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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION _____ 1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE 1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 16) 1 4 A Concurrent Resolution encouraging the federal 1 5 government to investigate the pricing of liquid 1 6 propane gas and other heating fuels. 1 7 WHEREAS, the price of liquid propane gas in Iowa 1 8 reached an average of $1.01 per gallon on December 23, 1 9 1996, while other midwest states experienced 1 10 significantly lower prices; and 1 11 WHEREAS, approximately 14 percent of Iowans use 1 12 liquid propane gas for heating purposes, and 1 13 additional supplies are used by farmers for drying 1 14 grain; and 1 15 WHEREAS, the high price of other heating fuels used 1 16 by Iowans remains a concern; and 1 17 WHEREAS, Iowans are entitled to a pricing structure 1 18 free from manipulation and to equitable prices with 1 19 respect to liquid propane gas and other heating fuels; 1 20 NOW THEREFORE, 1 21 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 1 22 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the federal 1 23 administration and Congress are encouraged and 1 24 requested to investigate the pricing mechanism for and 1 25 the prices of liquid propane gas and other heating 1 26 fuels to assure that Iowans and the citizens of other 1 27 states affected by these prices are paying fair and 1 28 reasonable prices; and 1 29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That such investigation 1 30 also include an inquiry as to why reserves have been 2 1 inadequate at a time when the demand for such fuels is 2 2 high and an analysis as to how the supply system used 2 3 by refineries and suppliers might be improved so that 2 4 heating fuel supplies can be transported efficiently 2 5 and in a cost-effective manner to meet demand; and 2 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage by both 2 7 the Senate and the House of Representatives, that 2 8 copies of this resolution be delivered to the 2 9 President of the United States, the members of Iowa's 2 10 congressional delegation, and United States Secretary 2 11 of Energy Hazel O'Leary or her successor. 2 12 LSB 1862SV 77 2 13 mj/sc/14
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