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Wa Pollution Liab Insurance Program

RCW 70.148 and RCW 70.149

The Washington Pollution Liability Insurance Agency provides low-interest loans and grants to owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks to clean up contamination, upgrade existing tank infrastructure and install systems to dispense alternative fuels. The agency also operates a reinsurance program to help assist owners and operators of regulated underground petroleum storage tanks in the state of Washington purchase affordable pollution liability insurance. The agency also verifies the validity of federal and state mandated declarations of financial responsibility for the costs of cleanup of contamination. Finally, the agency provides pollution liability insurance and technical cleanup assistance to owners of qualified petroleum storage tanks.

Agency Mission

The Pollution Liability Insurance Agency (PLIA) provides an effective and efficient government funding model to support owners and operators in meeting financial responsibility and environmental cleanup requirements for underground storage tanks.
Request 59,709,000
Net change from current biennium 5,641,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 10.4% Increase

Operating Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds

2021-23 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   2019-21 Actual 2021-23 Estimated 2023-25 Proposed
754,000 General Fund - Federal 287,088 754,000 811,000
State Agency Ofc Relocat Pool Acct - Nonappropriated 350,070
Info Tech Invest Rev Acct - Nonappropriated 542,699
Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - Nonappropriated 40,086,154
(2,089,000) Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Nonappropriated 1,539,379 2,089,000 2,418,000
957,000 (47,618,000) PLIA Underground Strg Tank Rev Acct - State 581,239 48,575,000 46,042,000
1,427,000 (1,223,000) Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State 1,476,163 2,650,000 10,438,000
3,138,000 (50,930,000) Total Appropriated Funds 44,862,792 54,068,000 59,709,000

Non-Appropriated Funds

Capital Budget: Summary

  Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   Actual Estimated Proposed
605,790 605,790 State Building Construction Account - State 294,472
46,195,640 46,195,640 PLIA Underground Strg Tank Rev Acct - State 4,870,991
1,175,820 1,175,820 Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State 147,365
47,977,250 47,977,250 Total Appropriated Funds 5,312,828

Operating Budget: Program Summary

Program Title Actual Estimated Proposed
Actual Estimated Estimated Proposed Proposed
Annual Total 2,828,839 2,267,490 892,415 7,269,000 7,146,000

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

Actual Estimated Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
2,351,806 97.0% (1,616,733) (33.8%) 11,255,095 356.2%

Employment Summary

  Actual Estimated Proposed
  2020-21 Actual 2021-22 Estimated 2022-23 Estimated 2023-24 Proposed 2024-25 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 17.0 19.3 20.6 52.4 52.4