Natural Gas Act

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The Natural Gas Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the interstate transmission and sale of natural gas, granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority over rates and infrastructure.

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Generate an image of the Natural Gas Act (The Natural Gas Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the interstate transmission and sale of natural gas, granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority over rates and infrastructure.)

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Natural Gas Act canonical 6
Natural Gas Act of 1938 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
energy law ⓘ
natural gas regulation law ⓘ
appliesTo natural gas companies engaged in interstate sales for resale ⓘ
natural gas companies engaged in interstate transportation ⓘ
basisFor FERC pipeline certificate process ⓘ
FERC rate regulation for interstate gas pipelines ⓘ
federal oversight of interstate natural gas pipelines ⓘ
confersPower authority over abandonment of interstate natural gas facilities ⓘ
authority over construction and operation of interstate natural gas pipelines ⓘ
certificate of public convenience and necessity authority ⓘ
rate-setting authority over interstate natural gas ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enforcementMechanism administrative proceedings before FERC ⓘ
judicial review in federal courts ⓘ
excludes direct sales of natural gas to end users in some circumstances ⓘ
intrastate natural gas transactions ⓘ
grantsAuthorityTo FERC ⓘ
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
legalArea energy regulation ⓘ
public utilities law ⓘ
policyGoal federal-state regulatory coordination in natural gas markets ⓘ
prevention of unreasonable discrimination in natural gas rates ⓘ
reliable interstate natural gas supply ⓘ
previouslyAdministeredBy Federal Power Commission ⓘ
purpose to ensure just and reasonable rates for interstate natural gas services ⓘ
to fill gaps in state regulation of natural gas ⓘ
to protect consumers of natural gas ⓘ
to regulate natural gas companies engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ
regulates interstate sale of natural gas ⓘ
interstate transmission of natural gas ⓘ
natural gas pipelines engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ
rates for interstate natural gas sales for resale ⓘ
rates for interstate natural gas transportation ⓘ
regulatoryBody FERC ⓘ
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ
relatedTo Energy Policy Act of 2005 ⓘ
Federal Power Act ⓘ
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 ⓘ
sector energy transportation infrastructure ⓘ
natural gas industry ⓘ
subjectMatter energy infrastructure ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ
public utility regulation ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Energy Policy Act of 2005 → amends → Natural Gas Act ⓘ
Federal Power Act → relatedTo → Natural Gas Act ⓘ
Energy Policy Act of 1992 → amended → Natural Gas Act ⓘ
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 → amends → Natural Gas Act of 1938 ⓘ
linked to: Natural Gas Act
Public Law 102-486 → amends → Natural Gas Act ⓘ
United States federal energy legislation → hasComponent → Natural Gas Act of 1938 ⓘ
linked to: Natural Gas Act