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Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1993

Introduced: February 4, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 1994
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with amendments. With written report No. 103-387. Additional and minority and supplemental views filed.
Sep 29, 1994
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 693.
Sep 21, 1994
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Mar 3, 1993
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration held.
Mar 2, 1993
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of Energy, and Office of Management and Budget.
Feb 25, 1993
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-36.
Feb 5, 1993
Referred to Subcommittee on Renewable Energy.
Feb 4, 1993
Introduced in Senate
Feb 4, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1445-1446)
Feb 4, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to allow as grounds for nonrenewal of a franchise relationship the failure of the parties to agree to changes to the franchise provisions as long as such failure is not the result of the franchisor's insistence for the purpose of converting a franchisee operation into one operated by the franchisor's employees or agents (that is, turning the franchise into a company-owned station).

Requires a franchisor that does not wish to exercise its underlying lease options to lease or purchase the marketing premises, to offer to assign them to the franchisee as a prerequisite to termination or nonrenewal of the franchise relationship.

Bars a franchisor from requiring, as a condition of the franchise relationship, that the franchisee waive or release its rights under Federal or State law. Declares invalid and unenforceable any franchise provision which specifies that franchise interpretation or enforcement shall be governed by the law of any State other than the one in which the franchisee has its principal place of business.

Prohibits a State or any political subdivision from implementing any law or regulation which requires payment for a franchisee's goodwill upon either termination or nonrenewal of a franchise. Permits State law to specify the terms and conditions under which a franchise or franchise relationship may be transferred to a franchisee's designated successor upon the franchisee's death.

What's happening now September 29, 1994

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 693.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1