§ 55-1801 Citation of act
§ 55-1802 Definitions
§ 55-1803 Creation of council; membership; chairperson and committees; employees; duties
§ 55-1804 Assessment on odorized propane; method; payment to council; investment of funds; failure to pay
§ 55-1805 Expenditure of moneys collected by council, limitations
§ 55-1806 Act does not preempt other propane safety or education programs
§ 55-1807 Citation of act; establishment of programs for regulation and licensing; definitions
§ 55-1808 Application of act
§ 55-1809 Damages; comparative negligence and liability
§ 55-1810 Liquefied petroleum gas facilities; application and plan; review by state fire marshal
§ 55-1811a Liquefied petroleum gas advisory board abolished
§ 55-1812 Licensure; training, inspection and safety regulation; fees; exemption; violations; penalties
§ 55-1813 State fire marshal liquefied petroleum gas fee fund; creation

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 55 > Article 18 - Propane

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Council: means the Kansas propane education and research council established in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 55-1802
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • education: means any action that provides information, instruction or safety guidelines about propane, propane equipment, mechanical and technical practices and uses of propane to propane consumers or industry employees;

    (c) "awareness" means any action that provides information or safety guidelines about propane, propane equipment, mechanical and technical practices and uses of propane to propane consumers or industry employees;

    (d) "industry" means those persons involved in the production, transportation and sale of propane gas and in the manufacture and distribution of propane utilization equipment;

    (e) "industry trade association" means an organization that represents a segment of the industry and which is exempt from tax under section 501 (c) (3) or (c) (6) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as in effect on July 1, 2002;

    (f) "manufacturer and distributor of propane gas equipment" means any person engaged in the manufacturing, assembling and marketing of appliances, containers and products used in the propane gas industry and any person in the wholesale marketing of appliances, containers and products used in the propane gas industry;

    (g) "odorized propane" means propane to which odorant has been added;

    (h) "person" means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, association, cooperative, corporation or other legal entity;

    (i) "placed into commerce" means delivered, transported for storage or sold within the state of Kansas;

    (j) "propane" means propane, butane, mixtures and liquefied petroleum gas as defined by the national fire protection association standard, liquefied petroleum gas code, the chemical composition of which is predominantly C3H8, whether recovered from natural gas or from crude oil;

    (k) "public member" means a member of the council selected from among users of odorized propane, organizations representing users of odorized propane, public safety officials or state propane gas regulatory officials;

    (l) "qualified industry organization" means the propane marketers association of Kansas, a successor association or any other propane industry organization or industry trade association the members of which are engaged in the sale or distribution of odorized propane, or the sale of propane utilization equipment, to the ultimate consumer;

    (m) "research" means any type of study, investigation or other activity performed by a qualified public or private research group for the purpose of advancing and improving the existing technology related to the propane industry, including the development of increased efficiency of propane use, enhancing the safety of propane and propane utilization equipment and furthering the development of such information and products;

    (n) "retail marketer" means any person engaged in the sale of odorized propane to the ultimate consumer or to retail propane dispensers within Kansas;

    (o) "transporter" means any person involved in the commercial transportation of propane by pipeline, truck, rail or water; and

    (p) "wholesaler, reseller, supplier or importer" means the owner of the propane at the time it is first sold to a retail marketer in Kansas regardless of the state where production occurs, with ownership of the propane determined by the freight on board designation. See Kansas Statutes 55-1802

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201