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Committee approves bill to restructure tire recycling fee to shore up program funding
Summary
Senate Bill 238, sponsored by Senator John Payton, passed the committee after testimony that restructuring the rim-removal fee and collecting recycling fees at point-of-sale will stabilize waste-tire program funding and reduce future cleanup costs.
Senate Bill 238, intended to stabilize Arkansas’ waste-tire program finances, passed the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee after sponsor and industry testimony.
Senator John Payton (District 22) told committee members the state consolidated 11 tire boards into four in recent years but the program remains insolvent without dedicated revenue. He said SB 238 would restructure the rim-removal fee (renaming it the tire-recycling fee), collect it…
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