Pennsylvania SB 664: An Act amending the act of December 19, 1996 (P.L.1478, No.190), entitled "An act relating to the recycling and reuse of waste tires; providing for the proper disposal of waste tires and the cleanup of stockpiled tires; authorizing investment tax credits for utilizing waste tires; providing remediation grants for the cleanup of tire piles and for pollution prevention programs for small business and households; establishing the Small Business and Household Pollution Prevention Program and management standards for small business hazardous waste; providing for a household hazardous waste program and for grant programs; making appropriations; and making repeals," in waste tire recycling, providing for replacement tires.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 804
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 664
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, PICOZZI AND VOGEL, MAY 13, 2025
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MAY 13, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 19, 1996 (P.L.1478, No.190),
entitled "An act relating to the recycling and reuse of waste
tires; providing for the proper disposal of waste tires and
the cleanup of stockpiled tires; authorizing investment tax
credits for utilizing waste tires; providing remediation
grants for the cleanup of tire piles and for pollution
prevention programs for small business and households;
establishing the Small Business and Household Pollution
Prevention Program and management standards for small
business hazardous waste; providing for a household hazardous
waste program and for grant programs; making appropriations;
and making repeals," in waste tire recycling, providing for
replacement tires.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of December 19, 1996 (P.L.1478, No.190),
entitled "An act relating to the recycling and reuse of waste
tires; providing for the proper disposal of waste tires and the
cleanup of stockpiled tires; authorizing investment tax credits
for utilizing waste tires; providing remediation grants for the
cleanup of tire piles and for pollution prevention programs for
small business and households; establishing the Small Business
and Household Pollution Prevention Program and management
standards for small business hazardous waste; providing for a
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household hazardous waste program and for grant programs; making
appropriations; and making repeals," is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 106.5. Replacement tires.
(a) Mandatory recycling.--If an individual brings a vehicle
to a business entity that sells tires to replace a waste tire
from the vehicle with a new tire:
(1) The business entity shall retain the waste tire for
the purpose of recycling.
(2) The individual may not remove the waste tire from
the business entity or otherwise retain the waste tire.
(b) Applicability.--
(1) This section shall not apply to a tire that does not
need to be replaced but simply needs to be patched or
otherwise repaired.
(2) This section shall apply to a tire that:
(i) No longer meets safety inspection standards.
(ii) The business entity believes will no longer
meet safety inspection standards within the next three
months.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Vehicle." As defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to
definitions).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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