Bill > SB570

This bill relates to the regulation of the retention, storage, transportation, disposal, processing, and reuse of used or scrap tires. It provides for civil penalties and creates a criminal offense for certain violations. The key provisions of the bill include: - Amending the heading of the existing law to include certain reuse of scrap tires. - Requiring generators (e.g., tire dealers, junkyards, fleet operators) to store used or scrap tires in a locked, secured, or contained manner to protect them from theft. - Requiring the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to adopt rules for the use of more than 1,000 used or scrap tires in a construction project, considering potential effects on human health and the environment. - Defining "scrap tire" and "used tire" and establishing requirements for retailers, transporters, and tire processors regarding the handling and record-keeping of used or scrap tires. - Requiring transporters and certain tire processors to register annually with the TCEQ and provide financial assurance. - Creating criminal offenses for reckless or intentional/knowing violations of the law related to used or scrap tires. - Repealing existing provisions and requiring the TCEQ to adopt necessary rules by March 1, 2018, with a delayed registration requirement until September 1, 2018.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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