Bill Text: CA AB2908 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Tire recycling: California tire regulatory fee and waste tire program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2018-09-30 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2908 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB2908-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Assembly  April 17, 2018

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2908

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Introduced by Assembly Member Berman
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Frazier)
(Principal coauthor: Senator Atkins)

February 16, 2018

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An act to amend Sections 42885, 42889, and 42961.5 of, to add Section 42872.2, and to repeal and add Section 42872.1 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to tire recycling.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2908, as amended, Berman. Tire recycling: California tire regulatory fee and waste tire program.

(1) The California Tire Recycling Act requires, until January 1, 2024, a person who purchases a new tire to pay a California tire fee of $1.75 per tire, for deposit in the California Tire Recycling Management Fund, for expenditure by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery upon appropriation by the Legislature, to fund the waste tire program and for other purposes, including to pay for the costs associated with a waste tire and used tire hauler program and manifest system, as provided. After January 1, 2024, existing law reduces the tire fee to $0.75 per tire.

Existing law requires any person generating waste tires or used tires that are transported or submitted for transportation, for offsite handling, altering, storage, disposal, or for any combination thereof, to complete a California Uniform Waste and Used Tire Manifest, as required by the department. Existing law requires a generator to provide the manifest to the waste and used tire hauler at the time of transfer of the tires, and to submit to the department, on a quarterly schedule, a legible copy of each manifest.

This bill would require, until January 1, 2024, upon a specified finding by the department, a waste tire generator that is a retail seller of new tires to end user purchasers to pay a California tire regulatory fee and to remit that fee to the state on a quarterly schedule for deposit in the California Tire Recycling Management Fund. The bill would require the department to track revenue from the California tire regulatory fee separately and would prohibit those funds from being used for activities other than those specified. The bill would require the department to identify the specific programs that the California tire regulatory fee would fund. The bill would require the department to establish the California tire regulatory fee in an amount that does not exceed $1 per new tire sold, and would require the department to base the amount of the fee on specified criteria, as provided. The bill would authorize the department to differentiate in setting the fees between the waste tire generators who are retail sellers depending upon the nature of the activity generating waste tires, the number of waste tires generated, and other appropriate bases.

The bill would require the department, prior to establishing the California tire regulatory fee or making any adjustment to the fee, to hold a public hearing, as specified. The bill would provide that an adjustment to the fee becomes effective on January 1 of the year following its adoption. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations to implement the initial California tire regulatory fee, and would authorize the department to adopt regulations to adjust the California tire regulatory fee, as specified.

(2) Existing law prohibits the California tire fee from being imposed on a tire sold with, or sold separately for use on, a self-propelled wheelchair, a motorized tricycle or motorized quadricycle, or a vehicle that is similar to a motorized tricycle or motorized quadricycle, as specified.

This bill would prohibit the California tire regulatory fee from being imposed on those same vehicles.

(3) Existing law establishes, as a part of the waste tire program, the tire recycling program, which promotes and develops alternatives to the landfill disposal of used whole tires. The program provides for grants to certain entities involved in activities that result in reduced landfill disposal of whole used tires, and development and implementation of a waste tire incentive payment program to promote increased demand for waste tires recycled in this state. Under the act, until June 30, 2019, the Rubberized Pavement Market Development Act provides for the award of grants to certain public agency projects that use rubberized asphalt concrete.

This bill would repeal the Rubberized Pavement Market Development Act and instead enact the Tire Recycling Incentive Program Act. The bill would require the department to establish this incentive program to make payments to eligible entities that purchase tire products that are processed in the state from waste tire material for incorporation in products for sale to end users or for use in local public works projects, as specified. The bill would specify eligible entities for purposes of the act, and would differentiate between entities that sell a tire product to an end user, and entities that use a tire product in a local public works project. The bill would authorize the department, on or after an unspecified date, January 1, 2022, to change which type of entities are eligible for incentives for using a tire product in a local public works project. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2020, to hold a public workshop to develop a plan for the tire recycling incentive payment program, as specified. The bill would require the department to collect data from recipients of incentive payments and release that data annually in the California Waste Tire Market Report, as specified. The bill would require the department to evaluate the program in a public forum and propose changes accordingly. The bill would require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to annually make available an allocation for incentive payments that is not less than 75 percent of the projected California tire fee revenue for that fiscal year at the time of the enactment of the annual Budget Act. The bill would authorize the department to reduce that allocation before the end of the fiscal year, if the department finds that actual California tire fee revenue falls short of projections.

