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DEQ presents new used‑tire reimbursement rates; counties warn program not sustainably funded
Summary
DEQ asked the Senate committee to approve business plans and reimbursement rates for four consolidated used‑tire districts; local officials said the program has short‑term funding but remains structurally underfunded and warned stored tire backlogs could exhaust funds sooner than expected.
The Division of Environmental Quality asked the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee to review business plans and proposed reimbursement rates for four newly consolidated used‑tire districts created under Act 713 of 2023. Caleb Osborne, DEQ’s chief administrator and director, said the agency and the Pollution Control and Ecology Commission have already approved the plans and outlined recommended rates: Northwest $2.82, Northeast $2.86, Southwest $2.80 and Southeast $2.90 per tire.
DEQ told the committee it expects current revenues—primarily from the statutory $3 rim‑removal fee—will allow full reimbursements…
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