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HF 5129

System for collecting and recycling discarded tires required to be financed and operated by tire producers, account established, and money appropriated.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Sydney Jordan and 2 co-sponsors

Requires tire producers to fund and operate a statewide disposal and recycling program, with plan approval, consumer drop-off, and no public fees.

Authors added Kraft and Pursell
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Bill Summary · HF 5129

HF5129 Summary (Minnesota, 2025-2026)

Purpose and intent

HF 5129 would create a statewide system for collecting and recycling discarded tires, financed and operated by tire producers. The bill establishes a mandatory framework to ensure discarded tires are managed through a producer-funded program, with a centralized administrative account and annual reporting, audits, and oversight by the Minnesota commissioner.

Key provisions and changes

  • Discar ded tire stewardship program (new §115A.1417).

    • Defines essential terms (brand, collection, consumer, covered entity, discarded tire, producer, recycling, tire stewardship organization, tire stewardship plan, etc.).
    • Establishes that, starting January 1, 2027, no tire may be sold in Minnesota unless the producer participates in an approved tire stewardship plan.

  • Participation and program requirements.

    • Producers must participate in an approved tire stewardship program to sell tires in the state.
    • Programs must establish a statewide collection system, allow free drop-off of discarded tires at participating sites, ensure collection and recycling, provide storage, public outreach, and help develop markets for recycled tires.
    • Financing of the program must be entirely through producer fees; no public or non-producer fees are allowed.

  • Plan content and approval.

    • Plans must identify participating producers, financing, initial performance goals, use of existing state infrastructure, collection/transport/recycling facilities, and outreach strategies.
    • The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (commissioner) reviews and approves plans, with public posting and a structured two-step/limited revision process (up to two resubmissions).

  • Financing and administration.

    • A stewardship organization must finance the program through producer fees and maintain a reserve sufficient for at least six months of operation.
    • An annual administrative fee is payable to the commissioner to cover agency costs, with a true-up reconciliation process.
    • User fees to the public are prohibited; the program is fully paid by producers.

  • Ongoing plan management.

    • Plans may be amended with commissioner approval.
    • Every two years (and then every three years) performance goals must be updated.
    • Annual reporting starts March 1, 2028, detailing collection/transport/recycling methods, tire weights by region and entity, disposition methods, performance against goals, and consumer education materials.

  • Audits and records.

    • Audits of finances and data are required two years after implementation and every three years thereafter (or upon commissioner request).
    • Trade secret information remains private.
    • Records must be kept for at least three years.

  • Account and funding mechanism.

    • A Discarded Tire Stewardship Account is created in the state’s special revenue fund to hold administrative fees; funds are appropriated to the commissioner for enforcement and administration.

  • Timing and effective date.

    • Effective the day after final enactment; program participation required for tire sales begins on January 1, 2027.

Who is affected

  • Producers and brands of tires sold in Minnesota (required to participate in a plan and finance the program).
  • Tire stewardship organizations established by producers to design, implement, and manage the plan.
  • Covered entities handling discarded tires (retailers, auto dealers, repair facilities, collection sites, fleets, etc.) within the state.
  • Consumers who purchase tires (indirectly affected through program effects and public outreach).
  • State agencies (especially the commissioner and enforcement) overseeing plan approval, administration fees, reporting, and audits.

Potential impact

  • Shifts financing of tire end-of-life management from public to producer-funded, potentially increasing producer accountability for tire waste.
  • Establishes standardized collection and recycling infrastructure aimed at higher recycling rates and market development for recycled tire materials.
  • Introduces rigorous reporting, audits, and performance goals to measure environmental and economic benefits.
  • Requires compliance by January 2027 for tire sales, with full program operation following plan approvals.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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