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• the hiring of experienced outside trade counsel,- task force also talked about state and local efforts to
surveys sent to NPGA members on liquid fuels and incentivize fuel-switching, penalize the use of conven-
manufacturing parts that would be most impacted tional thermal fuels, and move forward with various
from the tariffs, and state decarbonization efforts, such as cap-and-invest.
• collaboration with other trade associations and Propane Supply & Logistics Committee
stakeholders in order to educate key members of
the government on the total impact. In addition to a briefing from Kristen Holm-
quist of RBN Energy, the Committee engaged in a
While the Administration placed a 30-day robust discussion regarding winter weather, and
pause on the Mexico/Canada tariffs, NPGA is closely engagement with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
tracking sector-level tariffs, will continue to closely Administration (FMCSA) in pursuit of hours-of-service
track country-level developments on tariff policy, and waivers. Having secured a 21 day, 48 state waiver on
is poised to seek exclusions. January 10th, and a 15-day extension for 39 states
As is customary, the Committee broke into (later modified to 43 states), the Committee discussed
three task force sessions – federal legislative, federal lessons learned, communications plans, and what ma-
regulatory, and state. terials were of particular interest to the government.

Federal Legislative Breakout: Members met Follow up efforts included NPGA data collection on a
with NPGA staff to discuss a number of legislative possible waiver extension, and a standardized form for
matters. Of primary importance was updating the reporting data in order to assist both members and
Task Force on the budget reconciliation process within the association.
Congress. NPGA staff provided updates on the current
status of FY25 appropriations and upcoming FY26 ap-
propriations. Staff also spoke on the recent introduc-
tion in the House and Senate of Congressional Review
Act legislation that would nullify last-minute Biden
Administration rule making that would, if implement-
ed, effectively ban gas-fired water heaters from the
marketplace.
Federal Regulatory Breakout: Regulatory
session attendees discussed recent developments
on issues of concern to the propane industry. These
include updates to the rules from the Department
of Energy and the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration. The Task Force also discussed recent
Executive Orders and their impact on various rules.
Finally, the Task Force discussed guidance and inter-
pretive documents pending across agencies, as well as
goals and objectives for the coming six months.
State Breakout: During the state breakout
session, NPGA staff provided highlights from the 2024
state legislative session, which included the enactment
of energy choice in Nebraska and Washington State,
and the passage of gas appliance protection laws in
multiple new states. The group discussed new resourc-
es made available to state executives as they push
for legislation to increase commercial production and
consumption of renewable propane. Members of the

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