§ 8-9-401. Title — Legislative intent — Findings
(a) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act”. (b) The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Protect the public health and the state’s environmental quality by setting and implementing standards to be followed in the hauling, collection, storage, and recycling or disposal of recyclable […]
§ 8-9-402. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Beneficial use” means using a tire or part of a tire: (A) To make another product; (B) To make a component material of another product; (C) As a substitute for a commercial product or material; or (D) As a component to produce an alternative fuel for commercial purposes; (2) […]
§ 8-9-403. Operation of waste tire sites — Requirements and prohibited activities
(a) (1) The owner or operator of any waste tire site shall provide the Division of Environmental Quality and the applicable regional solid waste management district with: (A) Information concerning the waste tire site’s location and size and the approximate number of tires that are accumulated at the waste tire site; and (B) A written […]
§ 8-9-404. Rim removal fees — Import fees — Commercial generator fees — Definitions
(a) (1) There is imposed a rim removal fee upon the transaction of removing a tire from a rim that is related to the sale of a replacement tire by a tire retailer. (2) The rim removal fee shall be charged by the tire retailer to a person who: (A) Purchases a replacement tire for […]
§ 8-9-405. Used tire program reimbursements
(a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall establish the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Program to: (1) Reimburse used tire programs for used tire recycling and disposal costs; (2) Incentivize recycling used tires collected under this subchapter; (3) Provide accountability for the disbursement of moneys to used tire programs; and (4) Otherwise improve the sustainability […]
§ 8-9-407. Electronic uniform used tire manifest system
(a) The following entities shall use the electronic uniform used tire manifest system to accurately report all information related to the collection, transportation, distribution, and recycling or disposal of recyclable tires, waste tires, and used tires culled for resale: (1) Used tire programs; (2) Tire generators; (3) Tire collection centers; (4) Any person who: (A) […]
§ 8-9-408. Accountability requirements for used tire programs — Business plans
(a) On or before December 31, 2017, a used tire program that receives funding under this subchapter shall provide the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, now the Division of Environmental Quality, with a business plan that establishes its current operating plan and a proposed operating plan for calendar year 2018 and approved by its board. […]
§ 8-9-409. Performance and efficiency evaluations
(a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall develop a system to evaluate and report the performance and efficiency of used tire programs and the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Program. (b) The evaluation and reporting system shall use the following performance indicators for each used tire program: (1) The number of: (A) Recyclable tires; (B) […]
§ 8-9-410. Consolidation of used tire programs
The General Assembly finds: (1) The smaller the population and geographical area that a used tire program serves, the more unsustainable the used tire program is; (2) In contrast, it has been noted nationally and within the state that used tire programs that serve a larger population and greater geographical area collect and process a […]
§ 8-9-411. Tire transporters — Licenses
(a) A tire transporter shall meet the following requirements to perform or be compensated for any duties under this subchapter related to the administration and operation of a used tire program: (1) Obtain for each vehicle a license; (2) Obtain for each vehicle a tire transporter number provided by the Division of Environmental Quality used […]