RD345 - Progress of Waste Tire Pile Cleanup in Virginia - December 2011


Executive Summary:
This report is being provided to the Governor, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources pursuant to the 2003 and 2008 Acts of Assembly.

Chapter 101 of the 2003 Acts of Assembly included a provision that increased the Virginia tire recycling fee from $0.50 to $1.00 per tire sold at retail from July 2003 through June 2006 to provide funding for the removal and proper management of tires from waste tire piles. This legislation also directed the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to provide an annual progress report by December 1 of each year to the chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources. The $1.00 tire recycling fee was extended through June of 2008 by legislation adopted in 2006 and was later continued through June 2011 by Chapter 32 of the 2008 Acts of Assembly. The annual reporting requirement also was extended through 2011.

This report provides details on activities conducted during 2011, summarizes the work and results achieved since 2003, and presents a plan for the work to be undertaken through 2012.