E "Minnesota Propane Education and Research Act of 2000 ; requiring certain qualified industry organizations or associations to conduct a referendum among producers and retail marketers for the creation of a Minnesota propane education and research council, specifying certain referendum requirements and providing for the payment of referendum costs, voting rights to be based on the volume of propane produced or odorized propane sold in the state in the previous calendar year, providing for a termination referendum after council creation; providing for membership, organization and duties of the council, specifying certain budget and recordkeeping requirements; requiring and providing for council assessments on odorized propane to cover the costs of plans and programs developed by the council, specifying certain limits, providing for collection and payment, authorizing late payment charges and interest, specifying certain investment requirements; providing for enforcement through the district court; requiring the price of propane to be determined by market forces, prohibiting council action to establish an agreement to pass along assessment costs to consumers; providing for the relationship to other laws; specifying certain codification instructions to the revisor of statutes, contingency (mk, ja)