22-40A-10
Section 22-40A-10 Financial assurance. (a) The department shall, by regulation, establish the financial assurance levels and methods that are to be set to provide funds to abate any problems created as a result of a failure by the transporter or processor to properly manage scrap tires. (b) Receivers of either class are not required to post financial assurance. (c) Permitted transporters and processors shall post financial assurance. A fuel user that registers with the department shall post financial assurance if the user stores whole tires or shredded tires in excess of amounts the department establishes by regulation or in excess of permitted limits. (Act 2003-332, p. 823, §10; Act 2009-779, p. 2433, §1.)...
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22-27-8
Section 22-27-8 Financial assurance. (a) All persons having or requesting a permit for the operation of a municipal solid waste landfill shall establish and maintain financial assurance for proper closure, post-closure care, or corrective action in the form and amount the department specifies by regulation. This requirement is applicable to all municipal solid waste landfills required by federal law or regulations to demonstrate such assurance. (b) All municipal solid waste landfills permitted or to be permitted by the department shall submit financial assurance forms and supporting documents to the department, and such forms and documents shall establish that there is funding to the appropriate levels required by department regulation. The financial assurance mechanism shall be maintained for the life of the municipal solid waste landfill, and for a period of not less than 30 years after closure, unless the owner or operator demonstrates to the director that a period less than 30...
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22-40A-4
Section 22-40A-4 Accumulation and exposure limits. (a) No person may accumulate more than 100 scrap tires, except as a permitted processor, registered receiver, permitted landfill, or transporter who has requested and been granted a storage limit by the department. (b) No person may expose accumulated scrap tires to the elements for more than 30 days. (c) A Class One receiver as defined in Section 22-40A-3 may accumulate up to 1,500 scrap tires, or a higher number as set by regulation of the department for those engaged in used tire sales. (d) A Class Two receiver as defined in Section 22-40A-3 may accumulate up to 300 tires. Provided, however, that Class Two receivers that are tire manufacturers are excluded from the 300-tire limit, provided the tires are not exposed to the elements. (Act 2003-332, p. 823, §4; Act 2009-779, p. 2433, §1.)...
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22-40A-7
Section 22-40A-7 Transportation of scrap tires; permits. (a) No person, except properly registered receivers, may engage in the transportation of scrap tires, whether or not for profit, without holding a valid transporter permit issued by the department, unless otherwise exempted by this chapter or unless allowed by department regulation, if he or she transports more than eight scrap tires at any one time. An application for a permit shall be made in the form required by the department and provide such information as the department may, by regulation, require. (b) The department, by regulation, may set higher tire transportation limits than provided in subsection (a) for special situations, such as an authorized amnesty program. (c) Permitted transporters shall receive decals equal in number to the number of vehicles in the transporter's fleet, at no cost. Decals shall be visibly displayed in or on the vehicle, in accordance with department regulations. (d) Persons making applications...
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22-40A-8
Section 22-40A-8 Processing of scrap tires; permits. (a) No person may engage in the processing of scrap tires, as defined herein, whether or not organized for profit, unless the person holds a valid processor permit issued by the department. (b) The department, by regulation, shall set operational requirements for processors, including limitations on the maximum number of tires that may be on site, whether processed or unprocessed. The department shall also establish by regulation requirements for mobile processors. (c) Each applicant for a processor's permit shall pay an application fee as determined by the department by regulation, and shall provide information that the department requires by regulation. Application shall be made in the form required by the department. (d) Permits issued by the department to scrap tire processors shall be valid for a five-year period, unless revoked for cause. (e) A fuel user may operate without obtaining a processor permit and must register as a...
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22-40A-5
Section 22-40A-5 Cleanup; reports; regulations; remediation management. (a) Accumulations of scrap tires for whatever purpose, not in accordance with this chapter, shall be removed by the person who created or maintained the accumulation, or if that person is not determined, by the landowner or financial interest holder if the landowner or financial interest holder does not qualify as an innocent landowner. (b) All persons with more than 100 scrap tires on their property who are not registered receivers of scrap tires or a permitted processor shall report this fact to the department and provide the number of scrap tires and the location. This report shall be made no later than 12 months after September 1, 2003. (c) The department shall establish by regulations a ranking system for remediation, and shall award all contracts for cleanup in accordance with this ranking system. (d) The department shall provide regulations for cleanup, which shall apply to all cleanups. (e) Department...
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22-40A-3
Section 22-40A-3 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) APPROVED. Authorized, certified, permitted by, or meets standards of a regulatory authority. (2) AUTHORIZED DISPOSAL. For purposes of this chapter only, authorized disposal shall be the deposit of a tire in a landfill properly permitted to accept tires and tire materials for disposal. (3) CLEANUP. For purposes of this chapter, cleanup means the cleaning up, remediation, control, or removal of scrap tires from the environment. (4) CONSUMER. a. For purposes of this chapter a consumer is defined as either: 1. A retail purchaser. 2. A dealer who buys a tire to be installed on a vehicle for resale. b. A wholesale purchaser who buys tires for resale is not considered a consumer. (5) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) or its successor organization or organizations having similar responsibility. (6) ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. An...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling agency, public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by the health department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the collection or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material other than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall be approved by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and United States Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance equal to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning of wood, coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of solid wastes, or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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22-30D-4
Section 22-30D-4 Election of coverage; administration of chapter; rules and regulations. (a)(1) All owners and operators and all wholesale distributors shall elect by May 24, 2001, to be covered or not to be covered by this chapter and shall do so by notifying the department in writing that such owner or operator or wholesale distributor elects to be covered or not to be covered by this chapter. Following May 24, 2001, any owner or operator or wholesale distributor who may have initially elected not to be covered by this chapter or who may have inadvertently failed to notify the department may notify the department that such owner or operator or wholesale distributor has reconsidered and desires to be covered by the fund, but any such owner or operator or wholesale distributor shall, with its notice of request for coverage, be required to pay to the Department of Revenue the registration fees which would otherwise have been due to the fund had such owner or operator or wholesale...
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22-40A-11
Section 22-40A-11 Administration and enforcement. (a) Except as provided for herein, the department is designated by this chapter as the administrating agency for this chapter including administering remediation and enforcement programs; provided, however, the department may enter into delegation agreements with county commissions for enforcement of this chapter. The department is hereby authorized to carry out the purposes of this chapter and is empowered to administer and enforce this chapter using the authorities granted to it by the Environmental Management Act. (b) The department shall develop and manage a remediation contract program for cleanup, management, or disposal of scrap tires. (c) The department may by regulation exempt certain tires under this chapter and grant variances or place additional requirements on persons subject to this chapter and the department's regulations. (d) The department shall administer the program in a way to ensure enforcement of the chapter in all...
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