State Issues A
very active state legislative season is underway and Chair of ARA’s Government Affairs Committee,
Norman Wright, along with Director of State Government and Grassroots Affairs, Jessica Andrews, continue to host weekly state legislative update calls to coordinate with ARA members across the country. To join these calls, which are open to all members, please contact Jessica (
Jessica@a-r-a.org).
Focus Intensifies on Recycled OEM Tires Automotive recyclers in TEXAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA,
INDIANA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NEW JERSEY and OKLAHOMA continue to battle legislation seeking to prohibit recyclers’ ability to sell recycled, OEM tires. ARA and its state affiliate chapters continue to advocate that the liability for inspecting a tire should be placed on the person actually installing the tire on a vehicle, not the person selling it. On February 20, ARA submitted a letter of opposition to members of the South Carolina Special Laws Subcom- mittee regarding used tire bill House Bill 3430, pointing out the significantly harmful impact the bill would have and advocating that only professional tire installers have the necessary training and experience to identify an unsafe used tire as described in HB 3430. ARA’s letter stated that “professional automotive recy- clers resell used tires for many purposes and the ultimate use of those tires in unknown to the seller at the point of purchase. It is simply unrealistic to expect automotive recyclers selling used tires to identify the intended use of every tire that is sold or monitor what a consumer chooses to do with a used tire once the sale is complete... Preventing the installation of unsafe tires would address the true intent of House Bill 3430 to protect South Carolina's consumers.”
ARA also highlighted in its letter the important eco- nomic role played by recycled OEM tires in the market- place, providing a cost effective alternative to potentially unaffordable new tires, as well as the positive environmen- tal benefits as tires are given a second life rather than end- ing up in a landfill.
ARA urged members of the Subcommittee to reconsider the bill language and focus strictly on the installation of unsafe used tires. A new bill in TENNESSEE, Senate Bill 1343, is proposing the state undertake a study of waste tires and their sources. CONNECTICUT and VERMONT legislators are discussing the concept of state-mandated tire recycling programs and extended producer liability for to tire manufacturers. ARA will continue to monitor the developments of these bills and potential implications for the industry.
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Incorporating NMVTIS into State Statute NEW HAMPSHIRE automotive recyclers continue to work
with state officials on legislation that would require the reporting of the destruction of motor vehicles to NMVTIS. House Bill 310 was voted out of the Transportation Committee on February 23 and heard on the House floor the first week of March. Automotive recyclers in IOWA successfully introduced legislation in late February that would make compliance with the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) a requirement for an automotive recyclers license in the state, incorporating an individuals NMVTIS registration number into the state licensing application, requiring proof of compliance as well as penalties for fail- ure to report. Senate Bill 1241 would also permit the own- ers of motor vehicles 12 years and older without a title, whose value for scrap is less than $1,000 to be sold to licensed auto recyclers without a title. Legislation in TENNESSEE, House Bill 1043, would also incorporate NMVTIS reporting in to the state statute as well as require verification with the Department of Revenue that a vehicle has not been stolen prior to scrapping.
Market for Recycled Parts In VIRGINIA, Senate Bill 1430 seeks to prohibit advertising
for the sale, transport, delivery, removal, or receipt of a sal- vage or nonrepairable vehicle unless the seller is a licensed salvage dealer and to require licensees to display salvage license numbers in the advertisement. The bill also requires advertisements by licensees for the sale of a salvage vehicle in a newspaper, online, or by other electronic means to state the company’s name, address, telephone number, and salvage dealer license number. The bill was sent to the Governor’s office for signature the last week in February. NEW YORK is currently the only state in the country where professional automotive recyclers are unable to sell recycled, non-deployed OEM airbags due to the state’s fail- ure to implement a provision of their airbag code passed over ten years ago that requires the designation of a nationally recognized testing, engineering and research body to establish standards. In February professional automotive recyclers in the state successfully introduced legislation that would permit the sale and installation of recycled, non-deployed OEM airbags as well as incorporate guidelines from ARA’s ARAPro into the statue. ARA, its affiliate chapter ARANY and local automotive recyclers are actively working with bill sponsors and other stakeholders, including two leading auto manufacturers, to build support for passage of Assembly Bill 5080.
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