BILL REQ. #:  S-3696.1 

Read first time 01/14/2004.   Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water.

     AN ACT Relating to regulating liquified petroleum gas; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Cylinder" means a portable container that is constructed to United States department of transportation specifications that has less than two hundred thirty-nine pounds of water capacity and that is capable of storing liquified petroleum gas.
     (2) "Gas appliance" means an appliance that is designed or used for the combustion of natural gas, manufactured gas, liquefied petroleum gases in any form, or any mixture or combination of natural, manufactured, or liquefied petroleum gas.
     (3) "Liquefied petroleum gas" means any hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbons composed predominantly of propane, propyleme, butanes, normal butane, isobutane, or butylenes.
     (4) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, partnership, firm, receiver, trustee, or any organized group of persons.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   (1) A person, other than the owner of a liquified petroleum gas container or a person authorized in writing by the owner, may not:
     (a) Fill or refill a liquified petroleum gas container with liquified petroleum gas or any other gas or compound;
     (b) Evacuate a liquified petroleum gas container; or
     (c) Deface, erase, obliterate, cover up, or otherwise remove or conceal any name, mark, initial, or device on a liquified petroleum gas container.
     (2) This section does not apply to cylinders.
     (3) A person violating this section is subject to a one thousand dollar fine payable to the county where the violation occurs.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   Sections 1 and 2 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 19 RCW.