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Another example of NORA dollars from other states
helping the entire industry comes to us from
Connecticut and Maine. MOC is once again offering
members a bill stuffer developed by the advertising
agency that assists the Independent Connecticut
Petroleum Association (ICPA) and the Maine Oil
Dealers Association (MODA).
The "It's a Promise" contract bill stuffers were very
popular last year and MOC issued more than
20,000 at no cost to dealers. The piece was designed
to inform consumers of their obligations under fixed
price or pre-buy contracts. To see the latest version of
the stuffer, click the link below. Call MOC to
place your order. The maximum order for free bill
stuffers is 1000 pieces.
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ExxonMobil has informed local heating oil dealers that
the company will be shutting down its Everett facility to
conduct tank inspections and tank maintenance. All
product must be pulled from the terminal by April 1,
2007. It is unclear at this point if ExxonMobil will
continue to store heating oil at the facility and use the
terminal for other products, primarily gasoline.
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MOC’s degree day dial-in service uses information
collected by the National Weather Service. Due to a
change in their data reporting, the degree day
numbers that you hear each morning when you call, 1-
866-627-7645 for the previous days’ figures, are
preliminary only. In the event of a revision, the revised
degree days will be announced in the next days'
recording.
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MOC concluded its 2006 Realty campaign with
another successful seminar last Wednesday at the
Boston-Quincy Marriott. About 40 Real Estate agents
were in attendance and left with a broader knowledge
of Oilheat. MOC thanks the members who attended
and helped field questions. MOC will be working with
PriMedia to schedule more seminars and events for
2007.
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Using an advanced internet tracking device called
InstaTrac, MOC has begun tracking new industry
related bills for the 2007 Massachusetts legislative
session. The following list is a summary of a few
important bills and their possible impact on the
industry. A complete text version of each bill will be
posted shortly on the MOC website. Please keep in
mind that these bills are in the very early stages of
review by MOC’s staff and Board. MOC will continue to
track the progress of each bill and testify at formal
legislative hearings later this spring. At that point,
MOC will take a formal position on the bills and take
appropriate actions in support or opposition.
HB3029: An act establishing uses of
Massachusetts home fuel oil cleanup fund: This
bill would develop a clean up fund to help prevent
home fuel oil spills and to appropriately deal with
those spills that do occur. Funding would come from
a .005/gallon tax on home fuel oil, going directly to the
fund, of which 10 percent would go to research and
prevention.
HB3335: An act to increase efficiency of electric,
natural gas, heating oil and combined heat and power
facilities: Programs will be developed to provide
efficient services for home heating oil consumers,
using advice from dealers and service technicians. A
Fuel Oil Efficiency Trust Board will be created to collect
a one cent per gallon tax on the sale of #2 fuel oil at
the wholesale level, with a corresponding tax credit.
HB2910: An act providing a tax deduction for
certain heating cost: A tax deduction for
consumers of 100% of the price paid for home
heating oil exceeding $1.00 per gallon for previous
taxable year.
HB209: An act establishing the wholesale motor
fuel fairness and competition restoration act: Full
disclosure by refiners and distributors of their
wholesale motor fuel pricing policies, including the
cost of crude oil, refining, marketing, transportation,
equipment, overhead and profit.
HB863: An act to establish residential petroleum
clean up fund: A fund to provide financial
assistance for property owners of fuel leaks and
removal of ground contamination from above ground
and buried underground storage tanks.
HB3313: An act relative to updating the
Massachusetts energy conservation codes: New
regulations will be implemented to certify and train
qualified energy code inspectors and require that all
new construction and major renovations pass
inspections by certified energy code inspectors.
SB538: An act to facilitate homeowners
remediating heating oil spills: Upgrading of liquid
fuel supply and return lines for residential
aboveground storage tanks.
HB3294: An act establishing a demand response
pilot program: The program will provide smart
meters to residential and commercial industrial
customers along with phone and e-mail notification
systems to warn those customers of high prices so
they can reduce their usage accordingly.
HB3058: An act authorizing contributions by
energy company consumers to fund municipal
renewable energy facilities: Gas and electric
companies will have a space on each bill to allow for
customers to make a voluntary payment to their
city/town for purchasing renewable energy systems for
public buildings and facilities.
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NORA/NAOHSM Tank Certification and CMR 4.00
training seminars will be held now through June in
locations across Massachusetts. To view a calendar
please click the link below.
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email:
zahra@massoilheat.org
phone:
781-237-0730
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