DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds signed Senate File 2403, legislation that will lower the cost of E-15 and higher blends of renewable fuels in Iowa by changing how the state taxes higher-blend biofuels. The governor signed the bill during her weekly press conference at Pine Lake Corn Processors in Steamboat Rock.
“Iowa continues to lead on innovative ways to drive demand for biofuels,” said Gov. Reynolds. “This legislation makes higher blend biofuels even cheaper at the pump while driving demand for homegrown renewable fuel.”
Watch the bill signing ceremony on Facebook. The governor also announced an additional $7 million in funding, through the federal CARES act, for the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program. This state program offers cost-share dollars to fuel retailers who install or convert their equipment to allow the expanded use of renewable fuels in Iowa.
“I sincerely appreciate everyone who joined us today at Pine Lake Corn Processors, as well as U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, for continuing to champion policies that help our farmers and Iowa’s biofuels industry,” Gov. Reynolds continued.
Yesterday, Governor Reynolds joined a bipartisan group of governors from Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, calling on EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler – who was approved for his position by Joni Ernst and Charles Grassley – to reject the excessive number of retroactive small refinery exemptions to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. The law exists for a reason and we need the EPA to stand by it. Read that letter here.
