b'2019 Scholarship Foundation IDAHOPetroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association State ReportKEY DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR H125Vehicle weights, fees $752019 IPM&CSA PAC Golf/Shooting: registration fee on all vehicles June 26Clear Springs Country Club Golf / Buhl - Magic Valley over 8,000 lbs, by countywide highway district vote (ACHD). All golf events are posted on the wpma.com/Idaho website and S1051 / S1052 / 1066 / 1067Weight-registration is available online.distance registration for over 60,000 lbsS1063 / S1126a TransportationIts a Wrap (Finally):FundingSurplus Eliminator, The 2019 Legislative Session in Reviewwould have created a source forIdaho Insider transportation funding, theIPM&CSA Legislative Victories Economic Reserve and Suzanne BudgeUST Compliance Deadline ExtendedInvestment Fund (ERIF)IPM&CSAExecutive Director, H278 Electronic Cigarette Tax Idaho PetroleumIPM&CSA is pleased to reporta significant victory in the 15% tax on sale of productMarketers &2019 session with the successful passage of H26, a bill we spon-Tobacco purchase age increased Convenience Storesored to extend the compliance deadline for the new EPA USTfrom 18 to 21Associationrules three additional years to October 2021. The bill passed RS Ban the Boxprohibiting criminal both House and Senate unanimously, and was signed into lawbackground checks by employers (ACLU)by Governor Little on February 26. Providing more time for Not introducedtesting, repairs and replacement of UST systems is critical to adequately implement the new requirements, and to ensure EVehicles incentives and subsidies that UST tanks continue to be eligible for financial assurance H61 Income Tax Credit on Tier 3 Rail Roads through the Idaho Clean Water Petroleum Trust Fund, or PSTF, S1064Driving, Mobile Device / Infractionfirst offense,as we often refer to the insurance program. PSTF insures morelocal pre-emption than 90% of Idaho USTs, and requires systems to be in compli-H77Wireless Devices, driving / Prohibits municipalitiesance with all state and federal laws. Shortage of qualified work- from restricting use ers, backlog for parts and repairs, and high rates of equipment failure made the extension necessary. Extending the complianceFor more information on the 2019 legislative session contact deadline aligns Idaho with what EPA allows and means that thatSuzi Budge at sbs@sbsidaho.com. Full details on all legislation the state is not more stringent than what is required by the Feds.can be found at http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/In 2019, legislators focused their attention on Medicaid Expan- Weights and Measures Program Proposes Doubling Fees sion, resulting in a relatively quiet session for our industry. This Idaho Weights and Measures has proposed doubling the fee was a very welcome change and a relief after the crazy on- required to test many of the devices covered by the program, slaught of bad ideas we fended off in 2018. Below is a snapshotbased in the Idaho Department of Agriculture. The fee for fuel of what did and didnt happen in the 2019 legislative session: dispensers would go from $6 to $12 dollars. The new fee struc-What Happened?These bills passed in 2019: ture would raise $374,000 for a program total of $874,000. The current program is funded by 65% General Fund dollars andH26UST Compliance Date for new EPA Rules 35% by fees. The proposal seeks to move to a more fee-based extended to Oct 2021system, closer to 50/50 General Fund/Fees. The program wantsS1065 Transportation bondingTransportation Expansionto add a new position and purchase two new testing trucks, and & Congestion Mitigation (TECM)to cover new growth in the state. Fees were last increased inH151 Food establishment feesProviding statewide 2003. The new fee structure must be approved by the legislature. consistency and legislative oversight.IPM&CSA was represented in the rule-making meeting on H94 Petroleum gas containersPropane safety and May 14 by several members attending in person and by phone. restrictions on filling tanks by third partiesWe will be fully engaged as the process moves forward and What Didnt: These bills & ideas were proposed butwould like your input. You are encouraged to review the didnt pass in 2019: proposal at https://agri.idaho.gov/main. H107Sales tax distribution increased from 1% to 2% to STransportation Expansion & Congestion Mitigation program WPMA News / Summer 201929'