The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Tyler S. McCloud.
DIGEST
SB 372 Original 2020 Regular Session Lambert
Present law provides for the waste tire program in the Dept. of Environmental Quality. One aspect
of the program is to reimburse waste tire processors from the Waste Tire Management Fund for
scrapping waste tires generated within the state.
Present law authorizes the secretary of the department to promulgate rules, regulations, and
guidelines for the administration and enforcement of the program. Present law provides that such
rules and regulations, and guidelines establish the standards, requirements, and permitting procedures
for waste tire transporters, collection sites, and processors.
Proposed law retains present law and also requires establishment of standards, requirements, and
permitting procedures for generators.
Present law provides that the requirements include proof of commercial liability insurance and other
evidence of financial responsibility as determined by the secretary. Proposed law limits this
requirement to tire transporters, collection sites, and processors, while excluding generators.
Present law requires waste tire transporters provide a surety bond in a minimum amount of $10,000,
as determined by the secretary. Proposed law retains present law.
Present law requires the owner or operator of a waste tire collection center to provide the department
with a notification of the site's location, size, and the approximate number of waste tires that are
accumulated at the site. Proposed law retains present law.
Present law prohibits the knowing and intentional disposal of waste tires in the state, unless the
waste tires are disposed of for processing, or collected for processing, at a permitted solid waste
disposal facility, a permitted waste tire processing facility, or a waste tire collection center. Proposed
law retains present law.
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Amends R.S. 30:2418(H)(1))