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Wa Pollution Liab Insurance Program - Current Law

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 15,732,000
Net change from current biennium 547,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 3.6% Increase

Operating Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds

2023-25 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   2021-23 Actual 2023-25 Estimated 2025-27 Proposed
1,237,000 General Fund - Federal 810,710 1,237,000 1,151,000
State Agency Ofc Relocat Pool Acct - Nonappropriated
Info Tech Invest Rev Acct - Nonappropriated
Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - Nonappropriated 35,085,914
(2,756,000) Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Nonappropriated 2,347,627 2,756,000 2,892,000
957,000 PLIA Underground Strg Tank Rev Acct - State 862,026 957,000 1,260,000
10,235,000 Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State 1,217,682 10,235,000 10,429,000
12,429,000 (2,756,000) Total Appropriated Funds 40,323,959 15,185,000 15,732,000

Non-Appropriated Funds

Capital Budget: Summary

  Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   Actual Estimated Proposed
State Building Construction Account - State 238,248
53,431,010 150,010 PLIA Underground Strg Tank Rev Acct - State 1,546,398 53,281,000 38,550,000
210,000 Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State 339,263 210,000 205,000
53,641,010 150,010 Total Appropriated Funds 2,123,908 53,491,000 38,755,000

Operating Budget: Program Summary

Program Title Actual Estimated Proposed
Actual Estimated Estimated Proposed Proposed
Annual Total 2,970,555 3,867,134 1,984,146 7,893,000 7,839,000

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

Actual Estimated Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
1,641,264 45.6% 613,235 11.7% 9,880,719 168.9%

Employment Summary

  Actual Estimated Proposed
  2022-23 Actual 2023-24 Estimated 2024-25 Estimated 2025-26 Proposed 2026-27 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 21.1 28.7 37.8 53.4 53.4