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Senate sponsor seeks 3-year pilot to help clean abandoned tire piles
Summary
Sen. Mark Harris introduced RS3214, a three-year pilot to reimburse recyclers for removing abandoned tire piles and provide funds to DEQ; committee voted to send the request to print.
Senator Mark Harris introduced RS3214 to address abandoned tire piles in Idaho, proposing a three-year pilot that would reimburse recyclers for part of the cost to transport, process and recycle abandoned tires and provide funding to the Department of Environmental Quality to administer the program.
Harris told the Health and Welfare Committee that the state has “about 20 abandoned tire piles” and said recyclers have expressed interest in addressing them. He described the proposal as providing “a partial reimbursement for the cost of transporting, processing, and recycling these tires” and adding a funding stream to DEQ. He said the pilot would have a three-year sunset.
During questions, Senator Buerke asked about existing disposal fees; Harris said “there is a fee currently when you go get new tires, they charge you a disposal fee” and that the proposed program would include a 50-cent per-tire fee to support the pilot.
Senator Wintrow moved to send RS3214 to print; Senator Buerke seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote; the transcript records a committee member asking to be recorded but does not provide a roll-call tally.
The request moves RS3214 to drafting and a future committee hearing where details such as program eligibility, reimbursement rates, and DEQ administration would be set.
