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ALABAMA PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION PAGE 17

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
THREATS •Monitor state legislative issues
•Loss of membership •During the session, communicate weekly legislative
•Lawsuits toward members activities to the board and governmental affairs
•Negative perception of the product by the public committee
•Competitive Energies •Work with other groups/agencies/organizations to
•Volatility of prices encourage positive legislation for propane
•Perception of availability of supply •Seek parity with natural gas
•Limited pipeline/distribution system •Support NPGA on federal issues
•Regulatory and Security issues •Increase participation in AlaPropanePAC
•Competitors R&D vs. Industry R&D •Encourage member involvement with AL LP Gas Board
•Availability/Cost of Insurance •Meet with Alabama Congressional Delegation around
the state when able
OPPORTUNITIES •Work with ADECA on VW Settlement Funding to be
•REAC Program used on Propane Vehicles
•Conduct a state legislative event in Montgomery
•PERC Program
•Existing and emerging propane markets
•Environmental issues MEETINGS
•Inclusion in National Energy Policy •Assist with 2019 Alabama/Louisiana Propane Gas
•Economic Stimulus Tax Credits and other consumer Associations summer convention
incentives •Select site for the 2020 convention

2018-2019 OBJECTIVES
MISCELLANEOUS
•Maintain APGA website
SAFETY & EDUCATION •Produce Electronic APGA Membership Directory
•Offer training at a minimal cost to members •Produce Electronic APGA Magazine bi-monthly
•Offer a variety of Safety & Educational Courses •Provide a written report for the magazine and Board
•Maintain APGA Employee Training Database meetings on district meetings, board meetings,
•Assist in selecting topics for district meetings convention, etc.
•Provide bi-monthly safety article for APGA News •Hold a scholarship fund-raising event
•Distribute monthly safety meeting topics with test •Present 2019 Budget at 2018 Fall Board meeting
•Promote the use of the Training Facility by Supplier •Present 2018-2019 Strategic Plan at 2018 Fall Board
companies meeting
•Offer New Customer Kits with safety information •District Directors to make periodic contact with
•Apply for PERC/REAC funds to supplement APGA members in their respective district
safety and educational program •Encourage membership participation on committees, at
•Offer Appliance Installation Rebate for water heaters, APGA Board meetings, and at the annual convention
stoves/dryers, logs and new service outlets
•Begin to meet with community colleges,
technical/vocational schools and high school tech
centers to place the program “Overview of Propane
Distribution Systems” into current curriculum
•Work with Alabama LP Gas Board

MARKET DEVELOPMENT
•Assist industry in utilizing PERC marketing campaign
material on the local level
•Assist industry with marketing propane as a motor fuel
with local, county, and state governments as well as
private fleets
•Encourage marketers to promote the use of VW
Settlement funding for Propane School Buses