By Brown S.R. No. 1006 75R17580 MPC-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The State of Texas has long attempted to determine 1-2 the best method by which to dispose of scrap tires for, whether 1-3 taken to landfills or illegally dumped on roadways, these 1-4 nondegradable products create a significant hazard that must be 1-5 corrected; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The dangerous conditions created by the accumulation 1-7 of scrap tires include the potential for fire, the subsequent 1-8 release of toxic chemicals into the air and groundwater, breeding 1-9 grounds for mosquitoes, snakes, and rodents, and human health 1-10 problems; and 1-11 WHEREAS, With the repeal of the prohibition on tipping fees, 1-12 consumers will no longer be required to pay a $2 per tire fee on 1-13 the purchase of new or good used passenger tires or a $3.50 fee on 1-14 all truck tires and Texas will join all but one state in allowing 1-15 the free market to determine the cost of tire collection; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Texans have worked diligently to clean up the number 1-17 of illegal tire dumps across the state and to reduce the amount of 1-18 tires sitting in landfills, and it is imperative that we all do our 1-19 part to dispose of tires in the proper manner and to prevent scrap 1-20 tires from remaining a threat to our health and our environment; 1-21 now, therefore, be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 75th Texas Legislature 1-23 hereby encourage the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 1-24 to provide stronger and enhanced enforcement to ensure that no 2-1 additional illegal tire dump sites are created; and, be it further 2-2 RESOLVED, That the commission be directed to use the 2-3 emergency appropriation of $9 million to begin the cleanup of the 2-4 remaining 300 illegal dumps and to clean up the state's West Texas 2-5 tire collection sites; and, be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That the commission continue its work in developing 2-7 end uses for scrap tires, with special emphasis on determining an 2-8 end use for the 1.7 billion pounds of shredded tires that are on 2-9 the ground in Texas today; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official 2-11 copy of this resolution to the executive director of the Texas 2-12 Natural Resource Conservation Commission.