ENGAGE AND EDUCATE Alternative fuels and driver recruitment among the key issues discussed with congressional leaders during lobbying event

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The National Propane Gas Association(NPGA)held its annual Propane Days lobbying event in June.Here are the issues and”asks”that it took to congressional leaders in Washington,D.C. The propane industry continues to seek a long-term extension of alternative fuel tax credits,which expired at the end of 2017.NPGA says an extension of at least five years is essential for propane's growth as an alternative fuel,as it would provide certainty to customers in the public and private sector who are considering the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles.These credits would include a 37-cent-per-gallon credit on propane used in motor vehicles,including fork-lifts and lawn mowers,and the alternative fuel infrastructure tax credit.The infrastructure credit would provide an income tax credit equal to 30 percent of the cost of qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property.At Propane Days,the industry shared the fuel's advantages and successes in the autogas market,specifically with school buses and landscape equipment.Prospects for the extensions look favorable,according to explanation by NPGA leaders about this year's issues.Earlier this year,Sen.Chuck Grassley,R-Iowa,introduced legislation(S.617)that would extend certain expiring provisions.”We're going to keep fighting for the alternative fuel tax credit,”says Michael Baker,director of legislative affairs at NPGA.