HCR 11 – FINAL VERSION
2008 SESSION
06/01
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 11
A RESOLUTION urging municipalities to establish an annual free tire collection day.
SPONSORS: Rep. Laliberte, Graf 10
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This house concurrent resolution urges municipalities to establish an annual free tire collection day.
08-2052
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
A RESOLUTION urging municipalities to establish an annual free tire collection day.
Whereas, New Hampshire generates scrap tires at the rate of one tire per person per year; and
Whereas, improperly managed scrap tires pose a fire threat that endangers the public and the environment; and
Whereas, tire fires are difficult to extinguish; and
Whereas, abandoned tires fill with water and become breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other vermin; and
Whereas, mosquitoes can transmit diseases including West Nile Virus and eastern equine encephalitis; and
Whereas, proper management and disposal of tires is important to protecting public health and the environment; and
Whereas, tires abandoned along roadways in rural areas are unsightly; and
Whereas, the natural beauty of New Hampshire competes with that of neighboring states for tourism revenue; and
Whereas, there are many recycling options for tires; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That all municipalities in New Hampshire are strongly urged to establish at least one free tire collection day per year to encourage residents to properly dispose of scrap tires; and
That copies of this resolution be forwarded by the house clerk to the governing bodies of every municipality in the state that has a community transfer station.
Effective: April 17, 2008