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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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5757 SENATE BILL 501 By: Boren
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to environment and natural resources;
6666 amending 27A O.S. 2011, Section 2 -11-401.2, as last
6767 amended by Section 2, Chapt er 336, O.S.L. 2019 (27A
6868 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 2 -11-401.2), which relates
6969 to used tire recycling fees; modifying fee schedule
7070 for certain tires; providing for biennial increase of
7171 certain fees; amending 27A O.S. 2011, Sectio n 2-11-
7272 401.4, as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 336,
7373 O.S.L. 2019 (27A O.S. Supp. 20 20, Section 2-11-
7474 401.4), which relates to the allocation of the U sed
7575 Tire Recycling Indemnity Fund; modifying certain fee
7676 amount; modifying allocation of mon ies from certain
7777 fund; and providing an effective date.
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8383 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
8484 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2011, Section 2 -11-401.2,
8585 as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 336, O.S.L. 2019 (27A O.S.
8686 Supp. 2020, Section 2 -11-401.2), is amended to read as follows:
8787 A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the
8888 following assessments shall be made for tires for use on vehicles:
8989 a. at the time any tire:
9090 (1) for an automobile as defined in the Oklahoma Used
9191 Tire Recycling Act or a tire with a rim diameter
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143143 of less than or equal to nineteen and one -half
144144 (19 1/2) inches is sold by a tire dealer, there
145145 shall be assessed a used tire recycling fee of
146146 Two Dollars and ninety cents ($2.90) Three
147147 Dollars ($3.00) per tire,
148148 (2) for vehicles other than automobiles as defined by
149149 the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act with a rim
150150 diameter greater than nineteen and one -half (19
151151 1/2) inches and a tread width of twelve (12)
152152 inches or less is sold by a tire dealer, there
153153 shall be assessed a used tire recycling fee of
154154 Five Dollars and fifty cents ($5.5 0) Five Dollars
155155 and seventy-five cents per tire,
156156 (3) with a rim diameter greater than nineteen and
157157 one-half (19 1/2) inches and a tread width of
158158 greater than twelve (12) inches is sold by a tire
159159 dealer, there shall be assessed a used tire
160160 recycling fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) Ten Dollars
161161 and fifty cents ($10.50) per tire, and
162162 (4) is sold by a tire dealer for use on a motorcycle
163163 or motor-driven cycle, there shall be assessed a
164164 used tire recycling fee o f One Dollar ($1.00) Two
165165 Dollars ($2.00) per tire,
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217217 b. at any time an automobile as defined by the Oklahoma
218218 Used Tire Recycling Act o r a motor vehicle with a tire
219219 rim diameter of less than or equal to nineteen and
220220 one-half (19 1/2) inches is first registere d in this
221221 state, there shall be assessed a used tire recycling
222222 fee of Two Dollars and ninety cents ($2.90) Three
223223 Dollars ($3.00) per tire, except as otherwise provided
224224 by subparagraphs e and f of this paragraph,
225225 c. at any time a vehicle other than an autom obile as
226226 defined by the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act with a
227227 tire rim diameter of greater than nineteen and one -
228228 half (19 1/2) inches is first registered in this
229229 state, there shall be assessed a used tire recycling
230230 fee of Five Dollars and fifty cents ($5 .50) Five
231231 Dollars and seventy-five cents per tire, except as
232232 otherwise provided by subparagraphs e, f and g of th is
233233 paragraph,
234234 d. at any time a trailer or semitrailer with a tire rim
235235 diameter of less than or equal to nineteen and one -
236236 half (19 1/2) inches i s first titled in this state,
237237 there shall be assessed a used tire recycling fee of
238238 Two Dollars and ninety cents ($2.90) Three Dollars
239239 ($3.00) per tire,
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291291 e. at any time a motorcycle or motor -driven cycle is