(4) Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to reduce the landfill disposal and stockpiling of used whole tires by 25% within 4 years of full implementation of a statewide tire recycling program and to recycle and reclaim used tires and used tire components to the greatest extent possible in order to recover valuable natural resources.

This bill would declare that it is the policy goal of the state that not less than 75% of solid waste tires generated be source reduced or recycled in the state by the year 2020. The bill would require the department, if that policy goal is met for 3 consecutive years, to review existing tire recycling programs and make recommendations, as specified.

(5) Existing law requires a person generating waste or used tires that are transported or submitted for transportation to submit a California Uniform Waste and Used Tire Manifest, as defined, to the waste and used tire hauler and to submit copies of the manifest to the department. A waste and used tire hauler is required to possess that manifest while transporting waste or used tires, and the operator of a waste or used tire facility is required to submit a copy of the manifest to the department and the generator. Existing law requires the department to develop and implement a system for auditing manifests, including continuously conducting random sampling and matching of manifests.

This bill would revise those provisions to, among other things, require a waste and used tire hauler, on and after January 1, 2020, to submit an electronic manifest, instead of a paper manifest, to the department within 7 days of the date of the pickup or delivery for each load of waste or used tires transported.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 42872.1 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.

SEC. 2.

 Section 42872.1 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:

42872.1.

 (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Tire Recycling Incentive Program Act.

(b) In accordance with Section 42872, the department shall establish a tire recycling incentive program that makes payments to eligible entities.

(c) Incentive payments shall be made only to eligible entities for incentive-eligible tire products manufactured from California-generated waste tire material that promote the recycling of, the reduction of the disposal of, or the prevention of illegal dumping of California-generated waste tire material.

(d) An entity is eligible to receive an incentive payment only upon demonstrating the following to the department, as applicable:

(1) The entity purchased a tire product that is processed in California from California-generated waste tire material.

(2) If the end use of the tire product is for something other than a local public works project, the entity sold an incentive-eligible tire product incorporating California-generated waste tire material to an end user.

(e) (1) If the end use of the tire product is for something other than a local public works project, “eligible entity” includes, but is not limited to, a manufacturer that produces an incentive-eligible tire product incorporating California-generated waste tire material for purchase by an end user. “Eligible entity” pursuant to this paragraph does not include the entity or person that receives the finished product.

(2) (A) If the end use of the tire product is for a local public works project, “eligible entity” means a city, county, city and county, or special district that puts out a bid and contracts with an outside entity to use rubberized asphalt products that incorporate California-generated waste tire material to pave projects, including, but not limited to, streets, roads, alleys alleys, and other thoroughfares specified in the bid documents.

(B) On or after January 1, ____, 2022, the department may revise the list of eligible entities pursuant to subparagraph (A), if, after holding a public workshop and seeking public input, the department makes a determination that funding other entities would result in greater use of rubberized asphalt products.

(f) For purposes of this section, “end user” includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Cities, counties, and other local governmental agencies, including school districts.

(2) State governmental agencies, including regional park districts.

(3) Private companies and persons.

(g) (1) For purposes of this section, “incentive-eligible tire product” may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(A) Pavement-related products, such as rubberized asphalt, asphalt rubber, modified binders, and chip seals.

(B) Rubberized asphalt base stock to be used in applications other than pavement.

(C) Products used in disability access projects at parks and Class I bikeways, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code, relative to projects that use recycled tires.

(D) Poured in place and tile playground mats.

(E) Landscape nuggets and mulch.

(F) Walkways and pathways.

(G) Running tracks.

(H) Tire-derived aggregate engineered applications.

(I) Molded, extruded, injected, and calendered products.

(J) Products that use recycled rubber as a substitute for other materials, such as plastic.

(K) Paint and coatings.

(L) Other products, environmentally safe applications, or treatments determined to be appropriate by the department.

(2) “Incentive-eligible tire product” does not include any of the following:

(A) Tire-derived fuel.

(B) Alternative daily cover, intermediate cover, erosion, or other landfill uses, except tire-derived aggregates used in landfill engineered projects for landfill gas and leachate control systems and other engineering projects designated by the department.

(C) Exports of whole waste tires.

(D) Crumb rubber as an intermediate product before purchase for incorporation into a final end use.

(E) Tire-derived aggregate as an intermediate product before purchase for incorporation into a final end use or as an intermediate product that is shipped out of state.

(F) Rubberized pavement shipped out of state.

(G) Synthetic turf infill.

