- A. Initial registration. A waste tire collection site that is required to obtain plan approval under A.R.S. § 49-762(A)(7) shall not begin operation until the owner or operator registers with the Department on a form approved by the Department.
- B. Annual registration fee. The Department shall bill an annual registration fee of $5,000 to a registered waste tire collection site that is required to obtain plan approval under A.R.S. § 49-762(A)(7) that has not filed a notice of termination of registration with the Department. The owner or operator of the waste tire collection site that is required to obtain plan approval under A.R.S. § 49-762(A)(7) shall pay the annual registration fee within 30 days of invoice receipt.
C. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Director shall adjust the fee amounts in subsection (B) of this Section annually by the following method, except that no adjustment in any year shall exceed four percent of the fee amount of the preceding year:
- 1. Multiply the amount by the October CPI for the most recent year and then divide by the October CPI for the year 2024. The October CPI for any year is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items, published by the United States Department of Labor at www.bls.gov/cpi/regional-resources.htm, for October of that year.
- 2. Round the result from subsection (C)(1) down to the nearest cent. ADEQ shall post the new amounts on its webpage and install them in the billing software as soon as practicable.
Historical Note
New Section made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 348 (January 24, 2025), with an immediate effective date of December 24, 2024 (Supp. 24-4). Section amended by emergency rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1897 (June 13, 2025), effective June 6, 2025, for 180 days (Supp. 25-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4716 (December 26, 2025), with an immediate effective date of December 3, 2025 (Supp. 25-4).