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S. 811 (97th)

A bill to amend the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to permit local distribution companies to continue natural gas service to residential customers for outdoor lighting fixtures for which natural gas was provided on the date of enactment of such Act, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

26 March 1981

Last action

26 March 1981 · Introduced

Status

Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Sponsors

Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]

Subjects

Energy

Source updated

24 March 2026

Energy

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Summary

Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to permit local distribution companies to provide natural gas service to residential customers for use in outdoor lighting fixtures installed before the enactment of such Act and for which natural gas was being provided on the date such Act was enacted. Requires each local distribution company, in accordance with rules established by the Secretary of Energy, to: (1) inform its customers periodically of the amount of natural gas consumed by outdoor lighting; and (2) report the method to the Secretary.

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Timeline

  1. 26 March 1981

    Introduced

    Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 March 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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