Bill Text: IA HSB170 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill relating to underground storage tanks, including by establishing an underground storage tank cost share grant program and fund and making an appropriation.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-05 - Voted - Natural Resources. [HSB170 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HSB170-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
170
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MOORE)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
underground
storage
tanks,
including
by
1
establishing
an
underground
storage
tank
cost
share
grant
2
program
and
fund
and
making
an
appropriation.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.145,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(1)
First,
three
one
million
five
hundred
seven
hundred
3
fifty
thousand
dollars
per
quarter
shall
be
deposited
into
4
and
credited
to
the
Iowa
comprehensive
petroleum
underground
5
storage
tank
fund
created
in
section
455G.3
,
and
the
moneys
so
6
deposited
are
a
continuing
appropriation
for
expenditure
under
7
chapter
455G
,
and
moneys
so
appropriated
shall
not
be
used
for
8
other
purposes.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
321.145,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
10
2015,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
11
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(3)
Third,
one
million
seven
hundred
12
fifty
thousand
dollars
per
quarter
shall
be
deposited
into
13
and
credited
to
the
underground
storage
tank
cost
share
14
grant
program
fund
created
in
section
455G.6A.
The
moneys
so
15
deposited
are
a
continuing
appropriation
for
expenditure
under
16
that
section
and
shall
not
be
used
for
other
purposes.
17
Sec.
3.
Section
424.19,
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
424.19
Future
repeal.
20
This
chapter
is
repealed
effective
June
30,
2016
2026
.
21
Sec.
4.
Section
455G.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
22
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2015,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
(5)
Three
Five
owners
,
consultants,
or
operators
appointed
24
by
the
governor
,
two
of
which
shall
to
be
designated
as
25
follows:
26
(a)
One
member
shall
be
an
owner
or
operator
who
is
27
self-insured.
28
(b)
One
member
Two
members
shall
be
a
member
members
of
29
the
petroleum
marketers
and
convenience
stores
of
Iowa
or
its
30
designee.
31
(c)
One
member
shall
be
a
member
of
the
Iowa
petroleum
32
equipment
contractors
association
or
its
designee.
33
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
455G.6A
Underground
storage
tank
cost
34
share
grant
program
and
fund.
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1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“grant
program
fund”
means
1
the
underground
storage
tank
cost
share
grant
program
fund
2
established
by
this
section.
3
2.
An
underground
storage
tank
cost
share
grant
program
fund
4
is
created
as
a
separate
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
5
control
of
the
board.
The
grant
program
fund
is
separate
from
6
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
7
3.
a.
The
grant
program
fund
is
composed
of
moneys
8
deposited
in
the
fund
pursuant
to
section
321.145,
subsection
9
2,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(3),
other
moneys
appropriated
10
by
the
general
assembly
for
deposit
in
the
grant
program
fund,
11
and
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
board
12
from
the
United
States
government
or
private
sources
for
13
placement
in
the
grant
program
fund.
14
b.
The
recapture
of
awards
or
penalties,
or
other
repayments
15
of
moneys
originating
from
the
grant
program
fund,
shall
be
16
deposited
into
the
grant
program
fund.
17
c.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
interest
or
earnings
on
18
moneys
in
the
grant
program
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
grant
19
program
fund.
20
d.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
unencumbered
and
21
unobligated
moneys
remaining
in
the
grant
program
fund
at
the
22
close
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
23
available
in
the
grant
program
fund
for
the
purposes
of
this
24
section.
25
4.
The
grant
program
fund
shall
be
administered
by
the
26
board.
27
5.
Moneys
in
the
grant
program
fund
are
appropriated
to
and
28
shall
be
used
by
the
board
as
provided
in
this
subsection.
29
a.
Up
to
fifty
thousand
dollars
shall
be
allocated
each
30
fiscal
year
to
the
board
to
support
the
administration
of
31
the
grant
program.
The
board
may
use
up
to
one
and
one-half
32
percent
of
the
moneys
in
the
grant
program
fund
each
fiscal
33
year
to
market
the
grant
program.
Otherwise
the
moneys
shall
34
not
be
transferred,
used,
obligated,
appropriated,
or
otherwise
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encumbered
except
to
allocate
as
grants
by
the
board
in
1
accordance
with
this
subsection.
2
b.
The
board
shall
establish
a
grant
program
to
award
grants
3
from
moneys
in
the
grant
program
fund
to
eligible
applicants
to
4
replace
underground
storage
tank
infrastructure,
including
but
5
not
limited
to
tanks,
lines,
pipes,
hoses,
connections,
seals,
6
and
pumps.
7
(1)
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
8
for
implementation
and
administration
of
the
grant
program
and
9
grant
program
fund,
including
regarding
the
eligibility
of
10
grant
applicants.
11
(2)
At
a
minimum,
replacement
infrastructure
must
be
listed
12
by
an
independent
testing
laboratory
as
compatible
for
use
with
13
ethanol
blended
gasoline
classified
as
E-85.
14
(3)
An
eligible
applicant
may
be
awarded
a
grant
worth
up
15
to
fifty
percent
of
the
cost
to
replace
infrastructure,
with
a
16
maximum
grant
of
one
hundred
thousand
dollars.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
creates
an
underground
storage
tank
cost
share
21
grant
program
and
a
corresponding
fund
within
the
state
22
treasury
in
Code
chapter
455G.
The
grant
program
fund
shall
23
be
credited
$1.75
million
per
quarter
from
the
statutory
24
allocations
fund
pursuant
to
Code
section
321.145.
The
grant
25
program
fund
shall
be
administered
by
the
Iowa
comprehensive
26
petroleum
underground
storage
tank
fund
board.
The
grant
27
program
funds
shall
be
allocated
as
grants
by
the
board
to
28
replace
underground
storage
tank
infrastructure,
including
but
29
not
limited
to
tanks,
lines,
pipes,
hoses,
connections,
seals,
30
and
pumps.
At
a
minimum,
replacement
infrastructure
must
be
31
listed
by
an
independent
testing
laboratory
as
compatible
32
for
use
with
ethanol
blended
gasoline
classified
as
E-85.
33
An
eligible
applicant
may
be
awarded
a
grant
worth
up
to
50
34
percent
of
the
cost
to
replace
infrastructure,
with
a
maximum
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grant
of
$100,000.
The
bill
requires
the
Iowa
comprehensive
1
petroleum
underground
storage
tank
fund
board
to
adopt
rules
to
2
implement
and
administer
the
grant
program
and
fund.
3
The
bill
changes
the
amount
credited
from
the
statutory
4
allocations
fund
to
the
Iowa
comprehensive
petroleum
5
underground
storage
tank
fund
per
quarter
from
$3.5
million
to
6
$1.75
million.
7
The
bill
extends
the
duration
of
the
environmental
8
protection
charge
on
petroleum
diminution
collected
from
9
underground
storage
tank
owners
or
operators
until
June
30,
10
2026.
11
The
bill
increases
from
three
to
five
the
number
of
seats
12
on
the
Iowa
comprehensive
petroleum
underground
storage
tank
13
fund
board
filled
by
owners
or
operators
of
underground
storage
14
tanks
and
adds
consultants
to
the
possible
persons
who
may
fill
15
those
five
seats.
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