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CTDA Instrumental in Defeat of Another Proposed Tire Fee

posted on 6/5/2019 11:58:00 PM

 

Originally posted by Andrew Sheeler on May 30, 2019 01:44 PM at The Sacramento Bee

Californians dodge another tax increase as lawmaker pulls bill opposed by tire dealers

California Democrats have proposed several tax-raising bills to the Legislature. Among the items that could see tax or fee increases include oil and gas drilling, firearms, soda, water meters and tires. BY DAVID CARACCIO

A proposal to raise the California tire change fee, which critics called a tax that would hit lower-income residents hardest, has been pulled at the request of its sponsor.

Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, requested that Assembly Bill 755 be shelved on Wednesday.

“We are in the first year of a two year legislative session, and we need more time to work with stakeholders so that we can successfully navigate it through the legislative process and ultimately deliver a solution that many cities need to mitigate stormwater contamination,” Holden said in a statement.

AB 755 was part of a raft of tax increase proposals considered by the Democrat-controlled Legislature this session. The bill would have raised the tire change fee from $1.75 to $3.25, with the estimated $55 million in annual revenue going into the state’s Stormwater Permit Compliance Fund.

Tires are considered a major source of zinc in urban stormwater runoff, according to the California Stormwater Quality Association. Holden described the fee increase as “modest,” and said it would help address “a high-level water quality threat to the current collection of stormwater,” in an analysis of the bill.

The bill was opposed by the California Tire Dealers Association, which argued that “we do not understand why the focus is on tires when they contain a minimal amount of zinc....”

The group argued that there are many other outdoor metal surfaces, including street signs, lights and benches, that also contain zinc.

“Most troublesome with the proposal is that this tax will fall hardest on those with the least ability to pay, namely low-income individuals and hardworking families,” the group argued. “AB 755 institutes a ‘regressive’ tax that, combined with the current tire fee, will increase the cost of a set of new tires by $13.00.”

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California: CARB Regulations on "Check and Inflate"

  • As of September 1, 2010, all California automotive service providers (tire dealers, new car dealers that service vehicles, etc.) are required to perform a tire inflation service (check and inflate) on all passenger vehicles that are brought in for service or repair. In addition to "checking and inflating," you will be required to do the following:
  • You need to use a tire pressure gauge with an error rate no more than ± 2 psi.
  • On the invoice, you must note that the inflation service was performed to the psi recommended by the vehicle manufacturer (in the vehicle's manual, or on the door placard or glove box door). You must also note the psi number that you inflated the tire to.

    Note: You aren't required to wait until the tire has cooled before "checking and inflating."
  • If the psi rating is not available, or the vehicle is equipped with a tire not meeting the vehicle manufacturer’s tire specifications, then the recommended psi should be taken from a Tire Inflation Reference.
  • A Tire Inflation Reference is any industry recognized resource—book or electronic—that contains tire pressure inflation specifications for original equipment tires and wheels and non-original equipment sized tires and wheels. The Tire Inflation Reference must be current within three years.

    Note: If you have exhausted all avenues on locating the correct psi for a specific tire, then note on the invoice that you were unable to locate the correct tire pressure.
  • You need to keep a copy of the invoice for three years.  It can be kept on-site, off-site, or electronically, but must be made available to enforcement personnel within 72 hours of a request.

There are some exceptions to the regulations:

  • You do not have to fill out paperwork for a consumer requesting a "courtesy" tire inflation.
  • You do not have to check and inflate a spare tire unless it is in use.
  • You do not have to fill out paperwork on a vehicle with a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds.
  • Customers with tires inflated with nitrogen gas are subject to the "check and inflate" requirements but may refuse if the tire dealer does not have a nitrogen inflation system.
  • You do not have to inflate tires if you determine that the tires are unsafe in accordance with standard industry practices, due to tire tread ware, tire age, tread irregularity, or damage.
  • You do not have to fill out paperwork if a customer declines the service because he/she "affirms" the following: 1) if a "check and inflate" has been done within the past 30 days or 2) if a "check and inflate" will be done within the next 7 days.

If you do not provide the tire inflation service because of one of the above reasons, you are required to note why the service wasn’t provided on the customer's service invoice.

Note: A courtesy (free) tire inflation without other service does not require such information since there will be no invoice.

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