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 110 STAT. 3370 PUBLIC LAW 104-284—OCT. 11, 1996 Public Law 104-284 104th Congress An Act Dt 11 iQQfi "^^ authorize and facilitate a program to enhance safety, training, research and ——'. development, and safety education in the propane gas industry for the benefit [H.R. 1514] of propane consumers and the public, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Propane the United States of America in Congress assembled. Education and Research Act of SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1996 15 USC 6401 l^is Act may be cited as the "Propane Education and Research note. Act of 1996". 15 USC 6401. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) propane gas, or Hquefied petroleum gas, is an essential energy commodity providing heat, hot water, cooking fuel, and motor fuel among its many uses to millions of Americans; (2) the use of propane is especially important to rural citizens and farmers, offering an efficient and economical source of gas energy; (3) propane has been recognized as a clean fuel and can contribute in many ways to reducing the pollution in our cities and towns; and (4) propane is primarily domestically produced and its use provides energy security and jobs for Americans. 15 USC 6402. SEC. 3. DEFINrnONS. For the purposes of this Act— (1) the term "Council" means a Propane Education and Research Council created pursuant to section 4 of this Act; (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 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, representing the propane industry; (4) the term "odorized propane" meeuis 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 C^H^, whether recovered from natural gas or crude oil, and includes liquefied petroleum gases and mixtures thereof;

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