Iowa § 8A.368 - 8A.368 Motor vehicle purchases — qualified renewable fuels.

§ 8A.368. 8A.368 Motor vehicle purchases — qualified renewable fuels.

1. A motor vehicle operating using an internal combustion engine powered by gasoline or diesel fuel as described in section 8A.362 shall use the highest possible classification of a qualified renewable fuel if all of the following apply: a. The manufacturer of the motor vehicle or the United States environmental protection agency expressly states that the classification of a qualified renewable fuel is compatible with the motor vehicle’s normal operation. b. That classification of a qualified renewable fuel is commercially available in the region where the motor vehicle is being operated. c. No emergency situation exists that requires the immediate use of a motor fuel regardless of whether it has been blended with a biofuel. 2. If the highest possible classification of a qualified renewable fuel is available to power an engine used to operate a motor vehicle as provided in subsection 1, a state-issued credit card shall not be used to purchase motor fuel other than that classification of a qualified renewable fuel. 3. A motor vehicle subject to this section shall be affixed with a brightly colored, highly visible renewable fuel sticker. The qualified renewable fuel sticker shall be designed by the department of agriculture and land stewardship to notify the traveling public that the motor vehicle is operating using an internal combustion engine powered by the highest possible classification of that qualified renewable fuel. The department of administrative services shall distribute the stickers to state agencies maintaining a state motor pool. However, a qualified renewable fuel sticker is not required to be affixed to an unmarked motor vehicle used for purposes of providing law enforcement or security. 4. As part of the department’s competitive bidding procedure for the purchase of a motor vehicle operating using an internal combustion engine powered by diesel fuel, the director shall require a bidder to certify that the motor vehicle’s manufacturer expressly states that the engine is capable of being powered by biodiesel blended fuel classified as B-20 or higher. 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §36 Referred to in §8A.362, 8A.369, 216B.3, 262.25A, 307.21, 904.312A Wed Dec 10 21:45:14 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 8A.368 (21, 0)