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From left: Joe Rosengrant (Cetane), Laural Bunn (APGA), Congressman Mike Rogers R-3, and Daniel Brown (Economy Gas)
Transitioning DOD facilities from diesel and retailers under-supplied. Eliminating storage barriers,
gasoline to alternative fuels, including propane, can increasing collaboration, and incentivizing increased
produce long-term financial and maintenance sav- storage will significantly benefit downstream impacts
ings. For nearly a decade, the United States has been for agriculture producers and rural America. Support-
a net exporter of propane. Propane is a domestically ing H.R. 1623 would provide a retail agriculture CFATS
produced fuel that supports 136,000 jobs nationwide exemption for propane, and agriculture facilities would
and provides $47 billion annually to the U.S. economy. benefit from the ability to expand storage at their
Ensuring our military forces and installations have a respective facilities, which could eliminate potential
diversified fuel source independent of foreign actors supply constraints during early, wet, or other abnormal
who may have goals different from those of the United harvest seasons.
States is critical to our country’s national security. Mr. Brown, Ms. Bunn, and Mr. Rosengrant
Farm Bill had successful meetings with six of Alabama's sev-
The Farm Bill is the most important piece of en Congressional Representatives, and the offices of
legislation Congress deals with as it relates to farming both Alabama Senators. APGA was able to convey to
and agriculture programs. Propane is a critical tool for the offices the importance that propane plays in each
farmers and ranchers across the United States, who of the districts and how each issue would effect the
are facing tighter margins every single day. Agriculture districts respective constituents. Due to a scheduling
producers and rural America will benefit significantly conflict, Representative Aderholt was unable to meet
by eliminating storage barriers, increasing collabora- with the group on June 4, but had a virtual meeting
tion, and incentivizing increased propane storage. with Ms. Bunn the following week to discuss the issues
and garner his support. APGA will continue to serve
Propane is a critical tool for the more than as a resource for our federal legislators so that we can
800,000 farmers and ranchers who face the mon- provide the information they need to ensure their
umental task of producing food, fuel, and fiber for support for the industry and it's consumers. For more
Americans. When the harvest is wet or late, propane information on the issues or Propane Days, please
consumption is higher, which leaves many propane contact Laural Bunn.■

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