United States · Bill · S
S. 291 (98th)
A bill to amend the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to prohibit take-or-pay clauses, and for other purposes.
Introduced
31 January 1983
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Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1715 ordered to be reported.
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Summary
Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to prohibit take-or-pay and indefinite price escalator clauses, subject to stated exceptions. Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to deny a pipeline's request for a cost passthrough if the Commission determines that the costs were imprudently incurred by the pipeline.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 31 January 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/291
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/291