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15 U.S.C. 717w: Short titleText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 15B-NATURAL GAS
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§717w. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Natural Gas Act.”

( June 21, 1938, ch. 556, § 26 , formerly § 24, 52 Stat. 833 ; renumbered § 26, Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 314(b)(1)(A) , Aug. 8, 2005 , 119 Stat. 690 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–474, § 1, Oct. 6, 1988, 102 Stat. 2302, provided that:

“This Act [amending section 717f of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 717f of this title] may be cited as the ‘Uniform Regulatory Jurisdiction Act of 1988’.”