STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
ENERGY POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Melissa Hortman, Chair of the Energy Policy Committee, called the twenty-seventh meeting to order at 12:34 P.M. on, March 10, 2014, in room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Hortman, Melissa, Chair
Morgan, Will, Vice-Chair
Garofalo, Pat, Republican Lead
Allen
Beard
Falk
Hackbarth
Hornstein
Kelly
Masin
Quam
Scott
Selcer
Yarusso
Members excused:
Atkins
A quorum was present.
Representative Hortman moved HF2537 before the Committee.
HF2537 (Marquart) Propane; terms of sale and service regulated and service during the heating season discontinued with respect to residential propane customers, and registration of and reporting by propane distributors required.
Representative Hortman moved adoption of amendment
H2537DE1.
The amendment was adopted.
Representative Beard moved adoption of amendment SCS2164A-5
The amendment was withdrawn.
Testimony was given by:
Pam Marshall, Energy CENTS Coalition
Bill Grant, Minnesota Department of Commerce
Cort Holten, Minnesota Propane Association
Roger Leider, Minnesota Propane Association
Representative Tim Faust
Doyle Fevig, Fevig Oil and Propane, Felton, Minnesota
Randy Dooley, Dooley Propane, Murdock, Minnesota
Mark Grave, Federated Co-ops, Moose Lake, Minnesota
Handouts were given to committee members:
“SF2164 Summary”
“Propane Fact Sheet”
“Ferrellgas Master Agreement”
“Propane Industry Information”
“Sample Propane Orders as Percentage of Monthly Income”
“Fuels Monitoring Reports This Week - Minnesota Department of Commerce”
“SHOPP Prices – Minnesota Department of Commerce”
Representative Hortman recommended that HF2537 be re-referred as amended to the Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance Committee.
The motion prevailed.
The meeting adjourned at 2:07 P.M.
REP. MELISSA HORTMAN, CHAIR
Mary Elizabeth Faust
Committee Legislative Assistant