Natural Gas Act Amendments

Summary

Natural Gas Act Amendments - Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit the Federal Power Commission from regulating sales or deliveries of natural gas by producers of new natural gas. Prohibits the Commission from regulating rates or charges made by natural gas companies dealing with affiliates to the extent that such prices do not exceed current prices paid for comparable gas to nonaffiliates. Prohibits the Commission from utilizing prices charged for new natural gas as a basis for determining whether or not to grant certificates of public convenience or necessity to natural gas transportation companies.

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Timeline

1. 10 January 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Subsequently: Commerce, Science, and Transportation).

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 February 1977

   Committee

   Pursuant to S. Res. 4, Committee name changed.

   Source: Committee

4. 21 February 1977

   Introduced

   Rereferred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 21 February 1977

   Discharge

   Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged in Senate (Pursuant to S. Res. 4).

   Source: Discharge

6. 21 February 1977

   Committee

   Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged in Senate (Pursuant to S. Res. 4).

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 January 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing
• · sscm00 · Standing

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