Slimmed-down energy bill offered
May 1, 2004 By LP Gas
Senate backers of major energy legislation have introduced a slimmed-down package since the Senate has not approved a conference agreement.
Read More Bush seeks funds for carrier safety
April 1, 2004 By LP Gas
The feds want states to beef up their watch of hazmat carriers, and they’re asking Congress for hundreds of millions of dollars to help states do the job.
Read More DOT seeks to dismantle RSPA
March 1, 2004 By LP Gas
The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed dismantling the Research & Special Programs Administration and moving the Office of Pipeline Safety into the Federal Railroad Administration – an agency familiar with hazmat transportation – as a result of heightened security fears.
Read More Energy bill falls short, but still alive
January 1, 2004 By LP Gas
For the second year in a row, big benefits to the propane industry didn’t quite make it through Congress.
Read More LIHEAP funds could grow with bill
December 1, 2003 By LP Gas
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program could get $3.4 billion in each of the next three years under the Poverty Reduction & Prevention Act of 2003.
Read More Energy bill, budget cuts collide
September 1, 2003 By LP Gas
Look for another contentious conference over energy legislation in Congress this fall. Rather than slug it out provision by provision on the Senate floor, the Senate has passed the same bill it approved last year.
Read More Feds look to boost spending
August 1, 2003 By LP Gas
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 Energy legislation creeps back
May 1, 2003 By LP Gas
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 Bobtail tax slashed, as promised
March 1, 2003 By LP Gas
As promised, the bobtail tax was slashed and refunds are coming.
Read More New Congress gets back at it
February 1, 2003 By LP Gas
The 108th Congress that convened in January will have to revisit many of the energyissues the 107th Congress never resolved.
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