As used in this part 14, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) Alternative daily cover means at least three inches of earthen material
or other suitable material placed over the exposed solid waste at the end of each
operating day, or at such frequencies as needed to prevent or minimize nuisance
conditions.
(1.2) ASTM standard D6270 means the American Society for Testing and
Materials standard entitled Standard Practice for Use of Scrap Tires in Civil
Engineering Applications, effective on December 15, 2017.
(1.5) Beneficial user means a person who uses solid waste for energy
recovery in a manufacturing process or as an effective substitute for natural or
commercial products, in a manner that does not pose a threat to human health or
the environment. Avoidance of processing or disposal cost alone does not
constitute beneficial use.
(1.7) Board of directors or board means the board of directors of the
enterprise.
(2) Commission means the solid and hazardous waste commission created
in section 25-15-302, C.R.S.
(3) Department means the department of public health and environment.
(4) End user means a person who:
(a) Uses a tire-derived product for a commercial or industrial purpose;
(b) Uses a whole waste tire to generate energy or fuel; or
(c) Consumes tire-derived product or uses tire-derived product in its final
application or in making new materials with a demonstrated sale to a third-party
customer.
(4.5) Enterprise means the waste tire management enterprise created in
section 30-20-1403.
(5) Mobile processor means a person who processes waste tires at a
location other than the location of the person's certificate of registration.
(6) Motor vehicle means a self-propelled vehicle that is designed for travel
on the public highways and that is generally and commonly used to transport
persons and property over the public highways or a low speed electric vehicle.
Motor vehicle includes automobiles, minivans, all trucks, motor homes, and
motorcycles.
(7) Public project means:
(a) A publicly funded contract entered into by a governmental body of the
executive branch of this state that is subject to the Procurement Code, articles
101 to 112 of title 24, C.R.S.; and
(b) A publicly funded contract entered into by a county, municipal
government, or special district, including a school district or recreation district.
(7.5) Rural county means a county with a population of fewer than sixty
thousand residents.
(8) Tire means a rubber cushion that fits around a wheel.
(9) Tire-derived product means matter that:
(a) Is derived from a process that uses whole tires as a feedstock, including
shredding, crumbing, and chipping;
(b) Adheres to established engineering or other appropriate specifications or
to established product end user specifications or customer conditions of
acceptance;
(c) Has a demonstrated benefit associated with the end use;
(d) Can be used as a substitute for or in conjunction with a commercial
product or raw material; and
(e) Has either been sold and removed from the facility of a processor or has
been used on site by the processor.
(9.5) Ton means a unit of weight equal to two thousand pounds.
(10) Trailer means a wheeled vehicle, without motive power, that is
designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle.
(11) Used tire means a tire that was previously used as a tire and is graded
and classified for reuse as a tire based on specifications and criteria maintained
pursuant to section 30-20-1410 (1)(a).
(12) Waste tire means a tire that is modified from its original specifications
but not processed into a tire-derived product, is no longer being used for its initial
intended purpose as a tire, and is not a used tire.
(12.5) Waste tire administration fee or administration fee means money
collected pursuant to section 30-20-1403 (2.5)(b).
(13) Waste tire cleanup program or program means the program created
by this part 14.
(14) Waste tire collection facility means a facility at which waste tires are
stored awaiting pickup by a registered waste tire hauler for transportation to a
registered waste tire processor or registered waste tire monofill.
(14.5) Waste tire enterprise fee or enterprise fee means money collected
pursuant to section 30-20-1403 (2.5)(a).
(15) Waste tire generator means a person who generates waste tires. The
term includes new tire retailers, used tire retailers, automobile dealers, automobile
dismantlers, public and private vehicle maintenance shops, garages, service
stations, car care centers, automotive fleet centers, local government fleet
operators, and rental fleet operators.
(16) Waste tire hauler means a person who transports ten or more waste
tires in any one load.
(17) Waste tire monofill means part or all of a solid wastes disposal site and
facility that has been issued a certificate of designation and at which only waste
tires are accepted.
(18) Waste tire processor means a person who processes a waste tire into a
tire-derived product.