§ 3201. — Purposes; coverage.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC3201]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 59--RETAIL POLICIES FOR NATURAL GAS UTILITIES
Sec. 3201. Purposes; coverage
(a) Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to encourage--
(1) conservation of energy supplied by gas utilities;
(2) the optimization of the efficiency of use of facilities and
resources by gas utility systems; and
(3) equitable rates to gas consumers of natural gas.
(b) Volume of total retail sales
This chapter applies to each gas utility in any calendar year, and
to each proceeding relating to each gas utility in such year, if the
total sales of natural gas by such utility for purposes other than
resale exceeded 10 billion cubic feet during any calendar year beginning
after December 31, 1975, and before the immediately preceding calendar
year.
(c) Exclusion of wholesale sales
The requirements of this chapter do not apply to the operations of a
gas utility, or to proceedings respecting such operations, to the extent
that such operations or proceedings relate to sales of natural gas for
purposes of resale.
(d) List of covered utilities
Before the beginning of each calendar year, the Secretary shall
publish a list identifying each gas utility to which this chapter
applies during such calendar year. Promptly after publication of such
list, each State regulatory authority shall notify the Secretary of each
gas utility on the list for which such State regulatory authority has
ratemaking authority.
(Pub. L. 95-617, title III, Sec. 301, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3149.)
Definitions
The definition of Secretary in section 2602 of Title 16,
Conservation, applies to this section.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3205 of this title.
