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BILL’S PROVISIONS.14). It also provides that DALS must reject any application to participate in the program submitted prior to the bill’s effective date, unless the dealer certifies that no such infrastructure has been so installed. The certification must be approved by the renewable fuel infrastructure board (board).13. APPLICABLE CIVIL PENALTY. A participating dealer who acts in violation of an agreement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per day for each day of the violation. 14(7)). BACKGROUND —— ETHANOL BLENDED GASOLINE INFRASTRUCTURE. The program allocates state moneys generally on a cost-share basis to dealers in order to defray costs associated with installing an improvement to a site. The improvements must directly relate to the storage and dispensing of certain classifications of ethanol blended gasoline referred to as E-15 (containing percent ethanol) or E-85 (containing between and percent ethanol).2. BACKGROUND —— PROCESS OF APPROVAL. In order to participate in the program, a dealer must submit an application to DALS proposing an improvement to a site. The application must be approved by the board prior to the execution of an agreement by DALS and the dealer. The application contains a statement certifying that the infrastructure will only be used to store and dispense E-15 or E-85 for the term of the agreement (three or five years).14(3). EFFECTIVE DATE. The bill takes effect upon enactment.