| Washington State House of Representatives |
BILL ANALYSIS |
| Transportation Committee | |
ESSB 5080
This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in
their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a
statement of legislative intent.
Brief Description: Extending tire replacement fees.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Swecker, Murray, Weinstein, Kauffman, Rasmussen, Hatfield, Hobbs, Berkey, Pridemore, Regala, Tom, McCaslin, Oemig, Jacobsen and Rockefeller).
Brief Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill |
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Hearing Date: 4/9/07
Staff: Jerry Long (786-7306).
Background:
From October 1989, until September 1995, a $1 fee was assessed on the retail sale of each new
replacement tire. The fee was collected by the tire seller, who was entitled to retain 10 percent of
the fee. Revenue generated by the fee was used to fund state and local efforts to remove
discarded tires from unauthorized dump sites, fund local enforcement, fund pilot projects for
on-site tire shredding, implement a public education program, produce marketing studies on tire
recycling, and fund a tire study.
In 2002, the Legislature enacted a requirement that the Department of Ecology (DOE) track and
report the annual and cumulative increases and decreases in the state's tire recycling rates.
Individuals who engage in the business of transporting or storing waste tires are required to be
licensed by the DOE.
In 2005, the Legislature reinstated the $1 tire fee on the sale of each new replacement tire. Tire
retailers retain 10 percent of the fee and remit the remainder to the Department of Revenue.
There was also a provision for the DOE to conduct a study of unauthorized tire piles in
Washington. The study identified 54 sites statewide and an estimated 818 on-site days for the
site cleanups. The fee is scheduled to sunset June 30, 2010. The Waste Tire Removal Account
was also created in the State Treasury and monies in the account are used for the cleanup of
unauthorized waste tire piles and to implement measures to prevent future accumulation of
unauthorized waste tire piles.
Summary of Bill:
The $1 fee sunset of June 30, 2010 is removed. Expenditures from the account may be used for
the cleanup of unauthorized waste tire piles, measures that prevent future accumulation of
unauthorized waste tire piles, and road wear related maintenance on state and local public
highways.
On July 1 of odd-numbered years, the State Treasurer must transfer any cash balance in excess of
$1 million from the Waste Tire Removal Account to the Motor Vehicle Account for the purpose
of road wear related maintenance.
On September 1of even-numbered years, the DOE must provide a report to the Legislative
transportation committees on the progress being made on the cleanup of the unauthorized waste
tire piles and make recommendations to the committees to prevent the formation of future
unauthorized waste tire piles.
Obsolete statutes are deleted.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Effective Date: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.