292292 first registered in this state, there shall be
293293 assessed a used tire recycling fee of One Dollar
294294 ($1.00) Two Dollars ($2.00) per tire,
295295 f. at the time a motor vehicle is first titled in this
296296 state, to be registered under the provisions of
297297 Section 1120 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
298298 there shall be assessed a used tire recycling fee of
299299 Seven Dollars ($7.00) Nine Dollars ($9.00), and
300300 g. at the time a trailer or semitrailer is first titled
301301 in this state, to be registered under the provisions
302302 of Section 1133 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
303303 there shall be assessed a used tire recycling fee of
304304 Five Dollars ($5.00) Seven Dollars ($7.00) .
305305 2. No fee shall be assessed by a tire dealer for reusable tires
306306 or retreaded tires for which the tire dealer ca n document that the
307307 recycling fee has been previously paid .
308308 3. All-terrain vehicles and off -road motorcycles registered
309309 pursuant to the prov isions of Section 1132 of Title 47 of the
310310 Oklahoma Statutes shall be exempt from the provisions of this
311311 section.
312312 B. 1. For tires used on implements of husbandry and
313313 agricultural equipment with a rim diameter of less than or equal to
314314 nineteen and one-half (19 1/2) inches and that are less than thirty
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366366 (30) inches in total diameter, there shall be assessed a used tire
367367 recycling fee of Two Dollars and ninety cents ($2.90) Three Dollars
368368 ($3.00) per tire.
369369 2. For tires used on implements of husbandry and agricu ltural
370370 equipment with a rim diameter of greater than nineteen and one -half
371371 (19 1/2) inches and that are less than th irty (30) inches in t otal
372372 diameter, there shall be assess ed a used tire recycling fee of Five
373373 Dollars and fifty cents ($5.5 0) Five Dollars and seventy-five cents
374374 ($5.75) per tire.
375375 3. For tires used on implements of husbandry and agricultural
376376 equipment that are greater than thirty (30) inches in total diameter
377377 and less than or equal to forty -four (44) inches in total diameter,
378378 there shall be assessed a used tire recycling fee of Eight Dollars
379379 ($8.00) Eleven Dollars ($11.00) per tire. No fee shall be assessed
380380 by a tire dealer if th e customer retains the used agri cultural tire
381381 for use on a farm or ranch. The customer may return the used tire
382382 to the tire dealer at a la ter date and shall be assessed the proper
383383 fee.
384384 4. For tires used on implements of husbandry and agricultural
385385 equipment that are greater than forty -four (44) inches in total
386386 diameter and less than or equal to seventy -two (72) inches in total
387387 diameter and not more than thirty (30) inches wide, there shall be
388388 assessed a used tire recycling fee of Sixteen Dollars ($16.00)
389389 Eighteen Dollars ($18.00) per tire. No fee shall be assessed by a
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441441 tire dealer if the custo mer retains the used agricultural tire for
442442 use on a farm or ranch. The cus tomer may return the used tire to
443443 the tire dealer at a later date and shall be assessed the proper
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445445 5. A tire dealer may pay the assessed fee for any used
446446 agricultural tire in current inventory and include that tire in the
447447 used tire recycling program.
448448 C. 1. The tire dealer and motor license agent shall remit such
449449 fee to the Oklahoma Tax Commission in the same mann er as provided by
450450 Section 1365 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statu tes.
451451 2. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the tire
452452 dealer shall remit to the Tax Commission ninety-seven and three-
453453 quarters percent (97.75%) of the fee due pursuant to this sectio n at
454454 the time of filing any report as required by the Tax Commission.
455455 3. Motor license agents shall remit ninety percent (90%) of the
456456 fee assessed on each vehicle registered.
457457 4. Failure to remit the fee at the time of filing the returns
458458 shall cause the fee to become delinquent. If the fee becomes
459459 delinquent the tire dealer or motor license agent forfeits any claim
460460 to the discount authorize d by this section and shall remit to the
461461 Tax Commission one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the fee
462462 due plus any penalty due.
463463 D. If the fee imposed or levied by subsection A of this
464464 section, or any part of such amount, is not paid before the fee
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516516 becomes delinquent, there shall be collected on the total delinquent
517517 fee interest at the rate of one and one -quarter percent (1 1/4%) per
518518 month from the date of the delinquency until paid.
519519 E. If any fee due under subsection A of this section, or any
520520 part thereof, is not paid within fifteen (15) days after the fee
521521 becomes delinquent, a penalty of ten percent (10%) on the total
522522 amount of fee due and delinquent shall be added and paid.
523523 F. All penalties or interest imposed by this section shall be
524524 recoverable by the Tax Commission as a part of the fee imposed and
525525 all penalties and interest shall be apportioned the same as th e fee
526526 on which the penalties or interest are collected.
527527 G. All fees collected pursuant to subsections A and B of this
528528 section shall increase by four percent (4%) every other year
529529 beginning on the effective date of this act.
530530 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 27A O.S. 2011, Section 2 -11-401.4,
531531 as last amended by Section 3, Chapter 336, O.S.L. 2019 (27A O.S.
532532 Supp. 2020, Section 2 -11-401.4), is amended to read as follows:
533533 A. Compensation to used tire facilities and tire -derived fuel
534534 or TDF facilities pursuant to this section shall be limited to
535535 facilities located in Okl ahoma. Compensation for used tire
536536 activities pursuant to this section shall be limited to used tires
537537 from Oklahoma. A used tire recycling facility or tire -derived fuel
538538 or TDF facility may transport and deliver used tires collected from
539539 Oklahoma to an out-of-state used tire recycling facility or TDF
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591591 facility but shall not be eligible for compensation from the Used
592592 Tire Recycling Indemnity Fund for those used tires. To be eligible,
593593 applicants for compensation shall be in compliance with the Oklahoma
594594 Used Tire Recycling Act.
595595 B. The monies accruing annually to the Used Tire Recycling
596596 Indemnity Fund shall be allocated first to the Department of
597597 Environmental Quality Revolving Fund, to be us ed for implementing
598598 applicable requirements related to the control of mobile and area
599599 sources of air emissions, for monitoring and mo deling the impacts on
600600 Oklahoma of air pollution from other states, for implementing and
601601 enforcing other applicable air poll ution control requirements or for
602602 other environmental programs or proj ects. The amount of money
603603 allocated for this purpose shall be twenty-four and one-tenth
604604 percent (24.1%) of the funds produced by the two-dollar-and-ninety-
605605 cent three-dollar per tire fee assessed pursuant to division (1) of
606606 subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 2-11-401.2
607607 of this title and subparagr aph b of paragraph 1 of subsection A of
608608 Section 2-11-401.2 of this title; provided, in no event shall the
609609 amount allocated annually exceed the 3-year average of the total
610610 fiscal year amounts al located in fiscal years 2015, 2016 and 2017
611611 and any amount in excess of the 3-year average shall be placed to
612612 the credit of the General Revenue Fund. After this allocation is
613613 deducted, the balance of the monies shall be allocated as follows:
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665665 1. Two and one-fourth percent (2.25%), not to exceed Twenty
666666 Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) per month, to the Oklahoma Tax
667667 Commission and five and three -fourths percent (5.75%), not to exceed
668668 Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per month, to the Department of
669669 Environmental Quality for the purpose of administering the
670670 requirements of the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act; provided, in
671671 no event shall either of the amounts allocated annually pursuant to
672672 this paragraph exceed the 3-year average of the total fiscal year
673673 amounts allocated in fiscal years 2015, 2016 and 2017 and any amount
674674 in excess of the 3-year average shall be placed to the credit of the
675675 Used Tire Recycling Indemnity Fund; and
676676 2. Four percent (4%) per month to the State Treasury for
677677 deposit into the County Improvements for Roads and Br idges Fund,
678678 Section 507 of Title 69; and
679679 3. An amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00)
680680 per audit to the Sta te Auditor and Inspector for the purpose of
681681 conducting audits of the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Program
682682 pursuant to Section 2 -11-401.6 of this title.
