Bill Text: IA SSB1113 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to propane inspection and regulation, imposing an assessment, and making appropriations.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-04-04 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1113 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB1113-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1113
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
FEENSTRA)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
propane
inspection
and
regulation,
imposing
1
an
assessment,
and
making
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
101.15
Propane
industry
oversight
1
committee.
2
1.
The
state
fire
marshal
shall
appoint
a
propane
industry
3
oversight
committee
to
provide
technical
expertise
to
the
4
state
fire
marshal
to
ensure
that
propane
is
used,
installed,
5
and
delivered
safely.
The
committee
shall
be
advisory
and
6
shall
assist
the
fire
marshal
in
developing
propane
inspector
7
qualifications,
providing
propane
inspector
training,
advising
8
the
fire
marshal
of
industry
and
regulatory
changes,
and
9
providing
any
other
technical
assistance
as
needed.
10
2.
The
membership
of
the
committee
shall
be
as
follows:
11
a.
Six
members
representing
retail
propane
marketers
as
12
defined
in
section
101C.2,
subsection
12.
Of
these
members,
13
two
members
shall
represent
interstate
retail
propane
14
marketers,
two
members
shall
represent
intrastate
retail
15
propane
marketers,
and
two
members
shall
represent
agricultural
16
cooperatives.
17
b.
One
member
representing
a
propane
utilization
equipment
18
marketer
or
manufacturer.
19
c.
One
member
representing
the
propane
insurance
industry.
20
3.
A
member
shall
serve
a
term
of
three
years.
Vacancies
21
shall
be
filled
for
the
unexpired
term
in
the
same
manner
as
22
the
original
appointment
was
made.
23
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
101.16
Propane
inspector
fund.
24
1.
A
propane
inspector
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
25
under
the
control
of
the
division
of
state
fire
marshal
of
26
the
department
of
public
safety.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
27
assessments
collected
pursuant
to
section
101.17
and
any
other
28
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
for
placement
in
29
the
fund.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
division
30
of
state
fire
marshal
for
the
purposes
specified
in
subsection
31
2.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
credited
to
the
fund
32
that
remain
unexpended
or
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
33
year
shall
not
revert
to
any
other
fund.
Notwithstanding
34
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
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the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
1
2.
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
used
exclusively
for
2
the
state
fire
marshal
to
appoint
one
propane
director
and
3
three
propane
inspectors
to
assist
the
fire
marshal
in
the
4
enforcement
of
applicable
propane
regulations,
including
5
regulations
covering
inspections,
investigations,
education,
6
and
training.
The
staff
shall
directly
report
to
and
work
7
under
the
supervision
of
the
fire
marshal.
8
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
101.17
Propane
inspector
assessment.
9
1.
An
assessment
shall
be
made
on
propane
to
which
an
10
odorant
has
been
added
and
imported
into
the
state.
The
11
assessment
shall
be
imposed
at
a
rate
of
two-tenths
of
one
12
cent
on
each
gallon
of
odorized
propane
imported.
The
owner
13
of
odorized
propane
at
the
time
of
import
shall
calculate
14
the
amount
of
the
assessment
based
on
the
volume
of
odorized
15
propane
being
imported
into
the
state.
The
assessment
shall
be
16
labeled
“Iowa
propane
inspector
assessment”.
Assessments
shall
17
be
paid
by
the
owners
to
the
state
treasury
on
a
monthly
basis
18
by
the
twenty-fifth
day
of
the
month
following
the
month
the
19
assessment
was
collected.
If
payment
is
not
made
to
the
state
20
treasury
by
the
due
date,
as
required
by
this
subsection,
an
21
interest
penalty
of
one
percent
of
any
amount
unpaid
shall
be
22
imposed
against
the
owner
for
each
month
or
fraction
of
a
month
23
after
the
due
date,
until
final
payment
is
made.
24
2.
The
treasurer
of
state
shall
credit
amounts
collected
25
pursuant
to
this
section
to
the
propane
inspector
fund
created
26
in
section
101.16.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
relates
to
propane
inspection
and
regulation
by
31
the
state
fire
marshal.
32
The
bill
provides
that
the
state
fire
marshal
shall
appoint
a
33
propane
industry
oversight
committee
to
advise
the
fire
marshal
34
on
inspector
qualifications,
training,
industry
and
regulatory
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changes,
and
other
technical
assistance.
The
committee
shall
1
be
composed
of
eight
members
that
are
representative
of
the
2
propane
industry,
as
described
in
the
bill.
Members
shall
3
serve
a
term
of
three
years.
4
The
bill
establishes
a
propane
inspector
fund
to
consist
5
of
assessments
collected
pursuant
to
the
bill
and
any
other
6
moneys
obtained
for
placement
in
the
fund.
The
fund
shall
7
be
under
the
control
of
the
state
fire
marshal
and
shall
be
8
used
exclusively
for
the
fire
marshal
to
appoint
one
propane
9
director
and
three
propane
inspectors,
working
under
the
10
supervision
of
the
fire
marshal,
to
assist
in
the
enforcement
11
of
propane
regulations.
12
The
bill
requires
odorized
propane
importers
to
pay
an
13
assessment
at
a
rate
of
two-tenths
of
one
cent
on
each
gallon
14
of
odorized
propane
imported
into
the
state
as
calculated
at
15
the
time
of
import.
The
assessment
must
be
paid
on
a
monthly
16
basis
in
the
manner
described
in
the
bill.
Failure
to
pay
by
17
the
due
date
shall
require
the
importer
to
pay
an
interest
18
penalty
of
1
percent
of
the
unpaid
assessment
for
each
month
or
19
fraction
of
the
month
until
final
payment
is
made.
Assessments
20
collected
pursuant
to
the
bill
shall
be
deposited
in
the
21
propane
inspector
fund.
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