HB 1705-S.E - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/15/03)

Creates the vehicle tire recycling account within the state treasury. After the deposit of funds into the motor vehicle account as provided for in RCW 70.95.510(3), the remaining funds received under RCW 70.95.510(1) must be deposited in the vehicle tire recycling account and used by the department of ecology for purposes including but not limited to those specified in RCW 70.95.535.

Authorizes the department of revenue to deduct two percent from the funds collected under RCW 70.95.510 for the purpose of administering and collecting the fee from new replacement tire retailers.

Authorizes use of the funds for: (1) Scrap tire demonstration projects including those implemented by state agencies;

(2) Statewide illegal tire pile cleanups, as provided for in RCW 70.95.240(2)(c), and local citizen scrap tire amnesty events;

(3) Statewide tire carrier tracking, reporting, and enforcement of the movement of tires within this state.

Requires local governments that are recipients of the enforcement program grant funding to submit an annual report to the department of ecology for each year the grant funding is expended, detailing the uses of the funds and including information on what enforcement activities were supported with the grant funds.

Directs the department of ecology to implement an educational campaign for a period of one year, beginning no later than twelve months following the effective date of this act, to inform and educate local jurisdictions and the various vehicle tire industries who sell, dispose of, and recycle vehicle tires, on the current laws related to vehicle tire disposal and recycling, and the current vehicle tire recycling program administered by the department.

Repeals RCW 70.95.530.