4/4/2022
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means3/16/2022
Finance2/15/2022
Full Bill Text
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