- A. A municipality, county, Indian nation, pueblo or tribe, land grant community, cooperative association or solid waste authority that meets eligibility requirements established by the board may apply for a grant for providing funds to public landfills to offset the cost of collecting or recycling of tires, purchase equipment, perform marketing, purchase products produced by a recycling facility, provide educational outreach, develop recycling infrastructure, abate illegal dumpsites or contract with vendors to promote recycling and to abate illegal dumpsites consistent with provisions of the Recycling, Circular Economy and Illegal Dumping Act. The first priority for funding shall be abatement of illegal scrap tire dumpsites and the recycling of scrap tires.
- B. Nothing in this section prohibits a municipality, county, Indian nation, pueblo or tribe, land grant community or cooperative association from contracting for services to complete an abatement action.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 171, § 17; 2025, ch. 151, § 13.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2025 amendment, effective June 20, 2025, removed language requiring the use of a specific proportion of funds for tire abatement and recycling; in Subsection A, after "collecting or recycling of tires" deleted "or submit a competitive bid for a loan or contract for development costs or operating costs to establish a recycling facility", after "Recycling" added "Circular Economy"; deleted former Subsection B and redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection B; and deleted former Subsection D.