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Fuel Oil News - October 2016

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4 OCTOBER 2016 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com DATELINE BREAKING NEWS Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that charging residential electricity customers to subsidize a so-called "pipe- line tax" to pay for construction of private natural gas pipelines is unlawful. "This is an incredibly important and timely decision," David Ismay, CLF's lead attorney on the case, said in a statement on Aug. 17, the day the ruling was announced. "The course of our economy and our energy markets runs counter to the will of multi-billion dollar pipeline companies, and, thanks to today's decision, the govern- ment will no longer be able to unfairly and unlawfully tip the scales." The case was Conservation Law Foundation v. Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU). According to the opinion written by one of the justices of the court, the state Department of Public Utility's 2015 rule ("Order 15-37") allowing Massachusetts electric customers to be charged for the construction of interstate gas pipelines is prohibited by statutes that have been on the books in Massachusetts for almost two decades, the CLF noted in its statement. TRUCKING LEADER CALLS R.I. TOLLS PLAN 'EXTORTION' A m e r i c a n T r u c k i n g A s s o c i a t i o n s President Chris Spear called Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's trucks-only tolls plan "extortion" in a meeting in Riverside, R.I., according to news reports. T h e p l a n , u n d e r t h e name RhodeWorks, would require com- mercial trucks to pay $3 at each of 1 4 t o l l b o o t h s around the state, up to a maximum o f $ 2 0 p e r d a y , reported Transport Topics, a publication of the American Trucking Associations. The state legislature adopted the plan in February, but tolls have yet to be implemented. The Rhode Island Trucking Association last year outlined its opposition to the plan and offered an alternative that it said would fix the state's roads and bridges. The Association said the state's plan involved construction of tolling gantries, which would cost the state of Rhode Island $43 million. "We have always stated we want to be part of the solution, but tolls are not the answer," said Christopher Maxwell, president of the Rhode Island Trucking Association. Instead, RITA, as the associa- tion is known, suggested an 18-cent hike in the diesel fuel tax, to 52 cents, and an increase of $500 in the truck registration fee. Spear met with members of the Rhode Island Trucking Association and other business people opposed to RhodeWorks on Aug. 24, according to news reports. CITGO AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS HIT THE ROAD FOR 'WORLD'S LARGEST TRUCK CONVOY' Citgo Petroleum Corp. and Special Olympics Illinois took to the highways for the "World's Largest Truck Convoy" to help raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics' year-round programs for people with intellectual disabilities. The Northern Illinois leg of the Convoy began on Aug. 27 in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, routing trucks, trailers, buses and other transport vehicles on a 30-mile loop along Route 59/90 West to Interstate 90 and Route 47 before returning for food, music and fun. Citgo was the official fuel supplier for the event. Bringing together Special Olympics ath- letes and families in law enforcement and the trucking industry, the World's Largest Truck Convoy was founded in 2001 as a way to increase public awareness of Special Olympics' efforts. Spectators this year had the oppor- tunity to get a close-up view of a Citgo fire truck, normally used to protect the grounds of the Citgo Lemont Refinery in Lemont, Ill. Representatives from the refin- ery were on hand to distribute gas cards and goody bags. "The Citgo Lemont Refinery marks its 90th year of operations in 2016," said Jim Cristman, vice president and general manager of the refinery. "Since 2005, the World's Largest Truck Convoy has raised more than $440,000 for Special Olympics Illinois, with more than 600 trucks taking to the road to help build inclusive communities," said Dave Breen, CEO of Special Olympics Illinois. "Citgo has been a supporter of Special Olympics activities for more than 20 years, and its investment of both time and money has reaped dividends for our organization." Citgo, based in Houston, is a refiner, transporter and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products. l F O N CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER 2016 Petroleum Marketers Association of America Fall Meeting at The NACS Show October 17-18, 2016 Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta GA www.pmaa.org Fall 2016 Conference & Annual Meeting October 18-19 Inn on the Lake at Canandaigua, NY Call 802-558-6101 or visit www.nypropane.com 2016 PEI Convention at the NACS Show October 18-21 Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia Website: www.pei.org/2016-pei-nacs-show JANUARY 2017 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) January 30-February 1, 2017 Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Website: www.ahrexpo.com. name RhodeWorks, reported Transport letes and families in law enforcement and tunity to get a close-up view of a Citgo fire truck, normally used to protect the

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