Senate
File
2327
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2327
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3177)
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:
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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
permanent
closure
of
an
underground
storage
tank
17
system
under
a
remedial
program
pursuant
to
section
455G.9,
18
for
additional
assessment
and
corrective
action
arising
out
of
19
releases
at
sites
for
which
a
certificate
of
no
further
action
20
has
been
issued,
and
for
tank
operator
training.
At
least
21
three
million
dollars
of
the
moneys
expended
pursuant
to
this
22
subparagraph
shall
be
expended
for
this
purpose.
23
Sec.
3.
Section
455E.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
24
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
(2)
The
moneys
remaining
in
the
account
after
the
26
appropriation
appropriations
in
subparagraph
subparagraphs
(1)
27
and
(1A)
are
appropriated
from
the
storage
tank
management
28
account
to
the
department
of
natural
resources
for
the
29
administration
of
a
state
storage
tank
program
pursuant
to
30
chapter
455B,
subchapter
IV,
part
8
,
and
for
programs
which
31
that
reduce
the
potential
for
harm
to
the
environment
and
the
32
public
health
from
storage
tanks.
33
Sec.
4.
TRANSFER
OF
MONEYS.
On
the
effective
date
of
34
this
Act,
all
unencumbered
and
unobligated
moneys
in
the
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comprehensive
petroleum
underground
storage
tank
fund
1
created
in
section
455G.3
are
transferred
to
the
storage
tank
2
management
account
of
the
groundwater
protection
fund
created
3
in
section
455E.11.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
relates
to
the
use
of
moneys
in
the
storage
tank
8
management
account
of
the
groundwater
protection
fund
that
are
9
transferred
from
the
Iowa
comprehensive
petroleum
underground
10
storage
tank
fund.
11
The
groundwater
protection
fund
includes
four
accounts
12
related
to
groundwater:
the
solid
waste
account,
the
13
agriculture
management
account,
the
household
hazardous
waste
14
account,
and
the
storage
tank
management
account.
The
Iowa
15
comprehensive
petroleum
underground
storage
tank
fund
assists
16
owners
and
operators
of
petroleum
underground
storage
tanks
in
17
complying
with
federal
regulations.
18
The
bill
transfers
all
unencumbered
and
unobligated
moneys
19
in
the
Iowa
comprehensive
petroleum
underground
storage
tank
20
fund
on
the
effective
date
of
the
bill
to
the
storage
tank
21
management
account.
The
bill
provides
that
moneys
transferred
22
to
the
storage
tank
management
account
pursuant
to
the
bill
23
shall
be
used
to
reimburse
tank
owners
for
the
costs
associated
24
with
a
corrective
action
for
a
petroleum
release
and
that
25
at
least
$3
million
of
the
moneys
transferred
from
the
Iowa
26
comprehensive
petroleum
underground
storage
tank
fund
to
the
27
storage
tank
management
account
shall
be
used
for
the
permanent
28
closure
of
underground
storage
tank
systems,
actions
arising
29
from
sites
where
certificates
of
no
further
action
have
been
30
issued,
and
tank
operator
training.
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