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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
April 30, 2026
The Honoi-able Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 704, an Act relating to the Iowa propane education and research council, and
including applicability provisions.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Sm^ely,
Kim^e^olds
Governor of I owj
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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House File 704
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE IOWA PROPANE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH COUNCIL, AND
INCLUDING APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 101C.2, subsection 3, Code 2025, is
amended by striking the subsection.
Sec. 2. Section 101C.2, subsection 13, Code 2025, is amended
by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
13. ^Wholesaler'^ means a person engaged primarily in the
sale of odorized propane who does not sell propane to the
ultimate consumer or retail propane dispenser.
Sec. 3. Section 101C.3, subsections 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, and
10, Code 2025, are amended to read as follows:
1. The Iowa propane education and research council is
established. The council shall consist of ten voting members,
nine eight of whom represent retail propane marketers end-
or wholesalers, one of whom shall be a representative of
the department of health and human services responsible for
community action agencies, and one of whom shall be the fire
marshal. Members of the council representing retail propane
marketers or wholesalers shall be appointed by the fire marahal
from a list of nomincca submitted by qualified propane industry
organizations by December 15 of each year, A vacancy in the
unfinished term of a council member shall be filled for the
remainder of the term in the same manner as the original
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appointment was made. Council members representing retail
propane marketers or wholesalers shall be full-time employees
or owners of a propane industry business or representatives
of an agricultural cooperative actively engaged in the
propane industry. An employee of a qualified propane industry
organization shall not serve as a member of the council. An
officer of the board of directors of a qualified propane
industry organization or propane industry trade association
shall not serve concurrently as a member of the council.
The fire marshal or a dosignee may serve as an ox officio,
nonvoting member of the council.
2. In nominating appointing members of the council,
qualified propane industry organizations shall give
due consideration to nominating council members who
are representative of the propane industry, including
representation of all of the following:
a. Interstate and intrastate retail propane marketers.
b. Interstate and intrastate wholesalers.
b-r Cj_ Large and small retail propane marketers, including
agricultural cooperatives.
er- Diverse geographic regions of the state.
5. A council member shall serve a term of throe two years.
6. Initial appointments to the council shall be for terms of
onex and two-?—and three years that are staggered to provide for
the future appointment of at least -fcwe four members each year.
7. The voting members of the council shall select a
chairperson and other officers as necessary from the voting
members and shall adopt rules and bylaws for the conduct of
business and the implementation of this chapter. The council
may establish committees and subcommittees comprised of members
of the council and may establish advisory committees comprised
of persons other than council members. The council shall
establish procedures for the solicitation of propane industry
comments and recommendations regarding any significant plans,
programs, or projects to be funded by the council.
9. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the council shall
prepare a budget plan for the next fiscal year, including the
probable cost of all programs, projects, and contracts to be
undertaken. The council shall submit the proposed budget to
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the fire marshal for rcviow and Gommont.—The fire marshal may
rGcomnicnd appropriate programs, projects, and activitioo to be
undertaken by the council.
10, The council shall keep minutes, books, and records
that clearly reflect all of the acts and transactions of the
council which are public records open to public inspection.
The books and records shall indicate the geographic areas where
benefits were conferred by each individual program or project
in detail sufficient to reflect the degree to which each
program or project attained equitable geographic distribution
of its benefits. The books of the council shall be audited by
a certified public accountant at least once each fiscal year
and at such other times as the council may designate. The cost
of the audit shall be paid by the council. Copies of the audit
shall be provided to all council members, all qualified propane
industry organizations, and to other members of the propane
industry upon request. In addition, a copy of the audit and
a report detailing the programs and projects conducted by the
council and containing information reflecting the degree to
which equitable geographic distribution of the benefits of each
program or project was attained shall be submitted each fiscal
year to the chief clerk of the house of representativea and the
secretary of the senate.
Sec. 4. Section 101C.3, subsection 3, Code 2025, is amended
by striking the subsection.
Sec. 5. Section 101C.3, subsection 8, paragraph b. Code
2025, is amended to read as follows:
b. The council may develop energy efficiency programs
dedicated to weatherigation,—acquisition and installation of
energy-efficient customer appliances that qualify for energy
star certification,—installation of low-flow faucets and
showerheads,—energy efficiency education. The council
may by rule establish quality standards in relation to
weatherigation and appliance installation.
Sec. 6. Section lOlC.ll, Code 2025, is amended to read as
follows;
lOlC.ll Report.
The council shall prepare and submit an annual report to
the fire marshal general assembly and the auditor of state
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summarizing the activities of the council conducted pursuant to
this chapter. The report shall show all of the following:
1» All income, expenses, and other relevant information
concerning assessments collected and expended under this
chapter. The report shall also include a
2. A summary of energy efficiency programs as specified in
section 101C.3, subsection 8, if developed by the council,
3. A copy of the audit conducted pursuant to section 101C.3,
subsection 10.
4. A report detailing the programs and projects conducted
by the council, which shall include information reflecting
the degree to which the council achieved equitable geographic
distribution of the benefits of each program or project.
Sec. 7. APPLICABILITY. The following apply to members
appointed to the Iowa propane education and research council on
or after the effective date of this Act:
1, The portions of the section of this Act amending section
101C.3, subsections 1, 2, 5, and 6.
2. The section of this Act striking section 101C.3,
subsection 3.
PAT GRASS;KEY AMY SINt^/AIR
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 704, Ninety-first General Assembly.
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lit'Approved t 2026
MEG^N NfiLSON
Chief
KIM
Governor