Bill Text: IA HSB186 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A study bill for expanding the renewable fuel infrastructure program to support the storage and dispensing of E-15 gasoline.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-05 - Voted - Agriculture. [HSB186 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HSB186-Introduced.html
House Study Bill 186 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE BILL BY CHAIRPERSON GRASSLEY) A BILL FOR An Act expanding the renewable fuel infrastructure program to 1 support the storage and dispensing of E-15 gasoline. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1751YC (1) 86 da/nh
H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 159A.14, subsection 1, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (1), Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 (1) Ethanol infrastructure shall be designed and used 3 exclusively to do any of the following: 4 (a) Store and dispense E-15 gasoline. At least for the 5 period beginning on September 16 and ending on May 31 of each 6 year, the ethanol infrastructure must be used to store and 7 dispense E-15 gasoline as a registered fuel recognized by the 8 United States environmental protection agency to power 2001 and 9 newer model year passenger vehicles. 10 (a) (b) Store and dispense E-85 gasoline. 11 (b) (c) Store, blend, and dispense motor fuel from a motor 12 fuel blender pump , as required in this subparagraph division . 13 The ethanol infrastructure must provide be used for the storage 14 of ethanol or ethanol blended gasoline, or for blending ethanol 15 with gasoline. The ethanol infrastructure must at least 16 include a motor fuel blender pump which dispenses different 17 classifications of ethanol blended gasoline and allows E-85 18 gasoline to be dispensed at all times that the blender pump is 19 operating. 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 BILL’S PROVISIONS. The bill expands the renewable fuel 24 infrastructure program for retail motor fuel sites (program) 25 by providing that state moneys may be used to finance 26 infrastructure associated with storing and dispensing ethanol 27 blended gasoline classified as E-15. The bill provides that 28 the infrastructure so financed must always be used to store and 29 dispense E-15 and during nonsummer months (from September 16 to 30 May 31) it must be designated as a registered fuel recognized 31 by the United States environmental protection agency (EPA) to 32 operate 2001 and newer model year passenger vehicles. 33 BACKGROUND —— STANDARDS. Motor fuel classified as 34 reformulated gasoline and associated fuel additives produced 35 -1- LSB 1751YC (1) 86 da/nh 1/ 2
H.F. _____ and commercially distributed to operate highway motor vehicles 1 must be registered with the EPA (40 C.F.R. ch. I, pt. 79). E-15 2 is available to power certain later model passenger vehicles 3 pursuant to waivers granted by the EPA. However, the EPA 4 prohibits the use of E-15 to power those vehicles when it is 5 regulated as a registered fuel during summer months because it 6 does not meet volatility standards referred to as Reid vapor 7 pressure limits. General state standards for ethanol blended 8 gasoline are set forth in Iowa Code section 214A.2. Ethanol 9 blended gasoline is designated E-xx where “xx” is the volume 10 percent of ethanol in the ethanol blended gasoline. 11 BACKGROUND —— PROGRAM. The program is currently used to 12 provide cost-share financing to retail dealers of motor fuel 13 to pay for costs associated with installing, replacing, or 14 converting infrastructure used to store, blend, or dispense 15 renewable fuel, including ethanol blended gasoline such as 16 E-85 (Code section 159A.14). The program is supported by 17 moneys available in the renewable fuel infrastructure fund 18 (Code section 159A.16) as administered by the department 19 of agriculture and land stewardship, the renewable fuel 20 infrastructure board (Iowa Code section 159A.13), and the Iowa 21 comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund board 22 (Iowa Code section 455G.4). 23 -2- LSB 1751YC (1) 86 da/nh 2/ 2
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