§6405 Assessments

Summary

The Council must set a per-gallon fee on odorized propane. The first fee can be no more than one tenth of one cent per gallon. Later fees must cover the Council’s plans and programs and cannot exceed one-half cent per gallon unless a majority in both the producer and retail marketer groups approve in a vote. The fee can only go up by at most one tenth of one cent per gallon each year. The owner of the propane when it is odorized or imported must pay the fee based on how much is sold and put into commerce. Fees are due monthly by the 25th of the next month. Exports are not charged. The Council can use different collection methods, charge late fees and interest, and may invest collected money only in U.S. or state government obligations, certain bank accounts or certificates of deposit, or obligations fully guaranteed by the U.S. The Council must work with State propane councils or similar groups and may allow a joint collection, a lower fee, or a rebate equal to 20 percent of the regular fee in that State; rebates go only to qualifying state councils or similar approved entities.