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ACT No. 817
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 1067
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2418(H)(1) and (I)(2), relative to recycling waste tires; to2
provide for payment to waste tire processors; to provide for insurance and financial3
responsibility requirements; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 30:2418(H)(1) and (I)(2) are hereby amended and reenacted to read6
as follows:7
ยง2418. Waste tires8
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H. The secretary shall promulgate rules, regulations, and guidelines for the10
administration and enforcement of the waste tire program provided for in this11
Chapter, which shall be subject to legislative review and approval by the Senate12
Committee on Environmental Quality and the House Committee on Natural13
Resources and Environment. The rules, regulations, and guidelines shall provide for14
but not be limited to:15
(1) Establishing standards, requirements, and permitting procedures for16
waste tire transporters, collection sites, and processors. Requirements shall include17
proof of commercial liability insurance in a sufficient amount and other evidence of18
financial responsibility as determined by the secretary. For waste tire transporters,19
financial responsibility shall include a surety bond in a minimum amount of ten20
thousand dollars, as determined by the secretary.21
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(2) A permitted waste tire processing facility shall be paid a minimum of one1
dollar and fifty seven and a half cents per twenty pounds pound of waste tire material2
that is recycled or that reaches end-market uses or per twenty pounds pound of whole3
waste tires marketed and shipped to a qualified recycler . This payment shall be4
conditioned on the facility providing to the department any documentation, including5
but not limited to manifests, statements, or certified scale-weight tickets, required by6
law or by rules and regulations promulgated by the department.7
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: