VirginiaWaste tire disposal by producers and haulers; fee, requirements, report.
What it does
Waste tire disposal by producers and haulers; fee; requirements. Requires a hauler, as defined in the bill, to (i) register and submit a quarterly report with the Department of Environmental Quality, (ii) provide financial assurance in the form of a bond, and (iii) transfer all waste tires and speculatively accumulated waste tires to a transfer station, material recovery facility, landfill with a solid waste permit as required by law, waste tire end user, or waste tire processing facility. The bill requires a waste tire processing facility, as defined in the bill, to also submit a quarterly report to the Department and carry financial assurance in the form of a bond.
More detail
The bill expands the purpose of the Waste Tire Trust Fund to include paying the costs of implementing the waste tire disposal requirements of haulers, paying the costs of removing waste tires during a locality-led amnesty day, and funding research, studies, and demonstration projects that stimulate the growth of existing and emerging markets for waste tires. Finally, the bill increases the tire recycling fee from $0.50 to $2 beginning July 1, 2026, and directs the Waste Management Board to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 4Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesLatest
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1916)
- Jan 24Passed by for the day
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14Assigned ACNR sub: Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101792DIntroduced