Agency: 462 - Pollution Liability Insurance Program
Last Updated: 10/08/2025
A001 - Heating Oil Tank Liability Insurance
The Heating Oil Pollution Liability Insurance Program provides pollution liability coverage and technical assistance to owners of registered heating oil tanks. There is no direct cost to owners for the pollution liability insurance. The program is funded by fees paid by heating oil dealers, as well as special taxes on petroleum products. (Pollution Liability Insurance Program Trust Account-State, Heating Oil Pollution Liability Trust Account-Nonappropriated)
| Account | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | Biennium Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTE | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
| 20T - PLIA Underground Strg Tank Rev Acct | |||
| State | 217,000 | 196,000 | 413,000 |
| 544 - Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust | |||
| State | 1,717,000 | 1,720,000 | 3,437,000 |
| 545 - Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust | |||
| Non-Appropriated | 1,395,000 | 1,459,000 | 2,854,000 |
| FY 2026 | FY 2027 | Biennium Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTES | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
| GFS | |||
| Other | 3,329,000 | 3,375,000 | 6,704,000 |
| Totals | 3,329,000 | 3,375,000 | 6,704,000 |
A002 - Pollution Liability Reinsurance
The Commercial Underground Storage Tank Reinsurance Program makes pollution liability insurance available and affordable to the owners and operators of regulated petroleum underground storage tanks by serving as the reinsurer of private-sector insurance policies. Availability of reinsurance allows tank owners and operators to comply with the financial responsibility regulations of the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington State Department of Ecology. This program is funded entirely by special taxes on petroleum products. (Pollution Liability Insurance Program Trust Account-State)
| Account | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | Biennium Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTE | 38.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 |
| 001 - General Fund | |||
| Federal | 566,000 | 573,000 | 1,139,000 |
| 20T - PLIA Underground Strg Tank Rev Acct | |||
| State | 434,000 | 393,000 | 827,000 |
| 544 - Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust | |||
| State | 3,433,000 | 3,441,000 | 6,874,000 |
| FY 2026 | FY 2027 | Biennium Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTES | 38.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 |
| GFS | |||
| Other | 4,433,000 | 4,407,000 | 8,840,000 |
| Totals | 4,433,000 | 4,407,000 | 8,840,000 |
Expected Results
As a result of PLIA providing reinsurance services to the commercial insurance industry, small business owners and operators of petroleum storage tanks are able to purchase pollution liability insurance at affordable rates. Direct savings to this sector of Washington's economy total $20,000,000 per year in insurance premiums.