Industry groups appoint eight members of Iowa’s propane council

Qualified propane industry organizations appoint the council’s eight industry members. The ten-member council includes eight retail propane sellers or wholesalers, a health and human services representative responsible for community action agencies, and the fire marshal. Industry members must be full-time propane business employees, business owners, or representatives of agricultural cooperatives active in the propane industry. Employees of qualified propane industry organizations cannot serve. Board officers of those organizations or propane trade associations cannot serve on the council at the same time. Appointing organizations must consider different business sizes, retail sellers and wholesalers, and geographic regions. These membership rules apply to appointments on or after the law’s effective date. Initial terms last one or two years, allowing at least four appointments each year.

The Iowa propane education and research council must send an annual report to the legislature and state auditor. The report covers the council’s income, spending, audit, and projects, including how evenly project benefits reach different parts of Iowa. The report must summarize energy efficiency programs if the council develops them. The council must submit the report each year.

The council may develop programs that teach people how to save energy. This permission covers energy-saving education. The council may choose whether to develop these programs.