101C.2 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Council” means the Iowa propane education and research council established pursuant to section 101C.3.

2. “Education” means any activity designed to provide information regarding propane, propane equipment, mechanical and technical practices, and uses of propane to consumers and members of the propane industry.

3. “Energy star certification” means meeting energy efficiency standards and guidelines pursuant to the energy star program developed and jointly administered by the United States environmental protection agency and United States department of energy.

4. “Fire marshal” means the state fire marshal as provided in section 100.1.

5. “Odorized propane” means propane to which an odorant has been added.

6. “Propane” means a hydrocarbon with a chemical composition that is predominately C3H8, whether recovered from natural gas or crude oil, and includes liquefied petroleum gases and mixtures.

7. “Propane industry” means those persons involved in the production, transportation, and sale of propane, and in the manufacture and distribution of propane utilization equipment.

8. “Propane industry trade association” means an organization exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, that represents the propane industry.

9. “Qualified propane industry organization” means the Iowa propane gas association or any other similarly constituted industry trade association that represents at least thirty-five percent of the total volume of odorized propane sold at retail in this state.

10. “Research” means any type of study, investigation, program, or other activity designed to advance the image, desirability, usage, marketability, efficiency, or safety of propane or to further the development of information related to such activities.

11. “Retail propane dispenser” means a person who sells odorized propane to the ultimate consumer but is not engaged primarily in the business of such sales.

12. “Retail propane marketer” means a person engaged primarily in the sale of odorized propane to the ultimate consumer or to a retail propane dispenser.

13. “Weatherization” means activities designed to promote or enhance energy efficiency in a residence or other building including but not limited to the installation of attic, wall, foundation, crawlspace, water heater, and pipe insulation; air sealing including caulking and weather-stripping of windows and doors; the installation of windows and doors that qualify for energy star certification; the performance of home energy audits; programmable thermostat installation; and carbon monoxide and radon inspection and detection system installation.

2007 Acts, ch 182, §2, 15; 2009 Acts, ch 141, §1, 2