15 USC Ch. 15B: Front Matter
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 15B-NATURAL GAS
CHAPTER 15B-NATURAL GAS
Sec.
717.
Regulation of natural gas companies.
(a)
Necessity of regulation in public interest.
(b)
Transactions to which provisions of chapter applicable.
(c)
Intrastate transactions exempt from provisions of chapter; certification from State commission as conclusive evidence.
(d)
Vehicular natural gas jurisdiction.
717a.
Definitions.
717b.
Exportation or importation of natural gas.
(a)
Mandatory authorization order.
(b)
Free trade agreements.
(c)
Expedited application and approval process.
717c.
Rates and charges.
(a)
Just and reasonable rates and charges.
(b)
Undue preferences and unreasonable rates and charges prohibited.
(c)
Filing of rates and charges with Commission; public inspection of schedules.
(d)
Changes in rates and charges; notice to Commission.
(e)
Authority of Commission to hold hearings concerning new schedule of rates.
717d.
Fixing rates and charges; determination of cost of production or transportation.
(a)
Decreases in rates.
(b)
Costs of production and transportation.
717e.
Ascertainment of cost of property.
(a)
Cost of property.
(b)
Inventory of property; statements of costs.
717f.
Construction, extension, or abandonment of facilities.
(a)
Extension or improvement of facilities on order of court; notice and hearing.
(b)
Abandonment of facilities or services; approval of Commission.
(c)
Certificate of public convenience and necessity.
(d)
Application for certificate of public convenience and necessity.
(e)
Granting of certificate of public convenience and necessity.
(f)
Determination of service area; jurisdiction of transportation to ultimate consumers.
(g)
Certificate of public convenience and necessity for service of area already being served.
(h)
Right of eminent domain for construction of pipelines, etc.
717g.
Accounts; records; memoranda.
(a)
Rules and regulations for keeping and preserving accounts, records, etc.
(b)
Access to and inspection of accounts and records.
(c)
Books, accounts, etc., of the person controlling gas company subject to examination.
717h.
Rates of depreciation.
(a)
Depreciation and amortization.
(b)
Rules.
717i.
Periodic and special reports.
(a)
Form and contents of reports.
(b)
Unlawful conduct.
717j.
State compacts for conservation, transportation, etc., of natural gas.
(a)
Assembly of pertinent information; report to Congress.
(b)
Assembly of information relative to operation of compact; report to Congress.
(c)
Availability of services, etc., of other agencies.
717k.
Officials dealing in securities.
717l.
Complaints.
717m.
Investigations by Commission.
(a)
Power of Commission.
(b)
Determination of adequacy of gas reserves.
(c)
Administration of oaths and affirmations; subpena of witnesses, etc.
(d)
Jurisdiction of courts of United States.
(e)
Testimony of witnesses.
(f)
Deposition of witnesses in a foreign country.
(g)
Witness fees.
717n.
Hearings; rules of procedure.
(a)
Hearings; parties.
(b)
Procedure.
717o.
Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders.
717p.
Joint boards.
(a)
Reference of matters to joint boards; composition and power.
(b)
Conference with State commissions regarding rate structure, costs, etc.
(c)
Information and reports available to State commissions.
717q.
Appointment of officers and employees.
717r.
Rehearing and review.
(a)
Application for rehearing; time.
(b)
Review of Commission order.
(c)
Stay of Commission order.
717s.
Enforcement of chapter.
(a)
Action in district court for injunction.
(b)
Mandamus.
(c)
Employment of attorneys by Commission.
717t.
General penalties.
717u.
Jurisdiction of offenses; enforcement of liabilities and duties.
717v.
Separability.
717w.
Short title.
717x.
Conserved natural gas.
(a)
Determination of entitlement.
(b)
Conditions, limitations, etc.
(c)
Definitions.
717y.
Voluntary conversion of natural gas users to heavy fuel oil.
(a)
Transfer of contractual interests.
(b)
Commission approval.
(c)
Restrictions on transfers unenforceable.
(d)
Contractual obligations unaffected.
(e)
Definitions.
(f)
Coordination with this chapter.
(g)
Volume limitation.
717z.
Emergency conversion of utilities and other facilities.
(a)
Presidential declaration.
(b)
Limitation.
(c)
Prohibitions.
(d)
Limitations.
(e)
Exemption for secondary uses.
(f)
Exemption for air-quality emergencies.
(g)
Limitation on injunctive relief.
(h)
Definitions.
(i)
Use of general terms.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in sections 717x, 717y, 719c, 719j, 790a, 3301, 3362, 3371, 3372, 3374, 3393, 3394, 3412, 3431 of this title; title 10 section 7430; title 16 section 2603; title 30 section 185; title 42 sections 7172, 7173, 8441; title 43 section 1353; title 49 section 60101; title 50 section 167i.