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HB2012

Ethanol Grant Program Fund

Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:52 AM

In one sentence

This bill creates a new state fund to give money back to gas stations that sell more high-ethanol fuel than they did the year before.

What it does

  • Creates an ethanol grant program fund in the state treasury administered by the secretary of agriculture.
  • Transfers up to $5,000,000 from the general state budget into this new fund every July starting in 2026.
  • Allows approved retailers to apply for a reimbursement grant based on how much more high-ethanol fuel they sold compared to the previous year.
  • Sets a limit of $500,000 per retailer and pays up to five cents for each extra gallon sold.
  • Reduces payments proportionally if the total money requested is higher than what is in the fund.

Who it affects

  • Retailers that sell motor fuel directly to drivers at retail service stations
  • The Kansas Department of Agriculture and its secretary

Limits and unknowns

  • The program and fund end on September 1, 2030.
  • Payments are reduced if there is not enough money in the fund to cover all approved applications.
  • Stations must repay any funds received through fraud or deception.

Plain language

Terms to know

Higher ethanol blend
Fuel containing between 15% and 85% ethanol that can be put directly into a car's gas tank.
Retailer
A person or business that sells motor fuel to the public at a service station.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

Substitute for HB 2012 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the ethanol grant program fund and transferring an amount of not to exceed $5,000,000 from the state general fund to the ethanol grant program fund each July 1 beginning in 2026.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Died in CommitteeHouse
  2. Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural ResourcesHouse
  3. Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural ResourcesHouse
  4. Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 112-N eventHouse
  5. Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 112-N — CANCELED eventHouse
  6. Withdrawn from House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources ; Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural ResourcesHouse
  7. Hearing: Monday, January 27, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 346-S eventHouse
  8. Referred to House Committee on TaxationHouse
  9. IntroducedHouse