b"Member NewsThis Quarter in History . November, December and JanuarycontinuedFebruary. With the beginning of a new century lets all getthat using generic drugs and increasing plan deductibleswas reason to believe oil companies were setting prices together and make this convention the best ever . Work- and co-payments could help control drug costs andartificially high in Idaho, and had taken advantage of ing for a better petroleum industry. maintain affordable health insurance. Idahos remote location and limited supply of gasoline (ED) Gerry Tedrow (GT) As we move1999 (Nov 19) Every digit in this date is an odd numberand other oil products.into the next century, I expect changes(11/19/1999). This hitherto common event will notMT: Some state lawmakers, state agencies and many will continue to be dramatic. Oil willhappen again until the year 3111. Montana citizens continued to meet during the break still be the fuel of choice. Big changes(Nov 30) The ExxonMobil Corporation merger wasbetween Montanas Legislative sessions - this period was are expected in marketing.Mergers,completed, forming the largest company in the world. called the Interim. There were a variety of Legislative buyouts, and mass marketers willDiesel de-sulfurization was designed to lower sulfurcommittees that met during the Interim to oversee state likely continue. There will be fewer of us doing more . Thein diesel fuel from 500 ppm to 40 ppm. This proposedagencies, work on study requests, and propose draft opportunity to live in two centuries is only experiencedreduction was designed to allow catalysts to operate onlegislation. Ronna suggested that interested parties by every other generation. We are it. To see the close ofthe diesel engines that would eliminate Nox and particlecould learn more about Montanas legislative Interim one century and the beginning of a new one is awesomeemissions from diesel on-road engines. committees by visiting the state of Montanas web page. . I feel positive about the possibilities of the twenty-first1999 (Dec 3) After rowing for 81 days and 2,962 nauticalNV: Neveda and California marketers attended the Jim century, even though I expect to witness only part of it. Formiles (5486 km), Tori Murden became the first womanSmitten Memorial Golf Get-Away.those who are here, the prospects are phenomenal. to cross the Atlantic Ocean by rowboat alone, when sheNM: Legislature concluded its 30-day session in Febru-(GI) On July 15, 1998, the National Conference onreached Guadeloupe from the Canary Islands. ary. The session was expected to be one of the busiest in Weights and Measures (NMWM) adopted model language(Dec 31) The US turned over complete administration ofrecent memory, since the Governor was a Republican/for the regulatory definition of a 'premium' diesel fuel .the Panama Canal to the Panamanian Government, asLibertarian dealing with a House and Senate controlled Even though the NCWM has adopted the definition andstipulated in the Torrijos-Carter Treaty of 1977. by a solid Democratic majority, and there was standards for Premium Diesel in handbook 130, each state2000 (JAN WPMN):absolutely no dialogue between the two. must adopt this standard or handbook. As of NovemberWPMA President JLUT: The Association was fighting to keep the 1999, WPMA does not know of any WPMA state . thatTogether we formedMotor Fuel Marketing Act a Utah law, and hired will be adopting this standard on January 1, 2000.an association to helpa lobbying firm to help pass some amendments ID: The Department of Transportation had begun workus achieve our goals; oneto the law. Every marketers efforts were need-on making drivers licenses easier to read. After inputbeing to stay in businessed to contact state legislators and persuade from the Idaho association and others, the DOT agreedeven during tough timesthem to support the Act amendments. to put a different color of plastic over licenses for minorsbrought about by externalWA:Congratulations to all (WIDE) members under 21 and under 18. This should help c-store employ- forces beyond our control. Byand Associate members for surviving the ees check ID properly.changing gas formulations andbeginning of the new millennium! Now that MT: Politics in Montana is at its most interesting in overby developing LUST programs,weve put that ordeal behind us, we can move forward to the JAN 2000 WPMN Cover Clip 50 years. Almost two-thirds of the legislative body is termgovernment has impacted eachNew Year in anticipation of better communication between limited, which means one thing . the unknown. Theof our businesses. I believe that marketers, vendors, customers and government agencies. If centurys most popular Governor is term limited, and aWPMA has helped reduce the nega- we can make all this happen, it will be a great year.new regime will be taking over. tive impact that changes in govern- WMI: Chris Dyer reported on forming a subsidiary NM: There would be three major items in the 2000ment regulations would have madecompany, WMI TPA Inc, to operate as a third party Legislature: Funding of Education, Private Prisons, andon us as marketers. administrator for employer groups that wished toNative American casinos; three years previously, gam- (GT) Gwen Jeffery, a 21-yearself-fund their health benefit plans. WMI TPA was bling compacts were signed by 11 casinos on Pueblos oremployee of WPMA retired. Gwenestablished to offer employers an alternative to Tribal land. Only two casinos were paying the State ofstarted with the Intermountain Oiltraditional insurance which allowed employers to enhance New Mexico any money at all. Marketers Association (IOMA) in 1978 and became antheir companys benefit packages, and help control the UT: A state Representative had pre-filed a bill in theintegral part of the association over the years. Gwenrising costs of providing medical coverage to employees legislature to repeal Utahs Motor Fuel Marketing Act.originally started working for IOMA to earn extra moneyand their families. The UPMRA board accepted eliminating any referenceto buy hot dogs and snacks at the Little League ball-to the reasonable cost of doing business as suggestedgames for her children while her sons played.50 Years by the Attorney Generals office, in a last ditch effort toPetro Pete: A fine is a tax for doing something wrong. Agoretain the Motor Fuel Marketing Act as state law. A tax is a fine for doing something right. 1974 [NOVWA: The passage of Initiative 695 reduced the excise(GI) reviewed a chart listing how the WPMA statesIntermountain tax on automobiles to $30. Legislators stressed theyCongressmen voted on a number of Acts and Amend- Oil Marketer News reallocate dollars to cover the shortfall caused by thisments to the Constitution during the first 10 months of(IOMN)] From Sunset initiative, or there would be major impacts on roadthe 1999 Congressional Session.Oil Co in Phoenix, AZ, construction, rapid transit, and the ferry system.ID: Former Attorney General Jim Jones was appointed toPresident Ray Frost WMI: (DL) Prescription drug costs continued to rise duechair a panel to investigate high gasoline prices in Idaho,(RF) There are twoNOV 1974 IOMN Cover Clip to environmental factors, pharmaceutical marketingwith the goal of letting consumers have some answersmajor ways thatpractices, and new product development. These risingby the end of 1999. Jones final report stated that theremembership in an association can be of value .costs pushed health insurance costs higher. 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