Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§6402 Definitions

Title 15 › Chapter 90— PROPANE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH › § 6402

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in the propane chapter. Council: Propane Education and Research Council. Industry: U.S. people and firms that produce, transport, or sell propane, or make propane equipment. Industry trade association: a tax‑exempt group that represents the industry. Odorized propane: propane with an added smell (odorant). Producer: the owner when propane is recovered at a gas plant or refinery. Propane: mainly the hydrocarbon C3H8, including LPG and blends. Public member: a Council member who is not a producer or retail marketer and represents users, safety, academia, or researchers. Qualified industry organization: certain national associations or a group that represents at least 25% of U.S. propane volume. Retail marketer: mainly sells odorized propane to consumers or retail dispensers. Retail propane dispenser: sells odorized propane to consumers but not as its main business. Secretary: the Secretary of Energy.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §6402

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For the purposes of this chapter—

(1)the term “Council” means a Propane Education and Research Council created pursuant to section 6403 of this title;

(2)the term “industry” means those persons involved in the production, transportation, and sale of propane, and in the manufacture and distribution of propane utilization equipment, in the United States;

(3)the term “industry trade association” means an organization exempt from tax, under section 501(c)(3) or (6) of title 26, representing the propane industry;

(4)the term “odorized propane” means propane which has had odorant added to it;

(5)the term “producer” means the owner of propane at the time it is recovered at a gas processing plant or refinery;

(6)the term “propane” means a hydrocarbon whose chemical composition is predominantly C3H8, whether recovered from natural gas or crude oil, and includes liquefied petroleum gases and mixtures thereof;

(7)the term “public member” means a member of the Council, other than a representative of producers or retail marketers, representing significant users of propane, public safety officials, academia, the propane research community, or other groups knowledgeable about propane;

(8)the term “qualified industry organization” means the National Propane Gas Association, the Gas Processors Association, a successor association of such associations, or a group of retail marketers or producers who collectively represent at least 25 percent of the volume of propane sold or produced in the United States;

(9)the term “retail marketer” means a person engaged primarily in the sale of odorized propane to the ultimate consumer or to retail propane dispensers;

(10)the term “retail propane dispenser” means a person who sells odorized propane to the ultimate consumer but is not engaged primarily in the business of such sales; and

(11)the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 6402

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60