Legislative Document No. 1891 H.P. 1357 House of Representatives, December 24, 2019
An Act To Protect Maine Propane Consumers upon the Termination of an Agreement between a Dealer and a Consumer
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 203. Received by the Clerk of the House on December 20, 2019. Referred to the Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk
Presented by Representative MATLACK of St. George. Cosponsored by Representatives: HARNETT of Gardiner, HOBBS of Wells.
Printed on recycled paper 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2 Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1697 is enacted to read: 3 §1697. Compensation for propane upon termination of agreement
4 Upon the termination of an agreement between a propane dealer and a customer, the 5 propane dealer shall compensate the customer for the propane remaining in the customer's 6 tank at a rate equal to the market price of the propane on the date that the agreement is 7 terminated or the price that the customer paid for the propane, whichever is less, if the 8 customer has paid for the propane, the amount of propane is more than 5 gallons and the 9 customer has not received compensation pursuant to this section in the previous 12 10 months.
11 SUMMARY 12 This bill provides that upon the termination of an agreement between a propane 13 dealer and a customer, the propane dealer must compensate the customer for the propane 14 remaining in the customer's tank at a rate equal to the market price of the propane on the 15 date that the agreement is terminated or the price that the customer paid for the propane, 16 whichever is less, if the customer has paid for the propane, the amount of propane is more 17 than 5 gallons and the customer has not received such compensation in the previous 12 18 months.
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