Minnesota Legislature
SF 2526
as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/21/2012 08:41am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to environment; authorizing certain beneficial use of waste tires;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 115A.904; 115A.912, subdivision 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.904, is amended to read:
115A.904 LAND DISPOSAL PROHIBITED.
The disposal of waste tires in the land is prohibited after July 1, 1985new text begin , except for
beneficial uses of tire-derived products designated by the commissionernew text end . This does not
prohibit the storage of unprocessed waste tires at a collection or processing facility.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.912, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Waste tire materials; prohibition.
Materials derived from waste tires may
deleted text begin notdeleted text end be used as lightweight fill in deleted text begin thedeleted text end construction of public roadsnew text begin and private development
projectsnew text end in the state deleted text begin unlessdeleted text end new text begin , ifnew text end the construction plan is prepared by a professional engineer
experienced in the geotechnical field and licensed in the state of Minnesota. The plan
shall include, but not be limited to, the location, duration, and length of the project, the
depth of fill, the depth of cover, the size of waste tire pieces, the plan for encapsulating
the waste tire pieces, and the fire protection plan. All engineering specifications must be
consistentnew text begin with ASTM Standard Practice for Use of Scrap Tires in Civil Engineering
Applications (D6270-08), section 6, Construction Practices, ornew text end with the current lightweight
tire fill engineering practices as developed for roadways by the Minnesota Department
of Transportation.