|
Annual Conference
|
To Plan and ensure the success of the APGA Annual Conference
|
|
|
Associates
|
To oversee the APGA program for associate members by improving and increasing the value of APGA membership for both Regular and Associate Members through their interaction.
|
|
|
Awards
|
To recognize APGA member systems and individual volunteers for contributions to the natural and public gas industries and to this association.
|
|
|
|
Codes & Standards
|
To advocate for safe and competitive codes and standards for the natural gas utility industry; and, to provide members timely notice of opportunities to consider and effect revisions to said codes and standards that may impact the competitive position of natural gas and end-use appliances.
|
|
|
|
Education
|
To plan the development and delivery of education and training programs to APGA member systems.
|
|
|
Executive
|
Acting for the Board of Directors, the complete executive power of the Association shall vest in the Executive Commitee subject to the control of the Board of Directors
|
|
|
Gas Supply
|
To encourage the exchange of information about the natural gas market among public gas systems, suppliers, pipelines, joint purchasing groups, and other local distribution systems.
|
|
|
Government Relations
|
It is the role of the Government Relations Committee to direct and develop APGA legislative and regulatory activities while monitoring and managing efforts that further the interests of public gas systems before Congress and governmental agencies.
|
|
|
Government Relations Policy Advisory Group
|
|
|
|
Insurance
|
To provide input and serve as the liaison group between APGA and the APGA Insurance Group (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Public Gas Association)
|
|
|
|
|
Legislative
|
To advocate the interests of public gas systems in Congress.
|
|
|
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
|
To coordinate efforts that further APGA's interests on issues related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
|
|
|
Marketing & Sales
|
To assist member systems to increase the number of customers and appliances served; and, act as a clearing-house for marketing "best practices."
|
|
|
Membership
|
To recruit new members, retain existing members, and develop and disseminate material that effectively articulates the value and benefits an APGA membership provides to a public gas system.
|
|
|
MemEx User Group Participants (WEB ONLY)
|
|
|
|
National Association Energy Standards Board
|
To ensure that Public Gas utilities are appropriately represented on the North American Energy Standards Board and to convey updates on NAESB position and activities to the APGA membership.
|
|
|
Nominating
|
To Nominate APGA Officers and candidates to the Board of Directors, both for regular election and for vacancies to be filled by appointment.
|
|
|
Operations
|
To advocate for public gas systems in all operational safety arenas that, among other things, touch upon safety rules, codes, guidance, industry standards, and other matters that may impact public gas pipeline facilities.
|
|
|
Regulatory
|
To develop APGA's regulatory positions based on the policies reflected in the Association resolutions and on member needs and viewpoints; to communicate and advocate these positions in the relevant regulatory forums.
|
|
|
Research & Development
|
To provide input and serve as the liaison group between APGA and the APGA Research Foundation (a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) foundation.
|
|
|
User Group Participants (All)
|
|
|
