HCS HB 192 -- WASTE TIRES (Sander) COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: Conservation and Natural Resources The waste tire fee expired on January 1, 2004. This substitute reimposes the fee until January 1, 2010. The collection fee retained by the Department of Revenue is reduced from 4% to 2%. The Department of Natural Resources must give preference to contract bids for waste tire cleanups from vendors that are Missouri residents, employ Missouri workers, or use the tires for fuel or to manufacture a useful product. The department may consider prior performance in the awarding of the contract. A vendor will not be given a preference for a bid to fill a landfill with waste tires, waste tire chips, or waste tire shreds, including landfill cover. The substitute contains an emergency clause. FISCAL NOTE: No impact on General Revenue Fund in FY 2006, FY 2007, and FY 2008. Estimated Income on Other State Funds of $1,730,087 in FY 2006, $2,076,104 in FY 2007, and $2,076,104 in FY 2008.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives