Last year, President Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which makes sweeping amendments to securities laws and other laws affecting public companies. It was enacted largely in response to the Enron, Worldcom and Global Crossings scandals.
Read More The House Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill for 2004 with $1.8 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, an increase of $111 million over 2003 and $100 million above the administration’s budget request.
Read More Even this Republican administration is creating new regulations for hazmat carriers and others in the propane business.
Read More Increased grant money for energy production and efficiency has gotten a boost in Congress with the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee’s approval of the Energy Policy Act of 2003.
Read More Major energy legislation that didn’t quite make it through Congress last year is rapidly taking shape this year. Several House and Senate panels have approved measures including tax and grant programs similar to legislation in the last Congress.
Read More Fresh off a successful ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, propane industry officials are stepping up the fight against rural electric cooperatives.
Read More As promised, the bobtail tax was slashed and refunds are coming.
Read More The 108th Congress that convened in January will have to revisit many of the energyissues the 107th Congress never resolved.
Read More Propane marketers consistently cite their frustration with overly invasivefederal bureaucracy as a top concern and a primary reason for getting outof an otherwise rewarding business.
Read More Pipeline regulation will get somewhat more stringent over the next fouryears. Congress has approved the Pipeline Infrastructure Protection toEnhance Security & Safety Act of 2002, which both provides more oversightpower and more research on further safety through 2006.
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