HB608 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim Barton
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Tires, environmental fees on scrap tires, fees previously paid to ADEM redistributed to State General Fund, Sec. 22-40A-15 am'd
Summary: HB608 shifts scrap tire fee proceeds to the State General Fund for 2013-2014 and then prescribes detailed post-2014 allocations to remediation, administration, education, counties, retailers, and revenue oversight.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Section 22-40A-15 to send all net scrap tire environmental fee proceeds to the State General Fund for fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Starting October 1, 2014, net proceeds are allocated to several categories: 45-75% for remediation and related activities; up to 20% for department costs related to regulations and enforcement; up to 20% for statewide educational/technical programs and market development (including an online directory of landfill alternatives); up to 10% for county enforcement programs; up to 7% for tire retailer collection and distribution costs; and up to 2% for Department of Revenue administration. Any funds not spent by the department in a budget year must be returned to the Scrap Tire Fund by January 1 following the end of the budget year. The bill also requires the department to run programs and keep stakeholders informed, including marketing plans and technical assistance.

Who It Affects
State General Fund receives all net scrap tire fee proceeds for 2013 and 2014.
Scrap Tire Fund, the Department of Environmental Management, counties, tire retailers, and the public: from 2014 onward, funds are allocated to remediation, department administration, education/market development, county enforcement, retailer costs, and revenue administration; unused funds may be returned to the Scrap Tire Fund; and the department must maintain an online directory and coordinate with the Scrap Tire Commission on programs.

Key Provisions
For fiscal years 2013 and 2014, net proceeds of the scrap tire environmental fee are distributed in their entirety to the State General Fund.
Beginning October 1, 2014, net proceeds are distributed among categories: 45-75% to remediation/abatement/removal and related activities within the Scrap Tire Fund; 0-20% to the department for regulations/enforcement costs; 0-20% to statewide educational/technical seminars, market development, and technical assistance (including an online directory of landfill alternatives) with an obligation to inform the Scrap Tire Commission of marketing plans.
0-10% of the Scrap Tire Fund may be used to fund county enforcement of regulations.
0-7% of the Scrap Tire Fund may be used to pay tire retailers for collection and accounting costs.
0-2% of the Scrap Tire Fund may be used to pay the Department of Revenue administration costs.
Funds not expended by the department during a budget year must be returned to the Scrap Tire Fund no later than January 1 following the end of that budget year.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: General Fund