An Act to Prohibit Minimum Usage or Tank Rental Fees for Certam Propane Customers
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0105
Committee Amendment CA_A_H152 (House)
Amends: 10 MRSA §1661-D

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT'~" to HP 73, LD 105, "An Act to Prohibit 
Minimum Usage or Tank Rental Fees for Certam Propane Customers" 
Amend the bill by strikmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Require Propane Companies to Notify Customers of Minimum Usage or 
Tank Rental Fees' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1661-D is enacted to read 
§1661-D. Propane gas; minimum usage or tank rental fees 
1. Notice required. A retail seller of propane gas that charges a mm1mum usage fee 01 
tank rental fee for a rental propane tank shall, prior to prov1dmg a rental propane tank to a 
customer, p10vide the customer with written notice that the seller charges such a fee, the 
amount of the fee and the frequency at which the fee will be chai ged In the case of a 
mm1mum usage fee, a retail seller shall also provide the customer with written notice of 
the amount of propane the customer must use m order to avoid bemg charged the fee. 
2. Changes to fees. A retail seller of propane gas that has provided w1 itten notice under 
subsection 1 to a customer under this section shall also provide the customer with W1 itten 
notice at least 30 days prior to changmg the amount of the fee, the fiequency at which the 
fee will·be charged or the amount ofpiopane the customer must use m ordei to avoid bemg 
charged the fee. 
3. Change ofownership. If the ownership of a residential dwellmg serviced by a retail 
seller of propane gas changes, the retail seller of propane gas may not charge any fee to the 
new owner of the residential dwellmg unless the new owner agrees to accept services from 
the retail seller of propane gas and the retail seller of propane gas provides the new ownei 
of the residential dwellmg with the notices requned under subsection 1 ' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT :A-,, to HP 73, L D 105 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment 1s the mmonty report of the committee The amendment reqmres a 
retail seller of propane gas to notify customers m wntmg 1f the seller charges a mm1mum 
usage fee or tank rental fee and prohibits the seller from changmg the fee without first 
notifymg the customer m wntmg It also reqmres a retail seller of propane gas, upon a 
change of ownership over a residential dwellmg serviced by the retail seller, to verify that 
the new owner of the res1dent1al dwellmg agrees to accept services from the retail seller of 
propane gas. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 04/28/23 #ae 
LD 105 
LR 638(02) 
An Act to Prohibit Minimum Usage or Tank Rental Fees for Certain Propane Customers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ;,!f" {]!- 15 aj 
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Mmor revenue increase - General Fund 
Mmor revenue mc1ease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
The additional workload associated with the mm11nal number of new cases filed m the court system does not require 
add1t1011al fundmg at this tune 
The collect1on of add1t10nal fine revenue will increase General Fund and dedicated revenue by mmor amounts 
LR0638(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1