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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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22-40A-15
Section 22-40A-15 Distribution of fee proceeds. The net proceeds of the scrap tire environmental
fee levied by Section 22-40A-14 shall be distributed as follows: (1) To pay the costs of remediation,
abatement, removal, or other remedial action within the range of 45 percent to 75 percent
of monies deposited to the Scrap Tire Fund during the previous budget year, including equipment,
labor, supplies, and materials related to tire stockpiles throughout the state, including
all approved costs incurred by other public agencies involved in these activities by contract
with the department. (2) To pay the costs of the department associated with the development
and enforcement of regulations, not to exceed 20 percent of monies deposited to the Scrap
Tire Fund during the previous budget year, including personnel, training, materials, and equipment
relating to administration of this chapter and for the training of enforcement personnel within
the department, county, and other governmental...
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22-40A-21
Section 22-40A-21 Scrap Tire Commission. (a) There is created the Scrap Tire Commission (STC)
to review the implementation of this chapter, including the scrap tire program, and recommend
changes to this chapter to the Legislature, as needed. The STC may promulgate regulations
to establish procedures for its operations. On September 1, 2003, the present monies received
under the existing Alabama Scrap Tire Study Commission (STSC) are transferred to the Scrap
Tire Fund created herein. (b) The Scrap Tire Commission shall be comprised of the following
individuals or their designees or a representative of each of the authorities listed below:
(1) The State Health Officer. (2) The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management. (3) The Alabama Department of Transportation. (4) The Association of County Commissions
of Alabama. (5) The Alabama Tire Dealers Association shall be represented by two members,
one of which shall be the president of the association. (6) The Rubber...
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22-40A-14
Section 22-40A-14 Scrap tire environmental fee. (a) A scrap tire environmental fee shall be
collected at the point of sale from the consumer on replacement tires, whether or not the
tires are mounted on a rim or wheel, in the amount of one dollar ($1) per tire, and shall
be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis. Out-of-state tires, such as fleet
tires, not purchased in the State of Alabama must be returned to the point of origin for disposal
or the scrap tire environmental fee shall be imposed for each tire brought into the state
and must be remitted to the Department of Revenue. In addition, the scrap tire environmental
fee shall be collected on a retreaded casing replacement tire when sold to a consumer. (b)
The fees imposed by subsection (a) shall be paid monthly to the Department of Revenue by the
20th day of the following month, accompanied by forms as prescribed by the Department of Revenue.
The forms shall contain a printed declaration that the information is...
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22-27-17
Section 22-27-17 Disposal fees; disposition of funds; exemptions; review of records; biennial
report. (a) Beginning on October 1, 2008, the following disposal fees are levied upon generators
of solid waste who dispose of solid waste at solid waste management facilities permitted by
the department subject to this chapter, which shall be collected in accordance with subsection
(b): (1) One dollar ($1) per ton for all waste disposed of in a municipal solid waste landfill.
(2) One dollar ($1) per ton or twenty-five cents ($0.25) per cubic yard for all waste disposed
of in public industrial landfills, construction and demolition landfills, non-municipal solid
waste incinerators, or composting facilities, which receive waste not generated by the permittee.
(3) Twenty-five cents ($0.25) per cubic yard for all waste disposed of in a private solid
waste management facility, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per calendar year.
(4) Regulated solid waste that may be approved by the...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations.
(a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state,
and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems
concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct,
independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare,
or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain
to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal
of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs
shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according
to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout
the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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22-40A-22
Section 22-40A-22 Scrap Tire Fund. (a) A Scrap Tire Fund (STF), separate from the State General
Fund, is created for carrying out this chapter. (b) All monies within the STF shall be continuously
appropriated. All monies remaining in the Department of Public Health, designated for the
present STSC, after payment of all outstanding expenses, shall be transferred to the department
for program implementation by September 1, 2003, and all monies collected by the Alabama Department
of Public Health pursuant to the previous scrap tire program, including, but not limited to,
license fees, which accrue after September 1, 2003, shall be transferred to the department
on October 1, 2004. (c) The STF is authorized to receive funds from other sources outside
the scrap tire environmental fee, including interest generated from the STF, grants, allotments,
and contributions, whether public or private. (Act 2003-332, p. 823, ยง22.)...
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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-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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22-22A-4
Section 22-22A-4 Department of Environmental Management created; principal office; director;
deputy director; divisions and division chiefs; transfer of functions; designation as State
Environmental Control Agency, etc.; contract with Health Department for routine bacteriological
analyses. (a) There is hereby created and established the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to administer and enforce the provisions
of this chapter and all functions transferred to the department by this chapter. The department
shall maintain its principal office in the City of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama.
(b) The department shall be under the supervision and control of an officer who shall be designated
as the director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. The director shall
be an individual knowledgeable and experienced in environmental matters. The director shall
employ such officers, agents and employees as he deems...
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