IDAHO SCRAP TIRE BRIEFING SHEET STATE REGULATIONS HB 352 (1991) deals with fees from the sale of tires. The legislation sets forth the following provisions: · requires collector sites to register with the Division of Environmental Quality; · bans disposal of all tires in landfills and incineration sites; · requires tires to be disposed at a waste tire collection sites. HB 275 (1993) amends waste tire program to require collection sites to comply with applicable authorities, and to revise collection and disbursement of fees, revise waste tire management methods, allow rules and regulations and enhance enforcement and penalty provisions. The permissible methods of waste tire disposal that were eligible for $15/ton reimbursement include: · program funding ended in 1996; · energy recovery; · shredding; · soil erosion control; · collision barriers; · crumb rubber for asphalt use or as a raw material for other products. House Bill 198, amended the Waste Tire Act to address a number of additional issues identified by local governments and legislators, was passed by the House and Senate, and signed into law on April 14, 2003. The law took effect July 1, 2003. The 2003 law strengthens the ability of the state, counties and cities to regulate waste tire storage and disposal sites. Among its major provisions are: · Prohibits storage of waste tires on public or private property in the state (including waters) anywhere other than at permitted or authorized waste tire storage sites. · Requires waste tire storage sites to obtain a permit or written county or city authorization to operate. Cities and counties are responsible for assuring compliance with the law, although they may request that DEQ assume this responsibility. · Requires owners or operators of waste tire storage sites to maintain a minimum of a $2.50 per tire financial assurance in the form of a cash bond. (Owners or operators of new waste tire storage sites must comply with this requirement prior to operation. Current owners or operators of existing sites have until October 1, 2003, to comply with this requirement, with one exception.) · Limits siting of waste tire storage sites to industrial use properties only. · Allows permit or authorization to be suspended, revoked, or denied renewal for failure to comply with regulations. Allows declaration of a public health or safety emergency based on potential fire hazard, threat of insect-borne disease or potential ground or surface water contamination, triggering removal and proper disposal of the tires. · Establishes a civil penalty of up to $500 per waste tire for improper storage. · Prohibits disposal of waste tires on public or private property in the state (including waters) anywhere other than at permitted public or private municipal solid waste landfills with approved operating plans to reduce the volume of waste tires landfilled. · Allows disposal of waste tires at permitted public or private municipal solid waste landfills with approved operating plans if the tires have been processed to reduce volume by at least 65%. · Limits the average chip size of processed tires that may be landfilled to no larger than 64 square inches (8" x 8"). · Establishes a civil penalty of up to $500 per waste tire for improper disposal. · Prohibits transport of waste tires for storage to any location in the state other than a permitted or authorized waste tire storage site. · Prohibits transport of waste tires for disposal to any location in the state other than a municipal landfill in compliance with this law. · Establishes a civil penalty of up to $500 per waste tire for improper transport. · Directs DEQ to identify approved methods of recycling and reuse of waste tires. MAJOR MARKETS There is no information presently available on Idaho's scrap tire markets. STATE CONTACT Dean Ehlert Idaho Dept. of Environmental Quality, Planning Division 1410 North Hilton Street Boise, ID 83706-1290 Phone: (208) 373-0416 E-mail: dean.ehlert@deq.idaho.gov ID General Info