Federal-State Energy Joint Board Act of 1988

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Federal-State Energy Joint Board Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish a Federal-State joint board with jurisdiction over natural gas and electric utility regulatory matters of joint Federal-State concern. Vests such board with the same powers and responsibilities as are vested in a FERC member. Declares that State members shall sit with FERC en banc at any oral argument or public hearing conference and that State members shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in FERC deliberations when it considers joint board recommendations. Mandates that the joint board be composed of three Commission members and four State commissioners nominated by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and approved by FERC. Declares that the joint board's jurisdiction does not exceed that of FERC.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 May 1988

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