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§ 6029.115. Grants for waste tire collection programs

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: September 9, 2002

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 29L. Waste Tire Recycling Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: September 9, 2002
35 P.S. § 6029.115
§ 6029.115. Grants for waste tire collection programs
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(a) General rule.--The department may provide grants to individuals, local governments, businesses, corporations or other organizations for reimbursement of eligible costs for waste tire collection programs approved by the department.
(b) Grant disbursement.--The department shall establish a grant ceiling for each proposed collection program based on the number of tires to be collected and the estimated processing costs.
(c) Restrictions.--Grants awarded under this section shall be subject to the following:
(1) Grant recipients shall apply the funds received from the department only to those purposes and activities authorized by the department or otherwise approved by the department.
(2) The department may not award the grants to any individual, local government, business, corporation or other organization that has contributed in any manner to the creation of a waste tire pile.
(3) Any additional restrictions which the Environmental Quality Board, by regulation, may designate so long as the restriction is promulgated in regulation.
(d) Funding limitation.--Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, and continuing through the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, the department may not expend more than $250,000 each fiscal year from the Recycling Fund created by section 706 of the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L. 556, No. 101),1 known as the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, for awarding grants under this section.

Credits

1996, Dec. 19, P.L. 1478, No. 190, § 115, added 2002, July 10, P.L. 781, No. 111, § 11, effective in 60 days.

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53 P.S. § 4000.706.
35 P.S. § 6029.115, PA ST 35 P.S. § 6029.115
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 1. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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