§1851. Assessment
A.Subject to the provisions of this Section, there is hereby levied an assessment in
the amount of five one-hundredths of one percent of the gross annual sales of liquefied
petroleum gas of each person who holds a Class I, Class IV, or Class VI permit. The
assessment shall be determined in the same manner as the permit fee is determined.
B.Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 422, §2.
C.The assessment shall be paid at the same time as the annual permit fees are paid.
D.The commission may deduct the expenses of collecting and administering the
assessment, including the expenses of conducting the referendum, from the proceeds of the
assessment. After making those deductions, the commission shall deposit and maintain the
proceeds of the assessment in a separate interest-bearing ac
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§1851. Assessment
A. Subject to the provisions of this Section, there is hereby levied an assessment in
the amount of five one-hundredths of one percent of the gross annual sales of liquefied
petroleum gas of each person who holds a Class I, Class IV, or Class VI permit. The
assessment shall be determined in the same manner as the permit fee is determined.
B. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 422, §2.
C. The assessment shall be paid at the same time as the annual permit fees are paid.
D. The commission may deduct the expenses of collecting and administering the
assessment, including the expenses of conducting the referendum, from the proceeds of the
assessment. After making those deductions, the commission shall deposit and maintain the
proceeds of the assessment in a separate interest-bearing account. If expenses are deducted,
they will be deducted each year for that year only and shall be limited to one percent of
assessments collected or a maximum of five hundred dollars, whichever is less.
E.(1) The proceeds of the assessment and the interest earned on those proceeds shall
be used for market development and promotion of the use of liquefied petroleum gas. Such
marketing programs may include advertising on radio, television, newspapers, magazines,
billboards, websites, and online venues, as well as sponsorships and participation in trade
shows, consumer rebate programs to encourage the purchase of propane appliances, and any
other programs as recommended by the Market Development Advisory Committee
established under Subsection F of this Section.
(2) All monies received or collected pursuant to R.S. 40:1851.1(A), including any
interest which may be earned on such monies, shall be deposited into a separate interest-bearing account established and maintained by the commission. All monies deposited shall
be used exclusively for the purposes provided for in R.S. 40:1851.1(B).
F. The commission shall establish a board to advise the commission on the
expenditure of funds collected under this Section. One advisory board member shall be
appointed by the commission from each commission inspector's area, as designated by the
commission, and two members shall be appointed at large. Each member of the advisory
board shall be a holder of a Class I, Class IV, or Class VI permit. Each class of permit
holders on which this Section levies an assessment shall have at least two members who hold
permits for their respective classes on the advisory board. There shall be not more than nine
members of the advisory board. The advisory board members shall serve a term concurrent
with that of the governor and, in case of resignation, the appointee will fill the unexpired
term. Members shall not receive any compensation for serving on the advisory board.
G, H. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 422, §2.