Iowa SF 2327: A bill for an act relating to the use of certain moneys in the storage tank management account of the groundwater protection fund, and making appropriations.

Bill Text

Senate File 2327 - 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 storage1
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:4
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Section 1. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph d,1
unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as2
follows:3
A storage tank management account. All The account4
shall consist of moneys appropriated to, transferred to, or5
deposited in the account, including fees collected pursuant to6
section 455B.473, subsection 5, and section 455B.479, shall7
be deposited in the storage tank management account. Moneys8
deposited in the account shall be expended for all of the9
following purposes:10
Sec. 2. Section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code11
2024, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:12
NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (1A) Moneys transferred under this Act to13
the account are appropriated for the following purposes:14
(a) For reimbursement to tank owners for all or part of the15
costs of a corrective action for a petroleum release.16
(b) For permanent closure of an underground storage tank17
system under a remedial program pursuant to section 455G.9,18
for additional assessment and corrective action arising out of19
releases at sites for which a certificate of no further action20
has been issued, and for tank operator training. At least21
three million dollars of the moneys expended pursuant to this22
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 the26
appropriation appropriations in subparagraph subparagraphs (1)27
and (1A) are appropriated from the storage tank management28
account to the department of natural resources for the29
administration of a state storage tank program pursuant to30
chapter 455B, subchapter IV, part 8, and for programs which31
that reduce the potential for harm to the environment and the32
public health from storage tanks.33
Sec. 4. TRANSFER OF MONEYS. On the effective date of34
this Act, all unencumbered and unobligated moneys in the35
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Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund1
created in section 455G.3 are transferred to the storage tank2
management account of the groundwater protection fund created3
in section 455E.11.4
EXPLANATION5
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with6
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.7
This bill relates to the use of moneys in the storage tank8
management account of the groundwater protection fund that are9
transferred from the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground10
storage tank fund.11
The groundwater protection fund includes four accounts12
related to groundwater: the solid waste account, the13
agriculture management account, the household hazardous waste14
account, and the storage tank management account. The Iowa15
comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund assists16
owners and operators of petroleum underground storage tanks in17
complying with federal regulations.18
The bill transfers all unencumbered and unobligated moneys19
in the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank20
fund on the effective date of the bill to the storage tank21
management account. The bill provides that moneys transferred22
to the storage tank management account pursuant to the bill23
shall be used to reimburse tank owners for the costs associated24
with a corrective action for a petroleum release and that25
at least $3 million of the moneys transferred from the Iowa26
comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund to the27
storage tank management account shall be used for the permanent28
closure of underground storage tank systems, actions arising29
from sites where certificates of no further action have been30
issued, and tank operator training.31
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