(H) Loose rubber nugget or mulch playgrounds.

(I) Purchases made to meet procurement requirements established pursuant to Section 42703.

(h) (1) On or before January 1, 2020, the department shall hold a public workshop to develop a plan for the tire recycling incentive payment program established pursuant to subdivision (b). The plan shall be included in the next revision of the five-year plan required pursuant to Section 42885.5.

(2) At the public workshop required pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall do both of the following:

(A) Consistent with this chapter, determine, among other things, all of the following:

(i) What products, in addition to those listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (g), are “incentive-eligible tire products” for purposes of this section.

(ii) The incentive payment amounts to be paid to eligible entities, consistent with the requirements of subdivision (l).

(iii) Conditions to ensure that incentives are paid only for bona fide transations. transactions.

(iv) What is considered a “recycled-tire product” for purposes of determining the recycling rate for California-generated waste tire material. “recycled-tire “Recycled-tire product” shall include, among other things, some nonincentive-eligible tire-derived products, for those purposes.

(v) A timeline for implementing the tire recycling incentive program and the program commencement date, which shall be no later than July 1, 2020.

(B) (i) Develop a tiered incentive payment structure with no more than three tiers. The tiers shall be designed to ensure that the maximum amount of California-generated waste tires is recycled.

(ii) During the first two years of the program, individual payment amounts for projects in the tier with the highest incentive payments shall be no more than twice the individual payment amounts for projects in the tier with the second highest incentive payments. After the first two years of the program, the department may determine in a public workshop incentive payments for projects in the highest tier that are more than twice the individual payment amounts for those in the tier with the second highest incentive payments. This determination shall be based on market information, program performance, the potential of new products and different market segments, and the department’s goal of developing a long-term, sustainable, and diversified demand for tire-derived products. Payments for projects in the tier with the highest incentive payments shall account for no more than 25 percent of the total amount of moneys made available as incentive payments by the program for purposes other than pavement-related activities.

(iii) In developing the tiers, the department shall consider factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

(I) The quantity of waste tires that will be diverted from landfills.

(II) The incentive amount necessary for incentive-eligible tire products to effectively compete with nonrecycled alternatives.

(III) The existing and potential markets for the applicable incentive-eligible tire product.

(IV) The policy goal established pursuant to Section 42872.2.

(V) The market segments for waste tires.

(VI) The pricing structures necessary to increase the use of incentive-eligible tire products by market segment, including pricing structures necessary to achieve the goal established pursuant to Section 42872.2.

(VII) The development of long-term, sustainable, and diversified market demand for California tire-derived products.

(iv) The department shall conduct a waste tire market evaluation to inform the development of the tiers and shall discuss the findings at the public workshop required pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3) The department shall consider the amount of moneys made available for incentive payments pursuant to subdivision (l) and, in the biennial update of the plan following January 1, 2018, 2019, shall reduce the amount of moneys expended for waste tire market development grants pursuant to the five-year plan described in Section 42885.5, from the amount that was authorized for such grants as of January 1, 2018, 2019, as it deems appropriate. All other tire program activities that are not related to market development grants shall continue as described in the five-year plan.

(i) The department shall collect data from recipients of incentive payments to be released annually in the California Waste Tire Market Report.

(1) Data shall be aggregated to determine the total amount of money paid for each category of incentive-eligible tire products listed in subparagraphs (A) to (L), inclusive, of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) and how many tires, or passenger tire equivalents as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 42961.5, were recycled. The department shall use the data specified in this paragraph shall be used by the department for purposes of the evaluation required pursuant to subdivision (j).

(2) The department shall include in the California Waste Tire Market Report the annual recycling rate, the number of tires, or passenger tire equivalents, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 42961.5, that were recycled in that year and, to the extent the information is available, the number of tires or passenger tire equivalents of the nonincentive-eligible tire-derived products considered tire recycled recycled-tire products pursuant to clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (h).

(3) The report shall also include the number of tires recycled by the Department of Transportation and, to the extent the information is available, an estimate of the recycling rate of waste tire material recycled by other state and local agencies and by the private sector, as part of the overall recycling rate.

(j) As part of the biennial update of the five-year plan required pursuant to Section 42885.5, the department shall evaluate the tire recycling incentive program established pursuant to subdivision (b) in a public forum and propose changes accordingly. Consistent with this chapter, the department may make changes to the tire program, but no more frequently than annually and only after holding a public workshop.

