Bill > A2399

Introduced Session

This bill would require any person responsible for the accumulation of waste tires at a site to remove and properly dispose of the waste tires and bring the site into compliance with the "Solid Waste Management Act," any other applicable laws, and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The bill would also require the Department of Environmental Protection to develop as part of the Local Tire Management Program a recurring process to identify illegal waste tire sites as the tires accumulate. The process would be required to include, on an annual basis, the inspection of junk yards, previously remediated sites, other sites where there has been an accumulation of waste tires in the past, and the collection of information from local government officials and the public concerning possible illegal waste tire sites. The bill would require the department to prepare and issue an annual written report on the status of the program beginning one year after the date of enactment of the bill into law. Waste tire piles pose a risk to public safety and the environment. Runoff from scrap tire piles poses a risk to groundwater and surface water quality. Tire piles provide an ideal breeding site for mosquitos that may carry diseases such as Zika virus and West Nile virus. Further, tire fires emit particles and hazardous substances into the air, soil, and water that pose human health risks and cause environmental contamination.

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Gary Schaer (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee (on 02/01/2018)