An Act To Protect Maine Propane Consumers upon the Termination of an Agreement between a Dealer and a Consumer

Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1697  is enacted to read:

§ 1697.  Compensation for propane upon termination of agreement

Upon the termination of an agreement between a propane dealer and a customer, the propane dealer shall compensate the customer for the propane remaining in the customer's tank at a rate equal to the market price of the propane on the date that the agreement is terminated or the price that the customer paid for the propane, whichever is less, if the customer has paid for the propane, the amount of propane is more than 5 gallons and the customer has not received compensation pursuant to this section in the previous 12 months.

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This bill provides that upon the termination of an agreement between a propane dealer and a customer, the propane dealer must compensate the customer for the propane remaining in the customer's tank at a rate equal to the market price of the propane on the date that the agreement is terminated or the price that the customer paid for the propane, whichever is less, if the customer has paid for the propane, the amount of propane is more than 5 gallons and the customer has not received such compensation in the previous 12 months.