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Introduced by Representative Heath of Westford
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Referred to Committee on
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Date:
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Subject: Conservation; waste management; tire purchase fee
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Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to cover the costs of tire disposal at
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the time of purchase by assessing a fee on the sale of new motor vehicle tires
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in lieu of a deposit or fee at the time of disposal.
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AN ACT RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A PURCHASE FEE
SYSTEM FOR NEW MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES
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It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
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Sec. 1. PURPOSE
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The cost of used-tire disposal creates an incentive to dump used tires
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illegally rather than pay for proper disposal. A fee collected when new tires
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are purchased will remove the need to collect disposal fees and will therefore
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remove the incentive for illegal tire dumping.
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Sec. 2. 10 V.S.A. § 6618 is amended to read:
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§ 6618. WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE FUND
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(a) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the
waste management assistance fund, to be expended by the secretary of the
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agency of natural resources. The fund shall have two three accounts: one for
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solid waste management assistance, one for tire disposal assistance, and one
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for hazardous waste management assistance. The hazardous waste
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management assistance account shall consist of a percentage of the tax on
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hazardous waste under the provisions of 32 V.S.A. chapter 237, as established
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by the secretary, the toxics use reduction fees under subsection 6628(j) of this
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title, and appropriations of the general assembly. In no event shall the amount
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of the hazardous waste tax which is deposited to the hazardous waste
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management assistance account exceed 40 percent of the annual tax receipts.
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The solid waste management assistance account shall consist of the franchise
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tax on waste facilities assessed under the provisions of subchapter 13 of
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chapter 151 of Title 32, and appropriations of the general assembly. The tire
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disposal assistance account shall consist of a tire purchase fee pursuant to
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section
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6621f of this title and appropriations of the general assembly. The fee shall be
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used for tire disposal activities pursuant to section 6621f. All balances in the
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fund accounts at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward and remain
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a part of the fund accounts, except as provided in subsection (e) of this section.
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Interest earned by the fund shall be deposited into the appropriate fund
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account. Disbursements from the fund accounts shall be made by the state
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treasurer on warrants drawn by the commissioner of finance and management.
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Sec. 3. 10 V.S.A. § 6621f is added to read:
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§ 6621f. MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE DISPOSAL FEE
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(a) A per-tire motor vehicle purchase fee shall be paid by the consumer on
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every motor vehicle tire purchased at the retail level in this state. This fee shall
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be in lieu of a deposit or tire disposal fee paid at the time of return or disposal.
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(b) The motor vehicle tire purchase fee shall be placed into the tire disposal
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assistance account of the waste management assistance fund and shall be used
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for tire disposal activities, including collection, disposal, transportation,
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processing, storage, recycling, clean-up, and monitoring.
(c) The secretary of natural resources shall adopt rules:
(1) Establishing a tire purchase fee for each classification of tire after
giving due consideration to the cost of the tires.
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(2) Establishing procedures for the disbursement of the fund.
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(3) Otherwise conditioning and controlling the sale of motor vehicle
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tires consistent with this section.
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Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
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This act shall take effect on July 1, 2007. The secretary of natural resources
may adopt necessary rules by that date.
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