(1) The evaluation required pursuant to this subdivision shall include, but is not limited to, the following elements:

(A) The recycling rate of California-generated waste tire material, including waste tire material recycled through funding pursuant to the tire recycling incentive program, and, to the extent the information is available, an estimate of the recycling rate of waste tire material recycled by other state and local agencies and the private sector.

(B) The amount of California-generated waste tire material entering each market segment.

(C) The amount of waste tire material recycled through expenditures authorized by this chapter.

(2) Based on the findings from the evaluation required pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall reevaluate and prioritize funding for the categories of incentive-eligible tire products that recycle the most waste tires.

(k) For purposes of this section, recipients of incentive payments shall meet specified criteria, as established by the department, that are consistent with the provisions of this article.

(l) For purposes of this section, the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall annually make available an allocation for incentive payments that is not less than 75 percent of the projected California tire fee revenue for that fiscal year at the time of the enactment of the annual Budget Act. If the department finds that actual California tire fee revenue falls short of projections, the department may reduce this allocation to the extent it is unexpended before the end of the fiscal year. No less than 50 percent of the total annual value of incentive payments made pursuant to this section shall be made for pavement-related products, as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (g).

(m) Nothing in this section is intended to limit the use of waste tire products that are not incentive-eligible tire products.

(n) It is the intent of the Legislature that this section encourage activities and expenditures in addition to those under the tire program, other than activities associated with market development grants. Implementation of the tire recycling incentive program shall not result in reduced expenditures for other tire program activities that are not associated with market development grants.

SEC. 3.

 Section 42872.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:

42872.2.

 (a) The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy goal of the state that not less than 75 percent of solid waste tires generated be source reduced, or recycled in the state, by the year 2020.

(b) If the state meets the policy goal in subdivision (a) for three consecutive years, the department shall, as part of the five-year plan required pursuant to Section 42885.5, review existing tire recycling programs and make recommendations as to which policies are necessary to maintain and increase the level of waste tire recycling.

SEC. 4.

 Section 42885 of the Public Resources Code, as amended by Section 31 of Chapter 401 of the Statutes of 2013, is amended to read:

42885.

 (a) (1)  For purposes of this section, “California tire fee” means the fee imposed pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section.

(2) For purposes of this section, a “California tire regulatory fee” means a fee imposed pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section.

(b) (1) A person who purchases a new tire, as defined in subdivision (h), shall pay a California tire fee of one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) per tire.

(2) The retail seller shall charge the retail purchaser the amount of the California tire fee as a charge that is separate from, and not included in, any other fee, charge, or other amount paid by the retail purchaser.

(3) The retail seller shall collect the California tire fee from the retail purchaser at the time of sale and may retain 1¹/₂ percent of the fee as reimbursement for any costs associated with the collection of the fee. The retail seller shall remit the remainder to the state on a quarterly schedule for deposit in the California Tire Recycling Management Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury.

(c) (1) Upon a finding by the department that the balance of the California Tire Recycling Management Fund is projected to drop below twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for the next fiscal year, the department shall establish, and a waste tire generator that is a retail seller of new tires to end user purchasers shall pay, a California tire regulatory fee. The amount of the California tire regulatory fee shall be established and adjusted by the department based on the factors specified in paragraph (3), but that amount shall not exceed one dollar ($1) per new tire sold. The department shall set this fee to collect no more than is necessary for the following fiscal year, including a prudent reserve, as specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3). The department may differentiate in setting fees between waste tire generators who are retail sellers of new tires to end user purchasers depending upon the nature of the retail seller’s activity generating waste tires, the number of waste tires generated, and other appropriate bases.

(2) A waste tire generator that is a retail seller of new tires to end user purchasers shall remit the fee assessed pursuant to this subdivision to the state on a quarterly schedule for deposit in the California Tire Recycling Management Fund. The revenue from the California tire regulatory fee shall be tracked separately by the department and shall not be used for activities other than those described in this subdivision.

(3) Prior to establishing or adjusting the California tire regulatory fee, the department shall review at a public hearing the following factors:

(A) The amount necessary to fund the reasonable regulatory costs incurred by the department incident to audits, inspections, administrative activities, adjudications, manifesting, registration, and other regulatory activities associated with waste tires pursuant to this chapter, Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800), and Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 42950).

(B) The sufficiency of revenues in the California Tire Recycling Management Fund for the department to administer, enforce, and promote its regulatory activities regarding waste tires, including the regulatory aspects of the programs established pursuant to this chapter, Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800), and Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 42950), plus a prudent reserve.

