Iowa Expired Incentives and Laws

Expired State Incentives

Alternative Fueling Infrastructure Cost-Share Program

Expired: 06/30/2008
A state cost-share program is being developed to provide financial incentives for the installation or conversion of E85 refueling infrastructure and infrastructure required to establish terminal facilities that store biodiesel for distribution to service stations. The program will also provide for the addition of at least 30 new or converted E85 retail outlets and four new or converted terminal facilities used to store ethanol. The program will provide for a maximum of $325,000 annually for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2008. (Reference Iowa Code 15.401)

Alternative Fuel Loan Program

Expired: 06/30/2007
The Iowa Values Fund assists with infrastructure development for E85 retail sites and biodiesel off-site terminal locations. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, through a management agreement with the Iowa Department of Economic Development, manages the loan program, which provides funding on a cost-share basis to cover equipment upgrades and new installations for E85 retail sites and on-site or off-site biodiesel terminal locations. The Legislature awarded $325,000 annually for three years. Applicants are eligible to apply if the upgrade or new installation took place or begins after July 1, 2005.

Expired State Laws and Regulations

Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Acquisition Requirements

Expired: 02/21/2008
All state agency non-law enforcement, light-duty vehicles procured by 2010 must be AFVs or HEVs when an equivalent AFV or HEV model is available. Furthermore, agencies must ensure that their flexible fuel vehicles operate on E85 whenever an E85 refueling facility is available. (Reference Executive Order 41, 2005)

Alternative Fuel Use

Expired: 02/21/2008
All state agencies must ensure that all bulk diesel fuel procured contains at least 5% renewable content by 2007, 10% renewable content by 2008, and 20% renewable content by 2010, provided that fuel meeting American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification D 6751 is available. Agencies must ensure that diesel vehicles operate on biodiesel blends whenever the blends are available. (Reference Executive Order 41, 2005)

Alternative Fuels Tax

Expired: 06/30/2007
Ethanol-blended gasoline including E85 is taxed at $0.19 per gallon, while conventional gasoline is taxed at $0.207 per gallon. The non-ethanol blended gasoline tax rate may be adjusted annually, depending on the amount of ethanol-blended fuel sold in the preceding calendar year. Those who blend conventional motor fuel with ethanol may file for a refund for the difference between excise taxes paid on the motor fuel purchased to produce ethanol-blended gasoline and the excise tax due on the ethanol-blended gasoline. Compressed natural gas used as a motor fuel is taxed at $0.16 per 100 cubic feet. (Reference Iowa Code 452A.3, 452A.21 and 11-103.16(8A))

Expired Utilities/Private Incentives

There are currently no expired utility or private incentives for Iowa.