Waste tire removal funds

AN ACT Relating to accountability for waste tire removal funds; 1
amending RCW 70A.205.420; and creating a new section.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the waste tire 4
fee levied on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires was 5
increased from $1 to $5 per tire sold in chapter 417, Laws of 2025 6
(ESSB 5801). The legislature finds that to effectively allocate these 7
resources and prioritize cleanup efforts, the public and the 8
legislature must understand the scope and magnitude of the waste tire 9
problem in Washington. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature 10
to require the department of ecology to publish and maintain a 11
publicly accessible inventory of known, unauthorized tire piles.12
Sec. 2. RCW 70A.205.420 and 2020 c 20 s 1191 are each amended to 13
read as follows: 14
(1) Moneys in the waste tire removal account may be appropriated 15
to the department of ecology: 16
(a) To provide for funding to state and local governments for the 17
removal of discarded vehicle tires from unauthorized tire dump sites; 18
and 19
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SENATE BILL 6273
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Senators Dozier and Torres
Read first time 01/22/26. Referred to Committee on Environment,
Energy & Technology.
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(b) To accomplish the other purposes of RCW 70A.205.010 as they 1
relate to waste tire cleanup under this chapter. 2
(2) In spending funds in the account under this section, the 3
department shall identify communities with the most severe problems 4
with waste tires and provide funds first to those communities to 5
remove accumulations of waste tires. 6
(3) The department shall provide on its website ((a)):7
(a) A summary of state and local government efforts funded using 8
the waste tire removal account((, a));9
(b) A list of authorized waste tire storage sites and 10
transporters((, and tire));11
(c) Tire recycling and reuse rates in the state for each calendar 12
year; and13
(d) To the extent the information is readily available and 14
accessible to the department, an inventory of all known unauthorized 15
waste tire piles in the state. This subsection shall not be construed 16
to require the department to gather more information than it has in 17
its possession. In publishing information on its website, the 18
department must include the following information about each 19
unauthorized waste tire pile:20
(i) The location of the pile;21
(ii) The approximate duration the pile has existed;22
(iii) The estimated quantity of tires in the pile, expressed 23
either by weight or number of tires;24
(iv) A summary of known public health or environmental risks 25
associated with the pile; and26
(v) The estimated timeline for cleanup of the pile, based on 27
current appropriations and estimated funding availability.28
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