§ 717j. — State compacts for conservation, transportation, etc., of natural gas.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC717j]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 15B--NATURAL GAS
Sec. 717j. State compacts for conservation, transportation,
etc., of natural gas
(a) Assembly of pertinent information; report to Congress
In case two or more States propose to the Congress compacts dealing
with the conservation, production, transportation, or distribution of
natural gas it shall be the duty of the Commission to assemble pertinent
information relative to the matters covered in any such proposed
compact, to make public and to report to the Congress information so
obtained, together with such recommendations for further legislation as
may appear to be appropriate or necessary to carry out the purposes of
such proposed compact and to aid in the conservation of natural-gas
resources within the United States and in the orderly, equitable, and
economic production, transportation, and distribution of natural gas.
(b) Assembly of information relative to operation of compact; report to
Congress
It shall be the duty of the Commission to assemble and keep current
pertinent information relative to the effect and operation of any
compact between two or more States heretofore or hereafter approved by
the Congress, to make such information public, and to report to the
Congress, from time to time, the information so obtained, together with
such recommendations as may appear to be appropriate or necessary to
promote the purposes of such compact.
(c) Availability of services, etc., of other agencies
In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Commission shall,
so far as practicable, avail itself of the services, records, reports,
and information of the executive departments and other agencies of the
Government, and the President may, from time to time, direct that such
services and facilities be made available to the Commission.
(June 21, 1938, ch. 556, Sec. 11, 52 Stat. 827.)
Transfer of Functions
Federal Power Commission terminated and functions, personnel,
property, funds, etc., transferred to Secretary of Energy (except for
certain functions transferred to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
by sections 7151(b), 7171(a), 7172(a), 7291, and 7293 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.
For transfer of functions of Federal Power Commission, with certain
reservations, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 9 of
1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1265, set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 42 section 7177.
