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Utah's Used Oil Management Act requires lubricating oil vendors — businesses that sell motor oil and similar products — to collect a small recycling fee at the point of sale, which funds programs to collect and properly dispose of used oil from do-it-yourself oil changers. This bill would double that fee from 4 cents to 8 cents per quart (and from 16 cents to 32 cents per gallon) starting July 1, 2026, and would then give the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control ongoing authority to set the fee by rule starting July 1, 2027, with the division required to notify the State Tax Commission at least 90 days before any fee change takes effect. The bill also clarifies that grant funds distributed for curbside used oil collection programs may be used to hire permitted oil transporters, in addition to other program costs like retrofitting trucks and purchasing curbside containers. Utahns who change their own vehicle oil would see a modest price increase on motor oil purchases, while the additional revenue would go toward expanding used oil collection infrastructure, including in rural areas where collection options are limited.