(C) Whether additional revenue is necessary to preserve the department’s ability to conduct regulatory activities in the following fiscal year.

(D) Whether, at the end of a fiscal year, after making payments pursuant to Sections 42872.1 and 42889, sufficient net fund balance remains in the California Tire Recycling Management Fund to reduce the California tire regulatory fee.

(4) An adjustment to the California tire regulatory fee shall become effective on January 1 of the year following its adoption.

(5) (A) The department shall adopt regulations to establish the California tire regulatory fee.

(B) The department may adopt regulations to adjust the California tire regulatory fee. These regulations shall be deemed to meet the description in subdivision (g) of Section 11340.9 of the Government Code and may be filed by the department pursuant to Section 11343.8 of the Government Code.

(6) The department shall identify the specific programs to be funded by the California tire regulatory fee.

(d) The department, or its agent authorized pursuant to Section 42882, shall be reimbursed for its costs of collection, auditing, and making refunds associated with the California Tire Recycling Management Fund, but the amount of that reimbursement shall not exceed 3 percent of the total annual revenue deposited in the fund.

(e) The California tire fee imposed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be separately stated by the retail seller on the invoice given to the customer at the time of sale. Any other disposal or transaction fee charged by the retail seller related to the tire purchase shall be identified separately from the California tire fee.

(f) A person or business who knowingly, or with reckless disregard, makes a false statement or representation in a document used to comply with this section is liable for a civil penalty for each violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that the violation continues. Liability under this section may be imposed in a civil action and shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation.

(g) In addition to the civil penalty that may be imposed pursuant to subdivision (f), the department may impose an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation of a separate provision or, for continuing violations, for each day that the violation continues, on a person who intentionally or negligently violates a permit, rule, regulation, standard, or requirement issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter. The department shall adopt regulations that specify the amount of the administrative penalty and the procedure for imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to this subdivision.

(h) For purposes of this section, “new tire” means a pneumatic or solid tire intended for use with onroad or off-road motor vehicles, motorized equipment, construction equipment, or farm equipment that is sold separately from the motorized vehicle or equipment, or a new tire sold with a new or used motor vehicle, as defined in Section 42803.5, including the spare tire, or with construction equipment, or farm equipment. “New tire” does not include retreaded, reused, or recycled tires.

(i) The California tire fee and the California tire regulatory fee shall not be imposed on a tire sold with, or sold separately for use on, any of the following:

(1) A self-propelled wheelchair.

(2) A motorized tricycle or motorized quadricycle, as defined in Section 407 of the Vehicle Code.

(3) A vehicle that is similar to a motorized tricycle or motorized quadricycle and is designed to be operated by a person who, by reason of the person’s physical disability, is otherwise unable to move about as a pedestrian.

(j) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 5.

 Section 42889 of the Public Resources Code, as amended by Section 152 of Chapter 35 of the Statutes of 2014, is amended to read:

42889.

 (a) Of the moneys collected pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 42885, an amount equal to seventy-five cents ($0.75) per tire on which the fee is imposed shall be transferred by the State Board of Equalization California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to the Air Pollution Control Fund. The state board shall expend those moneys, or allocate those moneys to the districts for expenditure, to fund programs and projects that mitigate or remediate air pollution caused by tires in the state, to the extent that the state board or the applicable district determines that the program or project remediates air pollution harms created by tires upon which the fee described in subdivision (b) of Section 42885 is imposed.

(b) The remaining moneys collected pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 42885 shall be used to fund the waste tire program and the tire recycling incentive program, pursuant to Section 42872.1, and shall be appropriated to the department in the annual Budget Act in a manner consistent with the five-year plan adopted and updated by the department. These moneys shall be expended for the payment of refunds under this chapter and for the following purposes, to the extent they are not lawfully payable from funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 42885:

(1) To pay the administrative overhead cost of this chapter, not to exceed 6 percent of the total revenue deposited in the fund annually, or an amount otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act.

(2) To pay the costs of administration associated with collection, making refunds, and auditing revenues in the fund, not to exceed 3 percent of the total revenue deposited in the fund, as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 42885.

(3) To pay the costs associated with operating the tire recycling program specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section 42870).

