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22-40A-2
Section 22-40A-2 Legislative findings; purpose. (a) The Legislature finds as follows: (1) The
Alabama Scrap Tire Study Commission (STSC) submitted a report as required by Section 22-40-10,
and SJR 152, adopted May 11, 2000. The section and the resolution both directed the STSC to
study the present law and recommend revisions that are needed. The report from the STSC recommended
substantial changes to the present law, which are incorporated into this chapter. The study
and report were necessary to address the estimated 14 to 20 million tires stockpiled or illegally
dumped. (2) This state generates over five million scrap tires annually. Of these tires, an
estimated two million are recycled annually and an estimated two million are disposed of legally
in landfills. Many of the remaining tires are disposed of illegally and therefore may present
a public health and/or environmental threat to the citizens of Alabama. (b) This chapter has
the following stated purposes, to: (1) Remediate...
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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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22-27-17
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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41-16-123
Section 41-16-123 Provisions applicable to certain property held by division. This section
shall apply only to that property that has been held by the division for a period of not less
than 60 days from the date the property is first published in the list of surplus property,
as set out in subsection (b) of Section 41-16-121, and not purchased by any eligible entity
as set out in subsection (e) of Section 41-16-120 as follows: (1) All contracts made by or
on behalf of the State of Alabama or a department, board, bureau, commission, institution,
corporation, or agency thereof, of whatever nature for the sale or disposal of tangible personal
property owned by the State of Alabama, other than the following: a. Alcoholic beverages.
b. Products of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. c. Barter arrangements of the state
prison system. d. Books. e. School supplies. f. Food. g. Property used in vocational projects.
h. Livestock. i. Property owned by any state college or university,...
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9-18-1
Section 9-18-1 Enactment of Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact. The Southern Interstate Nuclear
Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Alabama with any and all
states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as
follows: "SOUTHERN INTERSTATE NUCLEAR COMPACT "Article I. Policy and Purpose "The
party states recognize that the proper employment of nuclear energy, facilities, materials,
and products can assist substantially in the industrialization of the south and the development
of a balanced economy for the region. They also recognize that optimum benefit from and acquisition
of nuclear resources and facilities requires systematic encouragement, guidance, and assistance
from the party states on a cooperative basis. It is the policy of the party states to undertake
such cooperation on a continuing basis; it is the purpose of this compact to provide the instruments
and framework for such a cooperative effort to improve...
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9-18A-1
Section 9-18A-1 Enactment of Southern States Energy Compact. The Legislature hereby enacts,
and the State of Alabama hereby enters into, the Southern States Energy Compact with any and
all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially
as follows: "SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT "Article I. Policy and Purpose. "The
party states recognize that the proper employment and conservation of energy and employment
of energy-related facilities, materials, and products, within the context of a responsible
regard for the environment, can assist substantially in the industrialization of the south
and the development of a balanced economy for the region. They also recognize that optimum
benefit from an acquisition of energy resources and facilities require systematic encouragement,
guidance and assistance from the party states on a cooperative basis. It is the policy of
the party states to undertake such cooperation on a continuing basis; it is the purpose of...
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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-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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22-40A-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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22-40A-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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