Notes on natural gas policy : US Code - Notes

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Sec.
3301. Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER I - WELLHEAD PRICING
3311 to 3320, 3331 to 3333. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER II - INCREMENTAL PRICING
3341 to 3348. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER III - ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

PART A - EMERGENCY AUTHORITY
3361. Declaration of emergency.
(a) Presidential declaration.
(b) Limitation.
3362. Emergency purchase authority.
(a) Presidential authorization.
(b) Contract duration.
(c) Related transportation and facilities.
(d) Maintenance of adequate records.
(e) Special limitation.
3363. Emergency allocation authority.
(a) In general.
(b) Allocation of certain boiler fuel gas.
(c) Allocation of general pipeline supply.
(d) Allocation of user-owned gas.
(e) Limitation.
(f) Industry assistance.
(g) Compensation.
(h) Related transportation and facilities.
(i) Monitoring.
(j) Commission study.
(k) "High-priority use" defined.
3364. Miscellaneous provisions.
(a) Information.
(b) Reporting of prices and volumes.
(c) Presidential reports to Congress.
(d) Delegation of authorities.
(e) Antitrust protections.
(f) Effect on certain contractual obligations.
(g) Preemption.

PART B - OTHER AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
3371. Authorization of certain sales and transportation.
(a) Commission approval of transportation.
(b) Commission approval of sales.
(c) Terms and conditions.
3372. Assignment of contractual rights to receive surplus
natural gas.
(a) Authorization of assignments.
(b) Effect of authorization under subsection (a).
(c) Surplus natural gas.
3373. Effect of certain natural gas prices on indefinite
price escalator clauses.
(a) High-cost natural gas.
(b) Other transactions.
3374. Clauses prohibiting certain sales, transportation, and
commingling.
(a) General rule.
(b) Natural gas covered by this chapter.
3375. Filing of contracts and agreements.

SUBCHAPTER IV - NATURAL GAS CURTAILMENT POLICIES
3391. Natural gas for essential agricultural uses.
(a) General rule.
(b) Curtailment priority not applicable if
alternative fuel available.
(c) Determination of essential agricultural use
requirements.
(d) Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to
intervene.
(e) Limitation.
(f) Definitions.
3391a. "Essential agricultural use" defined.
3392. Natural gas for essential industrial process and
feedstock uses.
(a) General rule.
(b) Curtailment priority applicable only if
alternative fuel not available.
(c) Determination of essential industrial use
requirements.
(d) Definitions.
3393. Establishment and implementation of priorities.
(a) Establishment of priorities.
(b) Implementation of priorities.
3394. Limitation on revoking or amending certain pre-1969
certificates of public convenience and necessity.
(a) General rule.
(b) Commission curtailment authority.

SUBCHAPTER V - ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND REVIEW
3411. General rulemaking authority.
(a) In general.
(b) Authority to define terms.
3412. Administrative procedure.
(a) Administrative Procedure Act.
(b) Opportunity for oral presentations.
(c) Adjustments.
3413. Repealed.
3414. Enforcement.
(a) General rule.
(b) Civil enforcement.
(c) Criminal penalties.
3415. Intervention.
(a) Authority to intervene.
(b) Access to State courts.
3416. Judicial review.
(a) Orders.
(b) Review of rules and orders.
(c) Judicial review of emergency orders.
3417. Repealed.
3418. Applicability of other Federal statutory provisions
relating to information-gathering.

SUBCHAPTER VI - COORDINATION WITH NATURAL GAS ACT; MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
3431. Coordination with the Natural Gas Act.
(a) Jurisdiction of the Commission under the
Natural Gas Act.
(b) Charges deemed just and reasonable.
(c) Guaranteed passthrough.
3432. Effect on State laws.
(a) Authority to prescribe maximum lawful prices.
(b) Common carriers.