A local health department that has received an application for partial reimbursement from a recycler shall within 15 calendar days after receiving the application:
Terms Used In Utah Code 19-6-814
Division: means the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control created in Section 19-1-105. See Utah Code 19-6-803
Local health department: means the local health department, as defined in Section 26A-1-102, with jurisdiction over the recycler. See Utah Code 19-6-803
Recycler: means a person who:
(a)
annually uses, or can reasonably be expected within the next year to use, a minimum of 100,000 waste tires generated in the state or 1,000 tons of waste tires generated in the state to recover energy or produce energy, crumb rubber, chipped tires, or an ultimate product; and
Tire: means a pneumatic rubber covering designed to encircle the wheel of a vehicle in which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway. See Utah Code 19-6-803
(a)
review the application for completeness;
(b)
conduct an on-site investigation of the recycler’s waste tire use if the application is the initial application of the recycler; and
(c)
submit the recycler’s application for partial reimbursement together with a brief written report of the results of the investigation and the dollar amount approved for payment to the Division of Finance.
(2)
If the local health department approves a dollar amount for partial reimbursement which is less than the amount requested by the recycler, the local health department shall submit its written report of the investigation and recommendation to the recycler at least five days prior to submitting the report and recommendation to the Division of Finance.
