159A.6  Education, promotion, and advertising.
  1.  The office shall do all of the following: 
  a.  Support education regarding, and promotion and advertising of, renewable fuels and coproducts. The office shall consult with the petroleum marketers and convenience stores of Iowa, the Iowa renewable fuels association, the Iowa corn growers association, and the Iowa soybean association.
  b.  Promote the advantages related to the use of renewable fuels as an alternative to nonrenewable fuels. Promotions shall be designed to inform the ultimate consumer of advantages associated with using renewable fuels, and emphasize the benefits to the natural environment. The promotion shall inform consumers at the businesses of retail dealers of motor vehicle fuels.
  c.  Develop standards for decals required pursuant to section 214A.21A, which shall be designed to promote the advantages of using renewable fuels. The standards may be incorporated within a model decal adopted by the office.
  d.  Promote the advantages related to the use of coproducts derived from the production of renewable fuels, including the use of coproducts used as livestock feed or meal. Promotions shall be designed to inform the potential purchasers of the advantages associated with using coproducts. The office shall promote advantages associated with using coproducts of ethanol and biobutanol production as livestock feed or meal to cattle producers in this state.
  2.  The office may contract to provide all or part of the services described in subsection 1.
91 Acts, ch 254, §11; 92 Acts, ch 1099, §3; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §41; 94 Acts, ch 1119, §19; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §197; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §243; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §145; 2014 Acts, ch 1104, §4; 2023 Acts, ch 154, §26
Referred to in §159A.7, 214A.21A