683683 C. After the allocations under subsection B of this section are
684684 made, the balance of monies in the Fund shall be available for
685685 compensation pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Used Tire
686686 Recycling Act as follows:
687687 1. Compensation to used tire facilities for used t ire
688688 processing, at the rate of Fifty -four Dollars ($54.00) per ton of
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740740 processed tire material. For compensation the following conditions
741741 shall apply:
742742 a. facilities that process used tires by altering the
743743 form of the used tires but do not produce tire -derived
744744 product shall not receive compensation until the
745745 facility documents the sale and move ment of the
746746 processed used tire material off-site to a third
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748748 b. facilities shall report and certify used tire
749749 processing activity in terms of weight. The facil ity
750750 shall by sworn affidavit provide to the Department
751751 sufficient information to verify t hat the facility has
752752 processed used tires and sold processed used tires for
753753 actual recycling or reuse in accordance with the
754754 purposes of the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycli ng Act, and
755755 c. to be eligible for compensation, a facility shall not
756756 have accumulated mor e processed material than the
757757 amount for which the facility has provided financial
758758 assurance under its solid waste permit or the amount
759759 accumulated from three (3) year s of operation,
760760 whichever is less;
761761 2. a. Compensation to used tire recycling facilities o r TDF
762762 facilities at the rate of Fifty-three Dollars ($53.00)
763763 per ton of whole used tires for the collection and
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815815 transportation of used tires from Oklahoma tire
816816 dealers, automotive dismantlers and parts recyclers,
817817 solid waste landfill sites, and dumps certi fied by the
818818 Department priority cleanup list, and delivering the
819819 tires to a used tire recycling facility or TDF
820820 facility. The collection and transportation of used
821821 tires shall be provided by the used tire recycling
822822 facility or TDF facility at no additiona l cost to the
823823 tire dealer or automotive dismantler and parts
824824 recycler or to the Fund. The used tire recycling
825825 facility or TDF facility shall collect from any
826826 location at which there are at least three hundred
827827 used tires.
828828 b. Compensation under this paragra ph shall not be payable
829829 until the used tires have been actually processed
830830 according to the solid waste permit for the facility
831831 or actually used for energy or fuel reco very. A TDF
832832 facility that collects and transports whole used tires
833833 shall be eligible for compensation under this
834834 paragraph only for those whole used tires consumed by
835835 that facility.
836836 c. No tire dealer shall charge any customer any
837837 additional fee for the ma nagement, recycling, or
838838 disposal of any used tire upon which the used tire
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890890 recycling fee has been remitted to the Tax Commission.
891891 For customers who choose not to leave a used tire upon
892892 which the used tire recycling fee has been remitted to
893893 the Tax Commission, the tire dealer shall issue a
894894 receipt which entitles the customer to deliver the
895895 used tire to the dealer at a later date.
896896 d. To be eligible for compensation pursuant to this
897897 paragraph, the used tire recycling facility or TDF
898898 facility shall:
899899 (1) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department
900900 that the facility is regularly engaged in the
901901 collection, transportation and delivery of used
902902 tires to a used tire recycling facility or to a
903903 TDF facility, on a statewide basis, and from each
904904 county of the state,
905905 (2) provide documentation to the Department, signed
906906 by a dealer at the time of collectio n, which
907907 certifies remittance of appropriate fees to the
908908 Oklahoma Tax Commission as a participating tire
909909 dealer pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
910910 Used Tire Recycling Act, and
911911 (3) annually demonstrate that at least three to six
912912 percent (3-6%) of the tires were collected from
913913 tire dumps or landfills on the Department
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965965 priority cleanup list or community -wide cleanup
966966 events approved by the Department. The
967967 Department is authorized to determine
968968 periodically the applicable percentage within the
969969 specified range set forth in this division based
970970 on the number of tires remaining in illegal dumps
971971 and available funding.
