SF 341 (LSB 1907SV (2) 85)

SENATE FILE 341

BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1087)

A BILL FOR

An Act modifying provisions applicable to the propane education and research council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 101C.3, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  A professional fire fighter designated by the Iowa association of professional fire chiefs
 
fire fighters association.
    Sec. 2.  Section 101C.3, subsection 5, Code 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  A council member shall serve a term of three years and shall not serve more than two full consecutive terms. A council member filling an unexpired term may serve not more than a total of seven consecutive years. A former council member may be appointed to the council if the former member has not been a member of the council for a period of at least two years.
    Sec. 3.  Section 101C.4, subsection 1, Code 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The council and its activities shall be funded by an annual assessment. Upon establishment of the council and each year thereafter the annual assessment shall be made at a rate of one-tenth of one cent on each gallon of odorized propane sold.

Thereafter, annual assessments shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the plans and programs developed by the council and upon a majority vote by the council, the council may increase or decrease the annual assessment as necessary, but in no event shall the annual assessment exceed two-tenths of one cent on each gallon of odorized propane sold.
    Sec. 4.  REPEAL.  Section 101C.14, Code 2013, is repealed.
EXPLANATION
   This bill modifies provisions applicable to the propane education and research council established in Code chapter 101C.
   The bill changes the designation of one of the ex officio, nonvoting members of the council from a professional fire fighter designated by the Iowa association of professional fire chiefs to a professional fire fighter designated by the Iowa professional fire fighters association.
   The bill also eliminates provisions specifying term limits and reappointment requirements.
   The bill additionally modifies provisions relating to the annual assessment which funds the council and its activities. Currently, Code section 101C.4, subsection 1, provides that upon establishment of the council and each year thereafter the annual assessment shall be made at a rate of one-tenth of one cent on each gallon of odorized propane sold. The bill deletes the reference to “and each year thereafter”, and provides that after establishment of the council and the initial rate of one-tenth of one cent, annual assessments shall thereafter be in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the plans and programs developed by the council, and that upon a majority vote by the council, the council may increase or decrease the annual assessment as necessary, but not to exceed two-tenths of one cent on each gallon of odorized propane sold.
   Additionally, the bill repeals a provision which repealed the Code chapter effective December 31, 2014.