The purpose of the Propane Education & Research Council is to promote the safe, efficient use of odorized propane gas as a preferred energy resource through consumer and employee education and technology development and commercialization. The Propane Education and Research Act of 1996 (PERA) authorized the creation of the Council, and propane producers and marketers in a referendum voted overwhelmingly to approve its formation.
The Council receives funding by an assessment, or check-off, on each gallon of odorized propane gas. The assessment will collect five-tenths of one cent per gallon in 2008. The assessment is projected to collect $46.4 million in 2008 to fund programs and projects.
Through the Council, the propane industry has committed itself to a multiyear, multimillion-dollar effort to improve consumer and employee safety, to support the research and development of new and more efficient propane equipment, and to expand public awareness of propane and its many uses and environmental advantages.
The work of the Council is guided by several documents, including PERA, the Council's bylaws, its strategic plans, and its policies, rules, and procedures. These documents and others are available in the Resources section (here).
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