972972 e. In lieu of proof of remitted tire recycling fees, th e
973973 used tire recycling facility or TDF facility shall
974974 accept proof of purchase of a salvag e vehicle
975975 registered in Oklahoma by an automotive dismantler and
976976 parts recycler, licensed pursuant to the Automotive
977977 Dismantlers and Parts Recycler Act, for the collec tion
978978 and transportation of up to five used tires per
979979 salvage vehicle purchased on or afte r January 1, 1996;
980980 3. a. Compensation to a unit of local or county government
981981 that submits to the Department for approval a plan for
982982 the use of baled used tires in an engineering project.
983983 Compensation shall be at the rate of fifty cents
984984 ($0.50) per tire.
985985 b. The plan shall be approved by the Department before
986986 construction of the project begins.
987987 c. Any unit of local or county government baling used
988988 tires shall not accumu late more than fifty used tire
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10401040 bales prior to beginning construction of an approved
10411041 project.
10421042 d. Used tires baled pursuant to this paragraph cannot be
10431043 obtained from tire manufacturers, retailers,
10441044 wholesalers, retreaders, or automotive dismantlers and
10451045 parts recyclers.
10461046 e. Any unit of local or county government authorized to
10471047 receive reimbursement for the use of baled used tires
10481048 in an engineering project shall report and certify
10491049 whole used tires by number. The governmental unit
10501050 shall by sworn affidavit provide sufficient
10511051 information to the Department to verify that the unit
10521052 has utilized the tires i n accordance with the purposes
10531053 of the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act; and
10541054 4. If the Fund contains insufficient funds in any month to
10551055 satisfy the eligible reimbursem ents under this subsection, the
10561056 Department shall determine the apportionment of payments to be made
10571057 among the qualified applicants under this subsection according to
10581058 the percentage of used tires processed, collected and transported,
10591059 or utilized.
10601060 D. 1. After the allocations under subsections B and C of this
10611061 section are made, any remaining mon ies in the Fund shall be
10621062 available for TDF facilities and used tire recycling facilities that
10631063 produce tire-derived product for compensation at the rate of Twenty -
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11151115 nine Dollars ($29.00) per ton of processed or used tires utilized
11161116 for energy or fuel recovery or the production of tire-derived
11171117 product.
11181118 2. The production of tire-derived product shall be considered a
11191119 compensable event separate from and in addition to any comp ensation
11201120 for used tire processing under subsection C of this section.
11211121 3. TDF facilities and used tire recycling facilities authorized
11221122 to receive reimbursement under this subsection shall report and
11231123 certify tire material used by weight.
11241124 4. The facilities shall by sworn affidavit provide to the
11251125 Department sufficient information to verify that the facility has
11261126 used the tires in accordance with the purposes of the Oklahoma Used
11271127 Tire Recycling Act.
11281128 5. If the Fund contains insufficient funds in any month to
11291129 satisfy the eligible reimbursements under this subsection, the
11301130 Department shall determine t he apportionment of payments to be made
11311131 among the qualified applicants according to the percentage of used
11321132 tires intended for energy or fuel recovery or the production of
11331133 tire-derived product.
11341134 E. 1. After the allocations under subsections B, C and D of
11351135 this section are made, any remaining monies in the Fund shall be
11361136 available for capital investment reimbursement to used tire
11371137 facilities and TDF facilities for the purch ase of equipment
11381138 necessary to utilize used tires. Only equipment purchased on or
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11901190 after January 1, 1995, shall be eligible. The facilities are
11911191 eligible for compensation at a rate of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per
11921192 ton of used tires used. Total reimbursement shall not exceed one
11931193 hundred percent (100%) of the capital investment in eligible
11941194 equipment. The facilities may apply for compensation monthly to the
11951195 Department of Environmental Quality and shall supply any information
11961196 required by the Department.
11971197 2. If the Fund contains insufficient funds in any month to
11981198 satisfy the eligible reimbursements u nder this subsection, the
11991199 Department shall determine the apportionment of payments to be made
12001200 among the qualified applicants.
