• About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
Friday, May 27, 2022
The Iowa Torch
  • Home
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion
The Iowa Torch
The Iowa Torch
No Result
View All Result
Home State Government

Reynolds says she will sign biofuels bill

Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will sign a bill that requires gas stations that install, replace or convert gas storage tanks must advertise for and sell E-15 gasoline.

Mary StrokabyMary Stroka
April 27, 2022
in State Government
Reading Time: 3 mins read
Reynolds says she will sign biofuels bill

(The Center Square) – Beginning next year, Iowa gas stations that install, replace or convert gas storage tanks must advertise for and sell E-15 gasoline, and, additionally, gas station infrastructure must accommodate B-20 biodiesel under a bill Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday she’ll sign.

RELATED POSTS

The Iowa Legislature adjourns for the 2022 session.

Iowa House will not vote on school choice bill this year

Iowa rebounds from pandemic unemployment numbers

The House and the Senate passed HF 2128 with 81-13 and 42-3 votes, respectively.

Gas stations are exempt if they open before January 2023, sold no more than 300,000 gallons of gas on average, annually, from 2020 through 2022, and if they do not replace their storage tanks, according to the latest fiscal note on the bill. Motor fuel dispensers that exclusively dispense aviation fuel, diesel or kerosene are exempt.

Waivers are available for gas stations whose motor fuel storage tanks are older than 1996 (Class 1 Waiver) or if the costs to install the infrastructure to be able to sell E-15 are higher than what the dealer would pay to receive standard financial incentives through the Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Program.

Gas stations subject to the mandate are eligible for three tiers of grants:

ADVERTISEMENT
  1. Owners of no more than 10 motor fuel sites in Iowa that have never sold E-15 and sold no more than a mean 140,000 gallons of gas annually (from 2020 through 2022) qualify for 90.0% of costs or $63,900.
  2. Owners of no more than 10 motor fuel sites in Iowa that have never sold E-15 and sold between 140,000 and 450,000 gallons of gas annually (from 2020 through 2022) qualify for the lesser of 75.0% of qualified costs or $53,250.
  3. All other gas station owners can apply for 75% of qualified costs or $50,000.

Reynolds would be able to temporarily suspend the requirement of access to E-15 through an executive order if there is an inadequate supply, consumers are at risk of economic hardship due to market prices of E-15 or existing motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure can’t store and dispense E15.

The Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship can refuse to issue or renew a commercial weighing and measuring device for a gas station if the dealer doesn’t comply with the law, a Feb. 7 fiscal note said. Perjuring on applying for a waiver is a class D felony, punishable by up to 5 years in confinement and a fine of at least $1,025, up to $10,245.

Mark Maxwell lobbied against the bill on behalf of A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa and Iowa Motorcycle Dealers Association. He told The Center Square in a phone interview Tuesday that the groups oppose legislative mandates since they interfere with a free market system.

“The fuel is out there,” he said. “If people want to use it, they can use it. We believe that this [bill] takes away people’s choices.”

About 17 percent of Iowa gas stations that reported sales to the state last year sold E-15 in 2021, according to an Iowa Department of Revenue report, Des Moines Register reported. E-15 and higher ethanol blends sales were about 6.1 percent of sales that year.

“The Iowa legislature’s decision to prop up E-15 provides a look at the future of the ethanol industry – an industry dependent on subsidies and mandates,” Food and Water Watch Senior Iowa Organizer Emma Schmit told The Center Square in an emailed statement Tuesday. “Ethanol was originally introduced as a bridge fuel, a bridge that will inevitably end. This legislation only extends the bridge.”

Schmit said legislators should be turning their attention to supporting their constituents who are pushing for a ban on eminent domain for carbon pipelines.

Not all vehicles take E-15 gasoline. Many automotive manufacturers use yellow gas caps for flexible fuel vehicles or specify fuel types that can be used in vehicles in the manual or the manufacturer’s website, according to Fueleconomy.gov.

Tags: 2022 Iowa Legislative Session89th General AssemblybiodieselbiofuelsE-15E15ethanolIowa House of RepresentativesIowa SenateKim Reynolds
ShareTweetShare
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Hendrickson: Does the trade deficit matter?

Next Post

Johnston School Board approves TPUSA chapter at Johnston High School

Mary Stroka

Mary Stroka

Mary Stoka is a freelance writer, editor, journalist, and public relations professional who lives in Chicago, Ill.

Related Posts

Reynolds Launches New Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship
Politics

Reynolds targets two more Republican state representatives

May 26, 2022
Feenstra, Hinson Join Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Reduce Spending, Balance Budget
Opinion

Hendrickson: Is Iowa prepared for the federal debt crisis?

May 25, 2022
Group Pushes for Tax Cuts with Iowa’s Projected Revenue Growth
State Government

The Iowa Legislature adjourns for the 2022 session.

May 25, 2022
State Government

Iowa House will not vote on school choice bill this year

May 24, 2022
Miller-Meeks Asks If Feds Are Prepared to Support States, Cities Fight Cyber-Attacks
Opinion

Miller-Meeks: A New Standard

May 24, 2022
Reynolds Launches New Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship
Politics

Reynolds endorses two pro-school choice Iowa House candidates

May 19, 2022
Next Post
Johnston School Board approves TPUSA chapter at Johnston High School

Johnston School Board approves TPUSA chapter at Johnston High School

Reynolds signs bill eliminating zoning restrictions for fireworks sales

Reynolds signs bill eliminating zoning restrictions for fireworks sales

Sign-Up For Our Daily Updates

Get The Iowa Torch right in your inbox!

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!

Recommended Articles

Authorities Seek Help Finding Missing and Endangered Montezuma Child

Authorities Seek Help Finding Missing and Endangered Montezuma Child

May 28, 2021

Hendrickson: The Path to Repealing Iowa’s Income Tax

November 1, 2021

Iowa Supreme Court Prohibits Warrantless Searches of Garbage

June 22, 2021

Popular Stories

  • Reynolds Launches New Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship

    Reynolds targets two more Republican state representatives

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Five Iowa House Republicans took money from teachers’ union PAC

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reynolds endorses two pro-school choice Iowa House candidates

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Iowa House will not vote on school choice bill this year

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Freeman files to run in Iowa House District 46

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

The Iowa Torch

The Iowa Torch​ is a for-profit, news organization that focuses on political news as it relates to Iowans

Categories

  • Education
  • Federal Government
  • Iowa History
  • Local Government
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • State Government
  • Uncategorized

Newsletter

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!

© 2022 The Iowa Torch, a publication of 4:15 Communications, LLC.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion

© 2022 The Iowa Torch, a publication of 4:15 Communications, LLC.