42 U.S.C. § 13234 : US Code - Section 13234: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority to approve recovery of certain expenses in advance

Search 42 U.S.C. § 13234 : US Code - Section 13234: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority to approve recovery of certain expenses in advance

(a) Natural gas motor vehicles
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, under section 717c
of title 15, allow recovery of expenses in advance by natural-gas
companies for research, development, and demonstration activities
by the Gas Research Institute for projects on the use of natural
gas, including fuels derived from natural gas, for transportation,
and projects on the use of natural gas to control pollutants and to
control emissions from the combustion of other fuels, if the
Commission finds that the benefits, including environmental
benefits, to existing and future ratepayers resulting from such
activities exceed all direct costs to existing and future
ratepayers. To the maximum extent practicable, through the
establishment of cofunding requirements applicable to such
projects, the Commission shall ensure that the costs of such
activities shall be provided in part, through contributions of
cash, personnel, services, equipment, and other resources, by
sources other than the recovery of expenses pursuant to this
section.
(b) Electric motor vehicles
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, under section 824d
of title 16, allow recovery of expenses in advance by electric
utilities for research, development, and demonstration activities
by the Electric Power Research Institute for projects on electric
motor vehicles, if the Commission finds that the benefits,
including environmental benefits, to existing and future ratepayers
resulting from such activities exceed all direct costs to existing
and future ratepayers. To the maximum extent practicable, through
the establishment of cofunding requirements applicable to each
project, the costs of such activities shall be provided, in part,
through contributions of cash, personnel, services, equipment, and
other resources, by sources other than the recovery of expenses
pursuant to this section.