(4) To pay the costs associated with the development and enforcement of regulations relating to the storage of waste tires and used tires. The department shall consider designating a city, county, or city and county as the enforcement authority of regulations relating to the storage of waste tires and used tires, as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 42850, and regulations relating to the hauling of waste and used tires, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 42963. If the department designates a local entity for that purpose, the department shall provide sufficient, stable, and noncompetitive funding to that entity for that purpose, based on available resources, as provided in the five-year plan adopted and updated as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 42885.5. The department may consider and create, as appropriate, financial incentives for citizens who report the illegal hauling or disposal of waste tires as a means of enhancing local and statewide waste tire and used tire enforcement programs.

(5) To pay the costs of cleanup, abatement, removal, or other remedial action related to waste tire stockpiles throughout the state, including all approved costs incurred by other public agencies involved in these activities by contract with the department.

(6) To make studies and conduct research directed at promoting and developing alternatives to the landfill disposal of waste tires.

(7) To assist in developing markets and new technologies for used tires and waste tires. The department’s expenditure of funds for purposes of this subdivision shall reflect the priorities for waste management practices specified in subdivision (a) of Section 40051.

(8) To pay the costs associated with implementing and operating a waste tire and used tire hauler program and manifest system pursuant to Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 42950).

(9) To pay the costs to create and maintain an emergency reserve, which shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000).

(10) To pay the costs of cleanup, abatement, or other remedial action related to the disposal of waste tires in implementing and operating the Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program established pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 48100) of Part 7.

(11) To fund border region activities specified in paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section 42885.5.

(12) For expenditure pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of, Section 17001.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date.

SEC. 6.

 Section 42961.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

42961.5.

 (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “California Uniform Waste and Used Tire Manifest” or “manifest” means a shipping document signed by a waste or used tire hauler and a generator of waste or used tires, or the operator of a waste or used tire facility or other destination that contains all of the information required by the department, including, but not limited to, an accurate measurement of the number of tires being shipped, the date the shipment originated or terminated, and the origin and final destination of the shipment.

(2) “Electronic Manifest” means a manifest that is submitted to the department electronically in a manner specified by the department.

(3) “Waste and used tire hauler” or “hauler” means any person required to be registered with the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 42951.

(b) For purposes of this section, “Passenger Tire Equivalent” or “PTE” means either of the following:

(1) A unit of measurement, such that one PTE equals 20 pounds of waste or used tires, and one PTE equals one waste or used tire.

(2) A unit of measurement, such that 10 PTEs equals one cubic yard of waste or used tires, and one PTE equals one waste or used tire.

(c) (1) A hauler transporting waste or used tires for offsite handling, altering, storage, or disposal, or for any combination thereof, shall complete a manifest.

(2) A hauler shall have the manifest in his or her possession while transporting waste or used tires. The manifest shall be shown upon demand to any representative of the department, any officer of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, or any peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1 or 830.2 of the Penal Code.

(3) A hauler shall provide the manifest, or otherwise provide all required manifest information, to the generator of waste or used tires or to the operator of a waste or used tire facility or other destination at the time of transfer of the tires.

(4) The hauler shall submit a manifest to the department for each load of waste or used tires transported within seven days of the date of the pickup or delivery. The department may grant an extension before the seventh day upon a showing of good cause by the hauler.

(5) Notwithstanding the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), on and after January 1, 2020, the hauler shall submit only an electronic manifest, and not a paper manifest, to the department within seven days of the date of the pickup or delivery for each load of waste or used tires transported.

(6) If approved by the department, a hauler may submit an electronic manifest prior to January 1, 2020. The electronic manifest shall include all information required to be on the manifest and any other information required by the department.

(d) The authorized representative for the person generating or acceptingwaste accepting waste or used tires shall verify that the information on the manifest is correct, including the number of tires and other information specified by the department, and shall sign the manifest. The person generating or accepting waste or used tires shall maintain a copy of the manifest and any other information required that the department deems necessary to track the flow of waste and used tires through the state.

(e) The department may require an electronic manifest submitted by a hauler to the department to include verification from a hauler, and a generator of waste or used tires, or the operator of a waste or used tire facility or other destination, that the information on the manifest is correct, including the number of tires and other information specified by the department.

(f) The department shall develop and implement a system for auditing manifests submitted to the department pursuant to this section, for the purpose of enforcing this section.

(g) If the amount of waste or used tires recorded on a manifest is by weight or volume, the department shall determine the number of waste or used tires being transported by converting the weight or volume into PTEs.

(h) The department may require a hauler to attend trainings and demonstrate understanding and proficiency with the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800), Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 42860), and any rules, regulations, or requirements issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter, Chapter 16, or Chapter 17 prior to receiving a waste and used tire hauler registration or a waste and used tire hauler registration renewal.