Gov. Rick Perry signed an emergency declaration late Wednesday easing licensing restrictions that will allow other states facing a propane shortage to tap into Texas’ abundant supply of the home-heating fuel. Due to severe cold this season, propane supplies are extremely low in more than 20 states across the Midwest and Northeast. States as far away as Maine have requested help from the Lone Star State, which produces two-thirds of nation’s propane supply and houses the world’s largest propane storage facility, said Bill Van Hoy, executive director of the Texas Propane Gas Association which sent a letter to Perry last week requesting the emergency declaration. “Texas has the fuel, but motor carriers from other states could not get supplies from Texas because they were not licensed and certified to enter our state,” Van Hoy said Thursday. The declaration of emergency will help address the shortage by temporarily waiving licensing requirements and rules prohibiting other states from trucking propane from Texas, Van Hoy said. Read more here: star-telegram/2014/01/23/5508855/emergency-declaration-allows-texas.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:11:49 +0000
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