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2023 Winter Board of Directors Meeting Highlights
Marketers Section During the Regulatory Breakout, association
The Marketers Section held virtual breakout staff briefed members on various rulemakings
sessions across our eight districts in advance of from the Department of Energy, the Federal
the Board of Directors meeting During these Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the
meetings, marketers discussed regional legislative Environmental Protection Agency, and the
and regulatory concerns facing the industry Department of Homeland Security Association
Section Chair, Daniel Dixon, reiterated that all staff focused on recent accomplishments
marketers are invited to participate in these and previews of anticipated rulemakings and
district breakout sessions regulatory strategy for 2023 Highlights included
District 8 Director Thomas Manson provided an upcoming CFATS rulemaking, FMCSA hours
a summary of the district reports PERC’s Eric of service clarifications, and consumer cooking
Kuster updated attendees on the Council’s appliances efficiency standards.
recent activities of note The Section also Lastly, in the State breakout session,
hosted a panel on disaster and emergency association staff provided an overview of the
preparedness The panelists encouraged all 2023 state legislative landscape, including
propane marketers to adequately prepare for, opportunities to expand energy choice
and communicate during, a natural disaster such protections, safeguard gas cooking equipment,
as a hurricane and secure industry exemptions from product
Additionally, the Marketers Section is stewardship initiatives The group also discussed
now soliciting applications to serve on NPGA’s efforts taken by local governments to ban
Executive Committee for the upcoming new gas infrastructure and encourage the
Association year electrification of buildings. NPGA is currently
tracking such activity by more than 100
Governmental Affairs Committee municipalities and counties across 15 states
The Governmental Affairs Committee These ordinances seek to eliminate propane’s
met for its winter meeting to discuss pressing ability to serve as a fuel option for new
advocacy matters impacting the propane construction
industry As is customary, the Committee broke
into three task force sessions – federal legislative, Technology, Safety & Standards Committee
federal regulatory, and state The Board approved Technology, Safety
In the legislative session, NPGA staff & Standards Committee proposal Tdc-1908, a
provided updates on success from the 117th proposal to be made to NFPA 58 that would
Congress, including securing access to funding clarify misconceptions that some authorities have
opportunities in the Infrastructure Investment regarding a “required color” for tracer wire that
and Jobs Act, extending the Alternative Fuel Tax is buried with underground plastic pipe to enable
Credit, and recent wins in the FY23 Appropriations the pipe to be located easily and avoid damage
and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) when excavation activities are occurring The
For 2023, NPGA will continue Appropriations and proposal will clarify that there is no required color
NDAA strategies and advocate for propane’s for the tracer wire This proposal will be submitted
inclusion in this year’s Farm Bill and FAA for the 2026 edition of NFPA 58 ■
reauthorization
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