{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-234.288","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 234.288","heading":"Referendum results -- Issuance of order -- Initial and annual assessments.","body":"(1) The results of the referendum, as certified by the independent auditing firm, shall be\nsubmitted to the commissioner within thirty (30) days of certification.\n(2) For the purpose of the referendum, producers and suppliers shall be considered a\nsingle c lass. Upon approval of those persons representing two -thirds (2/3) of the\ntotal volume of odorized propane voted in the retail marketer class and approval of\nthose persons representing two -thirds (2/3) of the total volume of propane voted in\nthe producer a nd supplier class, the commissioner shall issue an order authorizing\nthe assessment.\n(3) The initial assessment proposed shall be no greater than one -tenth of one cent\n($0.001) per gallon of odorized propane. Thereafter, the annual assessment shall be\nset by the council in an amount adequate to cover the cost of plans and programs\ndeveloped by the council. In no event shall the annual assessment levied under the\nprovisions of the referendum exceed one -half of one cent ($0.005) per gallon of\nodorized propane unless approved by the majority of those voting in both the retail\nmarketer class and the producer and supplier class in a separate referendum. The\nincrease in the annual assessment as provided for in this subsection is limited to\none-tenth of one cent ($0.001) per year.","path":["KRS Chapter 234"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11017","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:48Z","sha256":"95f079f0fa473cd23381efa76e1aeb76d455ce8a7d53721fd246c94df0f02057","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-234.286","next":"us-ky/krs-234.290"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}