Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF2418

Introduced
3/28/24  

Caption

A bill for an act relating to renewable fuel infrastructure, including by providing for a financing program, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3187.)

Impact

The bill is designed to encourage the adoption of more environmentally friendly fuel options, aligning with state and federal goals to reduce emissions and promote renewable energy use. Retail dealers benefit from a financial framework that allows for cost-sharing to assist in the necessary upgrades, which could lead to broader availability of renewable fuels for consumers. These changes support a transition in the fuel market towards more sustainable options, which may impact fuel pricing, availability, and overall consumption patterns.

Summary

Senate File 2418 is legislation aimed at enhancing infrastructure for renewable fuels in Iowa, specifically focusing on the installation and compatibility of systems that handle various classifications of ethanol blended gasoline. The bill introduces a graduated transition period for infrastructure upgrades at retail motor fuel sites, mandating compatibility with E-15 until January 1, 2026, and subsequently E-40 until July 1, 2030, culminating in a requirement for E-85 compatibility thereafter. This tiered implementation allows retailers time to adapt their systems to these standards, thus promoting the use of higher ethanol blends over time.

Contention

However, the bill is not without its points of contention. Critics might argue that the transition period for mandatory upgrades places financial burdens on small retailers, potentially jeopardizing their viability. Moreover, the tiered requirements for infrastructure compatibility could lead to technological challenges for some retailers, especially those operating older systems. Stakeholders are likely to have differing opinions on the balance between promoting renewable energy and ensuring economic feasibility for all market participants.

Companion Bills

IA SSB3187

Related A bill for an act relating to ethanol blended gasoline, by providing for gasoline storage and dispensing infrastructure and a financing program, and including effective date provisions.(See SF 2418.)

IA HSB742

Related A bill for an act relating to ethanol blended gasoline, by providing for gasoline storage and dispensing infrastructure and a financing program, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2687.)

IA HF2687

Similar To A bill for an act relating to renewable fuel infrastructure, including by providing for a financing program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 742.) Effective date: 05/17/2024.

Previously Filed As

IA HF2792

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts and department of health and human services information technology systems, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 782.)

IA SF614

A bill for an act relating to the administration of the tax by the department of revenue by modifying provisions related to personal income, property, sales and use, motor fuel, and inheritance taxes, changing tax expenditure reviews, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1156.)

IA HF1039

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters including county payment for district court furnishings, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 334.) Effective date: 06/11/2025, 07/01/2025.

IA SF2484

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts, department of health and human services information technology systems, the railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and eligibility for entities to receive financial assistance from both the Iowa major events and tourism fund and the sports tourism infrastructure program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3187.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026.

IA SF2453

A bill for an act providing for investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3180.) Effective date: 12/31/2026

IA HF918

A bill for an act relating to motor vehicle financial liability coverage, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 172.)

IA SF2385

A bill for an act relating to the Iowa communications network, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3149.)

IA SF610

A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages, including license authorizations and fee determinations, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly SF 387, SSB 1089.)

IA SF2434

A bill for an act relating to local government, including the approval of action by ordinance, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3175.)

IA SF2393

A bill for an act relating to reporting total gasoline and diesel fuel gallonage sold and dispensed by retail dealers for a determination period.(Formerly SSB 3117.)

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