12011201 F. Subject to subsection G of this secti on, after the
12021202 allocations under subsections B, C, D and E of this section are
12031203 made, any remaining monies in the Fund, excluding monies collected
12041204 pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 of subsection B of Section 2 -11-401.2
12051205 of this title, shall be disbursed as follo ws:
12061206 1. Additional compensation to used tire recycling facilities or
12071207 TDF facilities for t he remediation of dumps certified by the
12081208 Department and delivering the tires to a used tire recycling
12091209 facility or a TDF facility. The Department shall determine
12101210 additional compensation made to qualified applicants under this
12111211 subsection based on cleanup fe asibility of the dump. The Board
12121212 shall promulgate rules establishing unit costs for compensation
12131213 based on the remediation feasibility of the tire dumps. The
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12651265 Department may solicit bids for the remediation of tire dumps if no
12661266 used tire recycling facilitie s or TDF facilities agree to remediate
12671267 a priority tire dump authorized by the Department or if the
12681268 Department determines the qualified applicant has not remediated the
12691269 tires in the tire dump to meet reference conditions of comparable
12701270 property in the immedi ate area; and
12711271 2. Reimbursement to the Department of Environmental Quality for
12721272 necessary costs associated with remediation or other necessary
12731273 actions at sites at which used tires or other wastes incidental to
12741274 the used tires present a threat to human health or environment, or
12751275 for projects to increase market demand for products made from
12761276 Oklahoma used tires. The Solid Waste Management Advisory Council
12771277 shall recommend and the Environmental Quality Board shall adopt
12781278 rules governing the types of market developm ent projects that may
12791279 qualify for reimbursement. To the extent possible, the rules shall
12801280 favor and the Department shall prioritize projects with the greatest
12811281 potential to benefit schools, communities and local governments.
12821282 Upon its receipt of documentati on from the Department showing
12831283 expenditures relating to the remediation of such sites or market
12841284 development projects, the Tax Commission shall reimburse the
12851285 Department for its documented expenditures.
12861286 G. Accrued funding for the purposes specified in subse ction F
12871287 of this section shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
12881288 ($500,000.00). Once Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) is
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13401340 reached, any additional fu nds shall be distributed as additional
13411341 compensation under paragraph 1 of subsection C of th is section.
13421342 H. 1. Used tire recycling facilities and TDF facilities that
13431343 collect, transport and process tires used on implements of husbandry
13441344 and agricultural equi pment that are greater than thirty (30) inches
13451345 in total diameter and less than or equal to forty-four (44) inches
13461346 in total diameter shall be eligible for compensation at a rate of
13471347 Eight Dollars ($8.00) per tire.
13481348 a. Collection, transportation and processing of tires
13491349 under this paragraph shall be considered a compensable
13501350 event separate from and in addition to any
13511351 compensation under subsection C of this section.
13521352 b. Used tire recycling facilities and TDF facilities
13531353 authorized to receive reimbursement under this
13541354 paragraph shall report and certify the number of tires
13551355 collected and transported.
13561356 2. Used tire recycling facilities and TDF facilities that
13571357 collect, transport and process tires used on implements of husbandry
13581358 and agricultural equipment that are greater t han forty-four (44)
13591359 inches in total diameter and less than or equal to seventy -two (72)
13601360 inches in total diameter and not more than thirty (30) inches wide,
13611361 shall be eligible for compensation at the rate of Sixteen Dollars
13621362 ($16.00) per tire.
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14141414 a. Collection, transportation and processing of tires
14151415 under this paragraph shall be considered a compensab le
14161416 event separate from and in addition to any
14171417 compensation under subsection C of this section.
14181418 b. Used tire recycling facilities and TDF facilities
14191419 authorized to receive reimbursement under this
14201420 paragraph shall report and certify the number of tires
14211421 collected and transported.
14221422 I. Used tire recycling facilities, TDF facilities, or persons,
14231423 corporations or other legal entities authorized by the provisions of
14241424 the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling Act to receive reimbursement shall
14251425 demonstrate that the facilities or legal entities have successfully
14261426 complied with the requirements of the Oklahoma Used Tire Recycling
14271427 Act through the filing of appropriate applications, reports , and
14281428 other documentation that may be required by the Tax Commission and
14291429 the Department.
14301430 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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