House File 2646 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2646 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2588) (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 699) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of certain moneys in the storage 1 tank management account of the groundwater protection fund, 2 and making appropriations. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6274HZ (3) 90 lh/js

H.F. 2646 Section 1. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph d, 1 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 A storage tank management account. All The account 4 shall consist of moneys appropriated to, transferred to, or 5 deposited in the account, including fees collected pursuant to 6 section 455B.473, subsection 5 , and section 455B.479 , shall 7 be deposited in the storage tank management account . Moneys 8 deposited in the account shall be expended for all of the 9 following purposes: 10 Sec. 2. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 11 2024, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 12 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (1A) Moneys transferred under this Act to 13 the account are appropriated for the following purposes: 14 (a) For reimbursement to tank owners for all or part of the 15 costs of a corrective action for a petroleum release. 16 (b) For the appropriation to the department of agriculture 17 and land stewardship in the amount of two hundred fifty 18 thousand dollars for the purpose of inspecting fuel quality at 19 pipeline terminals and renewable fuel production facilities, 20 including associated salaries, support, maintenance, and 21 miscellaneous purposes. 22 (c) For permanent closure of an underground storage tank 23 system under a remedial program pursuant to section 455G.9, 24 for additional assessment and corrective action arising out of 25 releases at sites for which a certificate of no further action 26 has been issued, and for tank operator training. At least 27 three million dollars of the moneys expended pursuant to this 28 subparagraph shall be expended for this purpose. 29 Sec. 3. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph d, 30 subparagraph (2), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 31 (2) The moneys remaining in the account after the 32 appropriation appropriations in subparagraph subparagraphs (1) 33 and (1A) are appropriated from the storage tank management 34 account to the department of natural resources for the 35 -1- LSB 6274HZ (3) 90 lh/js 1/ 3

H.F. 2646 administration of a state storage tank program pursuant to 1 chapter 455B, subchapter IV, part 8 , and for programs which 2 that reduce the potential for harm to the environment and the 3 public health from storage tanks. 4 Sec. 4. Section 455G.4, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. Repeal. This section is repealed 7 December 31, 2025. On or before November 29, 2024, the 8 department of natural resources, in consultation with the 9 board, shall propose legislation to the general assembly to 10 strike or repeal provisions referencing the board and the Iowa 11 comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund created 12 in section 455G.3 throughout the Code. 13 Sec. 5. TRANSFER OF MONEYS. On the effective date of 14 this Act, all unencumbered and unobligated moneys in the 15 Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund 16 created in section 455G.3 are transferred to the storage tank 17 management account of the groundwater protection fund created 18 in section 455E.11. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This bill relates to the use of moneys in the storage tank 23 management account of the groundwater protection fund that are 24 transferred from the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground 25 storage tank fund. 26 The groundwater protection fund includes four accounts 27 related to groundwater: the solid waste account, the 28 agriculture management account, the household hazardous waste 29 account, and the storage tank management account. The Iowa 30 comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund assists 31 owners and operators of petroleum underground storage tanks in 32 complying with federal regulations. 33 The bill transfers all unencumbered and unobligated moneys 34 in the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank 35 -2- LSB 6274HZ (3) 90 lh/js 2/ 3

H.F. 2646 fund on the effective date of the bill to the storage tank 1 management account. The bill provides that moneys transferred 2 to the storage tank management account pursuant to the bill 3 shall be used to reimburse tank owners for the costs associated 4 with a corrective action for a petroleum release. Of the 5 moneys transferred from the Iowa comprehensive petroleum 6 underground storage tank fund to the storage tank management 7 account, at least $3 million shall be used for the permanent 8 closure of underground storage tank systems, actions arising 9 from sites where certificates of no further action have 10 been issued, and tank operator training, and $250,000 shall 11 be appropriated to the department of agriculture and land 12 stewardship for inspecting fuel quality at pipeline terminals 13 and renewable fuel production facilities. 14 The bill repeals the Iowa comprehensive petroleum 15 underground storage tank fund board (board) on December 31, 16 2025. The department of natural resources and the board shall 17 propose legislation to eliminate references to the board and 18 the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund 19 on or before November 29, 2024. 20 -3- LSB 6274HZ (3) 90 lh/js 3/ 3