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Senate advances measure to expand tire-recycling fee and fund cleanups
Summary
Senate Bill 238 (SB 2 38) expands the fee base for Arkansas’ waste tire program, raising revenues to modernize processors, reimburse districts and fund abatement of stockpiles; floor debate centered on fee structure, oversight and uses.
The Arkansas Senate on March 25 approved SB 238, a measure to broaden the state’s used-tire recycling fee base and raise revenue for four regional tire districts, processors and cleanup of stockpiles. Sponsor Senator Peyton (Payton in transcript) described the bill as a necessary update to a program lawmakers restructured two years ago.
The nut graf: supporters said the fee expansion—collecting the recycling fee on new tires, and keeping higher fees for extra-large and agricultural tires—will provide a dedicated revenue stream to let districts issue longer-term contracts and attract private capital for…
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