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	Department	IA Dept of Agriculture		NCWM Region	CWMA
	Primary Contact	Mike Harrington		Last Modified	07/20/09 08:50am
	Phone	(515) 725-1492
	Email	Mike.Harrington@iowaagriculture.gov
	What's needed for a successful program?	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 ASTM D 6751 is available. Agencies must ensure that diesel vehicles operate on biodiesel blends whenever the blends are available. (Reference Executive Order 41, 2005) The recent state tax revenue slowdown has resulted in the delay of purchase of new equipment for an in-house state lab.
AUTHORITY
	Fuel Authority	Statutory (enacted legislation); Regulatory (state regulations)
	Statutory/Regulatory Citation	Renewable Fuel Legislation - H.F. 2754 Iowa Incentives and Laws: Biodiesel Tax Credit Through December 31, 2011, retailers whose diesel sales are at least 50% biodiesel (B2 and higher blends) are eligible for a $0.03 per gallon tax credit on each gallon of B2 or higher blend sold. (Reference Iowa Code 422.11P and House File 2754, 2006)
ADOPTED FUEL SPECIFICATIONS
	Fuels Currently Regulated	Diesel Fuel_yes; B100-Biodiesel_yes; Biodiesel-Blends_yes
	Fuel Specifications	B100_ASTM D6751; B1-B5_ASTM D975; PetroDiesel_ASTM D975; B6-19_other
	Other Specifications	Ethanol - ASTM D 4806; B6-B20 ASTM D 7467
	If no spec - plan to adopt
	Process to Adopt Specifications	Legislative Process; Administrative Rulemaking
	ASTM-Rev Adopted	automatic - incorporation of "most-current" revision
TESTING PROGRAMS
	Proactive Tests	Petroleum Diesel
	Reactive Test Circumstance	Our fuel meter inspectors notice something out of the ordinary and take a sample. OR we use one screening device - a Zeltec ZX101C to check octane levels and a 'separation test' to check for ethanol levels. We are not using a field test to check for biodiesel levels at this time. It is likely we would do so if we have a good field test method. OR we would sample a fuel if their is a legitimate consumer complaint.
	Fuel Test Performed	- Water & Sediment; - Visual; - Cloud Point
	Where Sampled	Terminal / Blender; Retailer
	Where Tested	Out-Sourced
	Penalties	It has been a simple misdeamer penalty for sale of product not meeting specifications. However, those penalities are planned to change to alternative civil enforcement actions. The civil penalty shall be at least one hundred dollars but not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. Each day that a continuing violation occurs shall be considered a seaparate offense. We also have used the attorney generals consumer fraud penalties in a couple cases which gave steeper and higher dollar penalities.
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