Ch. 627                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

1.       Preparation of a scrap tire recycling system under § 9-228(e)
of this subtitle;

2.       Implementation of any program established by the service as
a part of a scrap tire recycling system; and

3.       Assisting in funding the establishment of a private or public
scrap tire collection, processing, or recycling facility.

(b) Subject to § 2-1312 of the State Government Article, the Department shall
provide the standing committees of the Maryland General Assembly with primary
jurisdiction over this section with a status report on the Fund on or before July 1 of each
year. The report shall include an accounting of all moneys expended for each of the
purposes specified in subsection (a) of this section.

(C) FUNDS REIMBURSED TO THE FUND UNDER § 9-276 OF THIS SUBTITLE FOR
EXPENDITURES MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE STORAGE OR DISPOSAL OF USED TIRES
AT A PARTICULAR SITE MAY ONLY BE USED TO COVER THOSE EXPENDITURES, AND
MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.

9-276.

(a) All expenditures from the State Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund made
by the Department under § 9-275(a)(1) of this subtitle in response to the storage or
disposal of used tires at a particular site shall be reimbursed to the Department for the
State Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund by the owner or operator of the site or any
other person who caused the tires to be stored or disposed of at the site in violation of this
subtitle.

(b) In addition to any other legal action authorized by this subtitle, the Attorney
General may bring an action to recover costs and interest from any person who fails to
make reimbursement as required under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The Department may recover costs incurred by the Department under §
9-275(a)(1)of this subtitle whether or not the discarded tires were disposed of or stored
at the site before July 1, 1989.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - Environment

9-228.

[(g) (1) (i) Beginning on February 1, 1992, a tire recycling fee shall be
imposed on the first sale of a new tire in the State by a tire dealer, including new tires
sold as part of a new or used vehicle, trailer, farm implement, or other similar machinery.

(ii) A county, municipal corporation, or any agency of a county or
municipal corporation may not impose any tax, fee, or other charge on the first sale of a
new tire by a tire dealer.

(2) The tire recycling fee:

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