Washington State Considers Requiring Use of Alternatives To Lead Wheel
Weights
(February 2007)
The House Select Committee on Environmental Health held a hearing on February
22nd on a bill which would eventually ban the use of lead wheel balancing weight
on light -duty vehicles in Washiington State. The bill would:
- Establish an advisory committee to identify and make available to tire
distributors and retailers by September 1, 2007, an approved list of environmentally
preferred alternatives to lead wheel weights; and
- Require replacement of lead wheel weights for passenger vehicles and light
trucks with lead-free alternatives beginning January 1, 2008, for state-owned
vehicles, January 1, 2009 for all used vehicles registered in Washington state,
and January 1, 2010, for all new vehicles registered in Washington state.
Text of HB 2143
Listen to the House Hearing
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