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Committee advances pilot to reimburse recyclers for cleaning abandoned tire piles
Summary
Sen. Mark Harris introduced RS3214, a three‑year pilot to partially reimburse recyclers who remove abandoned tire piles, fund Department of Environmental Quality administration, and rely on a 50¢ per‑tire fee; committee voted to send the request to print.
Sen. Mark Harris (R-District 35) told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that RS3214 would create a three‑year pilot program to encourage recyclers to clean up roughly 20 abandoned tire piles around Idaho.
Harris said the proposal would provide partial reimbursement for transporting, processing and recycling abandoned tires and would provide funding for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality to administer the program. “We’ve got some recyclers that are excited to do something with these tire piles,” he said.
Harris told senators the program would not raise disposal fees charged when consumers buy new tires; rather, the measure envisions continuing the existing disposal fee and adding a 50¢ per‑tire fee to support the pilot. He described the program as a three‑year pilot with a sunset clause.
Senator Wintrow and Senator Buerke questioned whether the committee had heard an informational presentation previously and how the pilot would be funded; Harris said the committee had an informational hearing last year and repeated that the proposed fee would be 50¢ per tire. After discussion, Senator Wintrow moved and Senator Buerke seconded a motion to send RS3214 to print. The committee approved the motion by voice vote; one senator asked to be recorded as voting.
The transcript does not record a roll‑call tally or a fiscal note in this session; the measure was introduced to print for further consideration.
