81-15,162. Fees on tires; collection; disbursement.
(1) There is hereby imposed a fee of one dollar on each tire of every new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer sold at retail in this state. Such fee shall be collected by the county treasurer at the time of registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and remitted to the Department of Revenue.
(2) There is hereby imposed a fee of one dollar on every tire sold at retail in this state, including every farm tractor tire, which tires are not on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Such fee shall be collected from the purchaser by the tire retailer at the time of purchase and shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue.
(3) For purposes of this section, tire shall have the definition found in section 81-15,159.02 and shall include a pneumatic and solid tire but shall not include a recapped or regrooved tire.
(4) Subject to section 81-15,165, the fees remitted to the Department of Revenue under this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund. Fees collected in excess of one million five hundred thousand dollars shall be available for grants to political subdivisions under rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (6)(b)(i) of section 13-2042.
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