July 31, 2023 Express Update

The Pennsylvania Petroleum Association is excited to bring together industry leaders for our premier membership event. Conference registration and the discounted hotel block is open to attendees! Join us October 9 – 11 in Hershey to learn, network, and connect. Conference Registration $295 per person CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Hotel Information The Hotel Hershey (100 […]

Congress left Washington, D.C. last week for its month-long August recess without a vote on the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA). Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) were pushing to include as an amendment to the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This legislation was introduced in the U.S. House and Senate to […]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on July 27 that it is accepting applications for state and territory implementation of the two Home Energy Rebate programs created by the Inflation Reduction Act. The first program (The Home Efficiency Rebates Program) provides $4.3 billion for state energy offices to provide rebates for home energy efficiency retrofits […]

Major automakers last week announced plans to nearly double the network of fast electric vehicle charging stations nationwide. The plan is designed to lessen consumer “range anxiety” over the lack of sufficient and reliable EV charging stations necessary to go on longer trips without fear of running out of charge. The plan calls for adding […]

Register for the upcoming PPA webinar on August 1 at 9:00 AM review the recent changes to the Homeowner Assistance Fund that now allows deliverable fuel (heating oil & propane) customers to participate in the program. Presented by: Holly Zugay (PA Housing Finance Agency) & Elizabeth Marx (PA Utility Law Project) Overview: The American Rescue […]

Last week the Senate Appropriators marked up all 12 of its funding bills and sent them for floor consideration for the first time since 2018. On the same subject, the House has hit a few major roadblocks since they decided to massively cut spending (beyond the caps agreed to between Speaker McCarthy and President Biden) […]

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that an updated I-9 form for employers to verify the citizenship status of new employees will be available beginning August 1st. Employers may continue to use the older Form I-9 (Rev. 10/21/19) through October 31st. After that date, they will be subject to penalties if they […]