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.

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
 1   Amending the act of December 19, 1996 (P.L.1478, No.190),
 2      entitled "An act relating to the recycling and reuse of waste
 3      tires; providing for the proper disposal of waste tires and
 4      the cleanup of stockpiled tires; authorizing investment tax
 5      credits for utilizing waste tires; providing remediation
 6      grants for the cleanup of tire piles and for pollution
 7      prevention programs for small business and households;
 8      establishing the Small Business and Household Pollution
 9      Prevention Program and management standards for small
10      business hazardous waste; providing for a household hazardous
11      waste program and for grant programs; making appropriations;
12      and making repeals," in waste tire recycling, providing for
13      replacement tires.
14      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15   hereby enacts as follows:
16      Section 1.    The act of December 19, 1996 (P.L.1478, No.190),
17   entitled "An act relating to the recycling and reuse of waste
18   tires; providing for the proper disposal of waste tires and the
19   cleanup of stockpiled tires; authorizing investment tax credits
20   for utilizing waste tires; providing remediation grants for the
21   cleanup of tire piles and for pollution prevention programs for
22   small business and households; establishing the Small Business
23   and Household Pollution Prevention Program and management
24   standards for small business hazardous waste; providing for a
 1   household hazardous waste program and for grant programs; making
 2   appropriations; and making repeals," is amended by adding a
 3   section to read:
 4   Section 106.5.        Replacement tires.
 5      (a)   Mandatory recycling.--If an individual brings a vehicle
 6   to a business entity that sells tires to replace a waste tire
 7   from the vehicle with a new tire:
 8            (1)   The business entity shall retain the waste tire for
 9      the purpose of recycling.
10            (2)   The individual may not remove the waste tire from
11      the business entity or otherwise retain the waste tire.
12      (b)   Applicability.--
13            (1)   This section shall not apply to a tire that does not
14      need to be replaced but simply needs to be patched or
15      otherwise repaired.
16            (2)   This section shall apply to a tire that:
17                  (i)    No longer meets safety inspection standards.
18                  (ii)    The business entity believes will no longer
19            meet safety inspection standards within the next three
20            months.
21      (c)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
22   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
23   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
24      "Vehicle."        As defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to
25   definitions).
26      Section 2.        This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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