§ 23-63-1. Legislative findings and policy. The general assembly finds and declares that accumulation of stored used vehicle tires and the disposal of the tires by land filling present an unacceptable risk to the public health and safety, and that it is necessary to control disposal and promote safe recycling or recovery of the tires. […]
§ 23-63-1.1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Consumer” means an individual who purchases a vehicle tire for use, consumption, or any use other than resale; (2) “Corporation” means the Rhode Island economic development corporation created and established pursuant to chapter 64 of title 42. (3) “Retailer” means every person in this state who […]
§ 23-63-2. Disposal of used vehicle rubber tires — Burning prohibited — Storage restricted. (a)(1) No person shall dispose of any vehicle tire within the state except by delivery of the tire to a facility operated by the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation designated for that purpose, or to a privately operated tire storage or […]
§ 23-63-3. Environmental impact statement — Necessity — Approval of director. No export of tires for burning shall be permitted to a facility which has not submitted to the satisfaction of the director, in accordance with reasonable rules and regulations, an environmental impact statement conforming to the United States environmental protection agency standards. Upon the […]
§ 23-63-4. Licensing of tire recyclers. The director shall license any person to engage in the vehicle tire recycling or recovery business if the director finds that the person has the proper equipment and facilities to properly recycle or recover the materials of vehicle tires. The license shall be annually renewable on January 1 of […]
§ 23-63-4.1. Tire site remediation account. There is hereby created a separate account to be held by the corporation to be known as the tire site remediation account. All fees, revenues, assessments, fines, forfeitures, and other funds collected or received pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the tire site remediation account and used […]
§ 23-63-4.2. Allocation of funds. The funds deposited into the tire site remediation account shall be used for the following activities: (1) No less than ninety percent (90%) of all funds shall be used for the cleanup, recycling and disposal of tires in existing tire piles and for the overall investigation of, and design of […]
§ 23-63-4.3. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 37, § 2, effective July 1, 1997.
§ 23-63-4.4. Penalties on delinquent payments. Any retailer who fails to pay any fees to the tax administrator, except amounts of determinations made by the tax administrator, under § 23-63-4.6 within the time required shall pay a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the fees. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. […]
§ 23-63-4.5. Records required. Every retailer shall keep such books, including records, receipts, and other pertinent papers, in such form as the tax administrator may require. The records shall be open at all times to the inspection of the tax administrator and his or her agents and, upon summons issued by the tax administrator, shall […]
§ 23-63-4.6. Deficiency determination — Determination without return. If any retailer fails to file a return or to keep records described in § 23-63-4.5, or if the tax administrator is not satisfied with the amount of fees paid to him or her, the tax administrator may compute and determine the amount required by this chapter […]
§ 23-63-4.7. Notice of determination. The tax administrator shall give written notice of his or her determination to the retailer. Except in the case of fraud or failure to make a return, or noncompliance with § 23-63-4.5, every notice of determination shall be mailed within three (3) years of the date the fees first became […]
§ 23-63-4.8. Pecuniary penalties for deficiencies. If any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency determination is made is due to negligence or intentional disregard of the provisions of this chapter, a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the determination shall be added thereto. If any part of the deficiency for […]
§ 23-63-4.9. Tire deposit system. (a) Every retailer shall require of each consumer purchasing tires a five dollar ($5.00) deposit on each vehicle tire purchased. The tire deposit shall be refunded in full within fourteen (14) days from the date the consumer delivers to the retailer a used vehicle tire. A retailer shall not refuse […]
§ 23-63-5. Penalty. Any person who violates §§ 23-6-2, 23-63-3 or 23-63-4 and 23-63-4.9(b) of this chapter shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per occurrence. Fines collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the corporation for deposit in the tire site remediation account. Each day that the violation continues […]
§ 23-63-6. Rules and regulations. The director may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 551 § 1.
§ 23-63-7. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter or its application to other […]
