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OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5352
AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO THE TIRE
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.
SUMMARY
PA 23-62 requires the establishment of a statewide stewardship
program to manage discarded tires. Among other things, by January 1,
2025, tire producers must join a stewardship organization and submit a
plan to implement the program to the Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection (DEEP) for its approval.
This bill makes three changes to the program. First, it gives the
stewardship organization an additional 60 days to implement the
program, which under current law, must start within 120 days after
DEEP approves it. The bill expands this implementation window to 180
days after the approval.
The bill also allows the organization to hold additional funds by
eliminating the law’s cap on its financing system for the program.
Current law requires the financing system to cover, and explicitly not
exceed, the costs to develop the plan, operate and administer the
program, and keep a financial reserve sufficient to operate the program
for six months. The bill removes the limitation on exceeding the costs.
Lastly, the bill reduces by one-half, from 10% to 5% of total program
costs, the maximum fee that DEEP may assess a stewardship
organization for administration costs.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
COMMITTEE ACTION
Environment Committee
Joint Favorable 2024HB-05352-R000278-BA.DOCX
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Yea 34 Nay 0 (03/20/2024)