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Senate RS would create three-year pilot to reimburse cleanup of abandoned tire piles
Summary
Sen. Mark Harris introduced RS3214 to fund a three-year pilot program administered by the Department of Environmental Quality to partially reimburse transport, processing and recycling of abandoned tire piles; committee voted to send the request to print by voice vote.
Senator Mark Harris told the Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee that RS3214 would establish a three-year pilot to incentivize recyclers to clean up about 20 abandoned tire piles in Idaho. "What this bill does is help create an incentive for these recyclers to tackle these abandoned tire piles and clean them up," he said.
Harris said the pilot would provide partial reimbursement for the cost of transporting, processing and recycling tires and would allocate funds to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality to administer the program. The program would include a 50-cent-per-tire fee to fund ongoing disposal costs, he said, and would have a three-year sunset.
Senators asked procedural questions about prior informational hearings and funding. Senator Wintrow said the committee had received an educational presentation on the topic in the prior year; Harris confirmed an informational hearing had been held. Senator Buerke asked whether an existing disposal fee would continue when consumers purchase new tires; Harris said the existing fee remains and the proposed pilot adds a 50-cent fee per tire.
Senator Wintrow moved to send RS3214 to print, Senator Bierke seconded, and the committee approved the motion by voice vote; a roll-call tally was not recorded in the transcript.
