爱荷华州的生物燃料法案需要在州汽油中更多的乙醇

Iowa is the first state in the nation to require most gas stations to sell燃料至少15％乙醇根据州长金·雷诺兹（Kim Reynolds）5月17日签署的一项法案。

Reynolds signed into lawHF2128, the Biofuels Bill. The bill was introduced to the legislature earlier this year and received strong bipartisan support.

According to anAP report, most gas sold in Iowa and across the country is blended with 10% ethanol. Iowa’s law requires E15 to be sold in at least one pump by 2026, except for gas stations that qualify for a waiver.

The bill includes exemptions for existing gas stations selling less than 300,000 gallons of fuel a year with no plans to replace its storage tanks, and some stations with old storage tanks also can get waivers.

"The bill makes Iowa the first state in the nation to adopt an E15 standard and expands access to higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel across the state, lowering fuel prices for consumers," said Reynolds在声明中.

爱荷华州是乙醇，生物柴油的顶级生产商

雷诺兹说，乙醇产业消耗了爱荷华州玉米作物的一半，该州领导着玉米和乙醇生产的国家。

“Iowa’s biofuel production powers our economy and fuels the world, and this historic bill sets the stage for the single largest expansion of biofuels in our state’s history," said Reynolds. "We're sending a message that can’t be ignored: America’s energy is growing right here in Iowa’s fields.”

HF2128passed the Iowa House with a final vote of 81-13 and passed the Iowa Senate 42-3.

其他州考虑强制性E15措施

在明尼苏达州，立法者认为但尚未批准强制性E15措施。

TheFuture Fuels Act, a bill to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuel in Minnesota,于2021年3月推出.

One of the initiatives in the Future Fuels Acts would help increase the use of E15 and higher ethanol blends in Minnesota. Modeling indicates the quickest and lowest-cost way to achieve a 15% reduction in the CI of transportation fuels in Minnesota is by increasing the use of E15, E30 and E85, said theAmerican Coalition for Ethanol当比尔了。

Midwest governors unite for year-round E15

In April, governors from eight Midwest statesnotified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencythat they were taking action to allow the year-round sale of lower-carbon, lower-cost E15 in their states.

The bipartisan group of governors from Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin is exercising the authority granted to them under the Clean Air Act, and the action will result in equality in the regulation of E15 and E10 volatility during the summer months.

This would allow retailers and marketers in these eight states to sell E15 unencumbered in 2023 and beyond.

In the letter, the governors thanked EPA for itsemergency waiver for E15 this summer并指出需要做更多的工作来提供长期解决方案。

“While this emergency RVP waiver will deliver economic relief and energy security benefits in the near term, a permanent solution allowing the year-round sale of E15 is also needed for long-term certainty,” they wrote.

州长提供的信息演示that the action they are seeking will reduce emissions of certain pollutants that can lead to ground-level ozone formation.

根据Renewable Fuels Association, these eight states account for more than 10% of the nation’s gasoline consumption and are home to:

• 57% of the nation’s 2,512 stations currently selling E15
• 72% of the nation’s 206 ethanol biorefineries
• 69% of the nation’s 407,000 ethanol-related jobs
• 该国的305,000个农场中有59％的农场种植玉米
• 69% of the nation’s corn production

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