HCS/HB 774 - This act pertains to waste tires.

The act reimposes the waste tire fee to January 1, 2008. The fee the Department of Revenue collects currently stands at 4%, this act reduces that percentage to 2%.

The act has added Missouri vendor language; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to give preference to contract bids for waste tire cleanups from vendors that are Missouri residents, employ Missouri workers, or use the tires for fuel or to manufacture a useful product. The department may consider prior performance in the awarding of the contract. A vendor will not be given a preference for a bid to fill a landfill with waste tires, waste tire chips, or waste tire shreds, including landfill cover.
MEGAN CRAIN