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House File 2214 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1providing for infrastructure to store and dispense
2certain types of ethanol blended gasoline, appropriating
3moneys for deposit in the renewable fuel infrastructure
4fund for use in installing motor fuel blender pumps, and
5including effective date provisions.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 159A.11, Code 2020, is amended by adding
2the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. “E-15 plus” means ethanol blended
4gasoline designated as at least E-15 or higher as specified in
5section 214A.2 but is not E-85 gasoline as defined in section
6214A.1.
7 Sec. 2. Section 159A.14, subsection 1, paragraph a,
8subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), Code 2020, is
9amended to read as follows:
10(a) Store and dispense E-15 plus gasoline. At least for
11the period beginning on September 16 and ending on May 31 of
12each year, the ethanol infrastructure must be used to store and
13dispense E-15 plus gasoline as a registered fuel recognized by
14the United States environmental protection agency.
15 Sec. 3. RENEWABLE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —
16APPROPRIATION.
171. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
18to the department of agriculture and land stewardship to be
19deposited in the renewable fuel infrastructure fund created in
20section 159A.16 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and
21ending June 30, 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof
22as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
23For purposes of providing cost-share moneys under the
24renewable fuel infrastructure program for retail motor fuel
25sites as provided in section 159A.14:
.................................................. $2625,000,000
272. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used
28to install motor fuel blender pumps capable of dispensing
29gasoline designated as E-15 plus as defined in section 159A.11
30as amended by this Act.
313. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
32this Act that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
33of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
34for expenditure for the purposes specified in this section
35until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
-1-1 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate
2importance, takes effect upon enactment.
3EXPLANATION
4The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
5the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
6GENERAL. This bill amends provisions establishing the
7renewable fuel infrastructure program (program) administered by
8the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS), by
9allowing the state to finance, on a cost-share basis, payments
10to support retail motor fuel sites when installing facilities
11that store and dispense gasoline designated as at least E-15
12or higher but is not E-85 gasoline, which the bill defines as
13E-15 plus. The bill appropriates moneys from the general fund
14to DALS to be deposited in the renewable fuel infrastructure
15fund for the 2019-2020 fiscal year to be used to install motor
16fuel blender pumps capable of dispensing gasoline designated as
17E-15 plus. The moneys are to remain available for expenditure
18for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
19BACKGROUND. Motor fuel and motor fuel pumps are regulated by
20DALS, including blender pumps that dispense a combination of
21two or more types of gasoline which may be stored in different
22tanks, including ethanol blended gasoline (Code chapters 214
23and 214A). The program supports the improvement of retail
24motor fuel sites that install, replace, or convert motor fuel
25storage and dispensing infrastructure associated with ethanol
26blended gasoline. Ethanol blended gasoline is classified
27according to its designation in which E-xx is the volume
28percent of ethanol in the ethanol blended gasoline.
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2certain types of ethanol blended gasoline, appropriating
3moneys for deposit in the renewable fuel infrastructure
4fund for use in installing motor fuel blender pumps, and
5including effective date provisions.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 159A.11, Code 2020, is amended by adding
2the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. “E-15 plus” means ethanol blended
4gasoline designated as at least E-15 or higher as specified in
5section 214A.2 but is not E-85 gasoline as defined in section
6214A.1.
7 Sec. 2. Section 159A.14, subsection 1, paragraph a,
8subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), Code 2020, is
9amended to read as follows:
10(a) Store and dispense E-15 plus gasoline. At least for
11the period beginning on September 16 and ending on May 31 of
12each year, the ethanol infrastructure must be used to store and
13dispense E-15 plus gasoline as a registered fuel recognized by
14the United States environmental protection agency.
15 Sec. 3. RENEWABLE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND —
16APPROPRIATION.
171. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
18to the department of agriculture and land stewardship to be
19deposited in the renewable fuel infrastructure fund created in
20section 159A.16 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and
21ending June 30, 2020, the following amount, or so much thereof
22as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
23For purposes of providing cost-share moneys under the
24renewable fuel infrastructure program for retail motor fuel
25sites as provided in section 159A.14:
.................................................. $2625,000,000
272. The moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be used
28to install motor fuel blender pumps capable of dispensing
29gasoline designated as E-15 plus as defined in section 159A.11
30as amended by this Act.
313. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
32this Act that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
33of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
34for expenditure for the purposes specified in this section
35until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
-1-1 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate
2importance, takes effect upon enactment.
3EXPLANATION
4The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
5the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
6GENERAL. This bill amends provisions establishing the
7renewable fuel infrastructure program (program) administered by
8the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS), by
9allowing the state to finance, on a cost-share basis, payments
10to support retail motor fuel sites when installing facilities
11that store and dispense gasoline designated as at least E-15
12or higher but is not E-85 gasoline, which the bill defines as
13E-15 plus. The bill appropriates moneys from the general fund
14to DALS to be deposited in the renewable fuel infrastructure
15fund for the 2019-2020 fiscal year to be used to install motor
16fuel blender pumps capable of dispensing gasoline designated as
17E-15 plus. The moneys are to remain available for expenditure
18for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
19BACKGROUND. Motor fuel and motor fuel pumps are regulated by
20DALS, including blender pumps that dispense a combination of
21two or more types of gasoline which may be stored in different
22tanks, including ethanol blended gasoline (Code chapters 214
23and 214A). The program supports the improvement of retail
24motor fuel sites that install, replace, or convert motor fuel
25storage and dispensing infrastructure associated with ethanol
26blended gasoline. Ethanol blended gasoline is classified
27according to its designation in which E-xx is the volume
28percent of ethanol in the ethanol blended gasoline.
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