PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                            H.B. 540

(f) [(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this section, after January 1,
1994 scrap] SCRAP-tires may not be disposed of in a landfill.

[(2) The Secretary may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) of this
subsection under such terms and conditions and for such periods as the Department
considers appropriate if the Department determines that a scrap tire recycling system:

(i) Does not exists; or

(ii) Has insufficient capacity to accommodate the amount of scrap tires
generated in the State.]

9-274.

(a) The State Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund shall consist of moneys
made available under:

(1) Loan authorizations;

(2)     Funds appropriated in the State budget;

(3) Fees collected for the sale of tires by retail dealers under § 9-228(g) of
this subtitle; or

(4) Bond and security forfeitures collected under § 9-228(k) of this subtitle.

(b) (1) The Fund is limited to a maximum of [$15,000,000] $10,000,000.

(2)     If the sum of unallocated funds in the Fund- and the projected fees for
the next fiscal year exceeds [$15,000,000] $10,000,000, the Board of Public Works shall
adjust the fees for the next fiscal year on a pro-rata basis so that the sum of unallocated
and actual fees docs not exceed [ $15,000,000] $10,000,000.

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:

(i) May not exceed $1.00 per tire; and

(ii) Shall be established by the Board of Public Works.

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