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MO SR1168

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/11/2014

Primary Sponsor

Mike Parson

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • The Cochin pipeline from Alberta, Canada, which transports 70,000 barrels of propane per day across 1,900 miles, was closed for a large portion of December 2013
  • Propane exports increased from 189,000 barrels per day in October 2012 to 408,000 barrels per day in October 2013
  • Current propane inventories can supply only 24 days of consumer demand, down from 42 days a year earlier
  • Propane prices at the Conway, Kansas storage facility reached $2.15 per gallon in January 2014, while Mont Belvieu, Texas facility prices were $1.48 per gallon; Midwest residential propane cost $2.433 per gallon in January 2014 compared to $1.715 a year earlier
  • Missouri Senate urges the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate propane price increases, price disparities among storage facilities, and supply shortages affecting Missouri consumers

Legislative Description

Urges the United States Department of Justice to investigate the price increase of propane, the price disparity of propane among storage facilities, and the supply shortage of propane available to consumers

Last Action

S adopted

2/11/2014

Committee Referrals

Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics1/28/2014

Full Bill Text

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