CHAPTER 17. California Tire Recycling Act
Chapter 17 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 35, Sec. 25.
§§ 42860–42895 · 30 sections
ARTICLE 1. Findings §§ 42860–42861 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 2. Storage at Landfills §§ 42865–42867 · 2 sections
- § 42865 (a) It is the policy of the state that until a state tire recycling program is fully underway and operational, the shredding of used tires shall be encouraged.…
- § 42867 Except as otherwise determined by the board, only landfills authorized in this article shall be eligible for financial assistance in the shredding of tires…
ARTICLE 3. Tire Recycling §§ 42870–42875 · 7 sections
- § 42870 It is the intent of the Legislature: (a) To reduce the landfill disposal and stockpiling of used whole tires by 25 percent within four years of full…
- § 42871 The board shall administer a tire recycling program that promotes and develops alternatives to the landfill disposal of used whole tires.
- § 42872 The tire recycling program may include, but is not limited to, the following: (a) The awarding of grants, subsidies, rebates, and loans to businesses or other…
- § 42872.6 (a) (1) When awarding grants pursuant to Section 42872 to cities, counties, and other local government agencies for public works projects that use tire-derived…
- § 42873 (a) Activities eligible for funding under this article, that reduce, or that are designed to reduce or promote the reduction of, landfill disposal of used…
- § 42874 The board shall evaluate applications for loans or grants under this article based upon, but not limited to, the following factors in the proposal: (a) The…
- § 42875 The board may also consider the following factors in awarding grant or loan applications: (a) The ability of the proposed processing program to integrate with…
ARTICLE 4. Administration §§ 42880–42883 · 4 sections
- § 42880 The board shall administer this chapter. For organizational purposes, the board may create a new division, bureau, office, or unit to administer this chapter.
- § 42881 (a) In addition to any regulations which the board is required by statute to adopt, the board may adopt any rules or regulations which the board determines may…
- § 42882 In carrying out this chapter, the department may solicit and use expertise available in other state agencies and, if an existing state agency performs…
- § 42883 The recipient of a grant, subsidy, or loan pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 42870) shall, on or before January 1 of each year, submit a report to…
ARTICLE 5. Financial Provisions §§ 42885–42889.4 · 9 sections
- § 42885 (a) For purposes of this section, “California tire fee” means the fee imposed pursuant to this section. (b) (1) A person who purchases a new tire, as defined…
- § 42885.5 (a) The department shall adopt a five-year plan, which shall be updated every two years, to establish goals and priorities for the waste tire program and each…
- § 42885.7 (a) To the extent feasible, the department shall strengthen the California tire tracking system to quantify more precisely the number of used tires flowing…
- § 42886 The fees remitted pursuant to Section 42885 are due and payable quarterly on or before the 15th day of the month following each calendar quarter.
- § 42886.1 (a) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, if it deems it necessary in order to ensure payment to or facilitate the collection by the state…
- § 42887 Except in the case of fraud, intent to evade this chapter or rules and regulations adopted to implement this chapter, or failure to file a return, the notice…
- § 42888 (a) Except as agreed to by the board, no refund shall be approved by the board after three years from the date the payment was due for which the overpayment…
- § 42889 (a) All revenues, interest, and penalties derived from the California Tire Fee, less refunds and reimbursement to the California Department of Tax and Fee…
- § 42889.4 If facilities are permitted to burn tires in the previous calendar year, the State Air Resources Board, in conjunction with air pollution control districts and…
ARTICLE 6. Use of Recycled Tire Products by State Agencies §§ 42890–42895 · 6 sections
- § 42890 “Recycled tire product” means a product with not less than 50 percent of its total content derived from recycled used tires.
- § 42891 The Department of General Services shall revise its procedures and procurement specifications for state purchases of products that are made of, or contain…
- § 42892 In bids in which the state has reserved the right to make multiple awards, the recycled tire product preference cost shall be applied, to the extent possible,…
- § 42893 (a) The combined amount of preference granted pursuant to this section shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) each year. (b) Notwithstanding…
- § 42894 To encourage the use of recycled tires, the department’s specifications shall require recycled tire product contracts to be awarded to the bidder whose product…
- § 42895 The department may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this article.