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Committee advances bill to restructure tire recycling fee to fund cleanup and recycling
Summary
Senate Bill 238 would rename and restructure Arkansas—ees on tire sales to generate a dedicated revenue stream for tire recycling and abatement; sponsors said the change would make the existing tire program solvent and reduce higher cleanup costs for dumped tires. The committee passed the bill.
Sen. John Payton told the committee SB238 would restructure the state—ee that supports the waste-tire program, renaming the rim-removal fee to a tire-recycling fee and expanding its application to sales of new tires on vehicles and trailers.
Payton said the change restores provisions removed in a prior House amendment and would generate an estimated $2.5 million to $3.5 million in…
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