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
56,719,000
Net change from current biennium
16,969,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium
42.7% Increase
Operating Budget: Summary
Appropriated Funds
2019-21 Appropriations
Appropriated Funds
Expenditures
Amount
Estimated Balance
2017-19 Actual
2019-21 Estimated
2021-23 Proposed
319,500
319,500
General Fund - Federal
638,000
(1,102,000)
State Building Construction Account - State
1,102,000
737,000
881,000
(32,859,000)
PLIA Underground Strg Tank Rev Acct - State
90,000
33,740,000
50,937,000
1,749,000
(1,099,000)
Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State
1,308,023
2,848,000
2,483,000
2,949,500
(34,740,500)
Total Appropriated Funds
1,398,023
37,690,000
54,795,000
Non-Appropriated Funds
2019-21 Non-Appropriated Funds
Expenditures
Amount
Balance
Non-Apropriated Funds
2017-19 Actual
2019-21 Estimated
2021-23 Proposed
323,000
323,000
State Agency Ofc Relocat Pool Acct - Nonappropriated
