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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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To AmeriGas Partners, L.P.:
As independent public accountants we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated
November 12, 1999, included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report of
AmeriGas Partners, L.P. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
1999, and to all references to our Firm included in or made part of this
Registration Statement.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 15, 2000
