Environment - Tire Recycling Fee - Alterations

HB 83 shifts authority for setting Maryland's tire recycling fee from the Board of Public Works to the Department of the Environment. It requires the Department to set the fee at $1 per new tire starting January 1, 2026, with annual inflation adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index (capped at $2 per tire). Tire dealers must collect and remit the fee on the first sale of new tires (including those sold with vehicles) and submit payments to the state, with fees deposited into the Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund. The bill directly affects tire dealers (who pay the fee) and the state fund (which receives the collected fees), while prohibiting local governments from imposing additional tire-related charges.