Utah Admin. Code R315-320-7 - Reimbursement for the Removal of a Tire Pile at a Landfill or Transfer Station Owned by a Governmental Entity or an Abandoned Tire Pile

(1) A county or municipality applying for payment for removal of an abandoned tire pile or a tire pile at a county or municipal owned landfill or transfer station shall meet the requirements of Section 19-6-811.

(2) Determination of Reasonability of a Bid.

(a) The following items shall be submitted to the director when requesting a determination of reasonability of a bid as specified in Subsections 19-6-811(1), 19-6-811(3), and 19-6-811(4):

(i) a copy of the bid or bids;

(ii) the location and approximate size of the waste tire pile;

(iii) for waste tire removal from a landfill or transfer station owned by a county or municipality, a statement:

(A) confirming that the waste tires were received at the landfill or transfer station;

(B) confirming that the waste tire pile consists solely of waste tires diverted from the landfill or transfer station waste stream; and

(C) landfill or transfer station waste receipt records indicating the origin of the waste tires;

(iv) for waste tire removal from an abandoned waste tire pile a letter from the local health department stating that the tire pile is abandoned; and

(v) a written statement from the county or municipality that the bidding was conducted according to the legal requirements for competitive bidding.

(b) The director will review the submitted documentation in accordance with Subsection 19-6-811(4) and will inform the county or municipality if the bid is reasonable.

(c) A determination of reasonability of the bid will be made and the county or municipality notified within 30 days of receipt of the request by the director.

(d) A bid determined to be unreasonable may not be considered eligible for reimbursement.

(3) If the director determines that the bid to remove waste tires from a landfill owned or operated by a government entity or from an abandoned waste tire pile is reasonable, the director may authorize reimbursement of a waste tire transporter's or recycler's costs to remove waste tires and deliver the waste tires to a recycler according to Subsection R315-320-7(6).

(4) An operator of a state or local government landfill or transfer station shall submit to the director an application for reimbursement, including:

(a) the number of tons of waste tires removed from the landfill or transfer station;

(b) the location that the waste tires were removed from;

(c) the recycler where the waste tires were delivered; and

(d) if applicable, the amount charged by a third party waste tire transporter or recycler to transport the waste tires to the recycler.

(5) The recycler or waste tire transporter that removed the abandoned waste tires pursuant to the bid shall submit to the director an application for reimbursement, including:

(a) the number of tons of waste tires transported;

(b) the location they were removed from;

(c) the recycler where the waste tires were delivered; and

(d) the amount charged by the transporter or recycler.

(6) Upon receipt of the information required under Subsection R315-320-7(4) or R315-320-7(5), and determination that the information is complete, the director shall, within 30 days after receipt, authorize the Division of Finance to reimburse the waste tire transporter or recycler.

(7) A person reimbursed for the removal of a waste tire pile under Section R315-320-7 may not be reimbursed for storage of those waste tires under Section R315-320-3 or recycling of those waste tires under Section R315-320-6.

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Utah Admin. Code R315-320-7

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-09, effective 4/15/2024