§ 74-13-17 — Grants; eligibility; applications

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.

Legislative History

Laws 2005, ch. 171, § 17; 2025, ch. 151, § 13.