Kansas legislators consider bill to reduce scrap metal theft

Kansas legislators consider bill to reduce scrap metal theft
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Lawmakers in Kansas introduced a bill in late February with the goal of reducing scrap-metal theft in the state. Senate Bill 219 would shift the responsibility for the state’s scrap metal database from the office of the state’s attorney general to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and reduce the registration fee for scrap metal dealers in the state to no more than $750 annually from the existing range of $500 to $1,500. Also, the bill would add an excise tax on scrap metal sales. 

According to a report from The Topeka Capital-Journal newspaper, Topeka, Kansas, the bill would assess a 50-cent tax on purchases between 100 pounds and 2,000 pounds. The tax would be $1 for purchases in excess of one ton. The registration fees and excise tax would be implemented to fund the database. 

However, some scrap metal businesses in the state reported to The Topeka Capital-Journal that they don’t agree with the proposed legislation. Ray’s Metal Depot, La Harpe, Kansas, told the publication that he’s worried SB 219 could put his company out of business. He said his business has not experienced scrap metal theft, adding that he thinks the financial burden of paying for the database shouldn’t fall to the dealers not involved in the problem.

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Source: Recycling Today
Kansas legislators consider bill to reduce scrap metal theft
<![CDATA[Lawmakers in Kansas introduced a bill in late February with the goal of reducing scrap-metal theft in the state. Senate Bill 219 would shift the responsibility for the state’s scrap metal database from the office of the state’s attorney general to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and reduce the registration fee for scrap metal dealers in the state to no more than $750 annually from the existing range of $500 to $1,500. Also, the bill would add an excise tax on scrap metal sales. According to a report from The Topeka Capital-Journal newspaper, Topeka, Kansas, the bill would assess a 50-cent tax on purchases between 100 pounds and 2,000 pounds. The tax would be $1 for purchases in excess of one ton. The registration fees and excise tax would be implemented to fund the database. However, some scrap metal businesses in the state reported to The Topeka Capital-Journal that they don’t agree with the proposed legislation. Ray’s Metal Depot, La Harpe, Kansas, told the publication that he’s worried SB 219 could put his company out of business. He said his business has not experienced scrap metal theft, adding that he thinks the financial burden of paying for the database shouldn’t fall to…