§ 3202. Definitions

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1978

   Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–617 title III § 302 · 92 Stat. 3117

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 3202

   Pub. L. 95–617, title III, § 302, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3150

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 95–617, title III, § 302, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3150

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this title— (1) The term “gas consumer” means any person, State agency, or Federal agency, to which natural gas is sold other than for purposes of resale. (2) The term “gas utility” means any person, State agency, or Federal agency, engaged in the local distribution of natural gas, and the sale of natural gas to any ultimate consumer of natural gas. (3) The term “State regulated gas utility” means any gas utility with respect to which a State regulatory authority has ratemaking authority. (4) The term “nonregulated gas utility” means any gas utility other than a State regulated gas utility. (5) The term “rate” means any (A) price, rate, charge, or classification made, demanded, observed, or received with respect to sale of natural gas to a gas consumer. (B) any rule, regulation, or practice respecting any such rate, charge, or classification, and (C) any contract pertaining to the sale of natural gas to a gas consumer. (6) The term “ratemaking authority” means authority to fix, modify, approve, or disapprove rates. (7) The term “sale”, when used with respect to natural gas, includes an exchange of natural gas. (8) The term “State regulatory authority” means any State agency which has ratemaking authority with respect to the sale of natural gas by any gas utility (other than by such State agency).

2. 1992

   Energy Policy Act of 1992

   Pub. L. 102–486 title I § 115(a) · 106 Stat. 2776

   Added · 15 U.S.C. § 3202(9); 15 U.S.C. § 3202(10)

   Pub. L. 102–486 added pars. (9) and (10)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pars. (9), (10). Pub. L. 102–486 added pars. (9) and (10).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Definitions.— Section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3202) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(9) The term ‘integrated resource planning’ means, in the case of a gas utility, planning by the use of any standard, regulation, practice, or policy to undertake a systematic comparison between demand-side management measures and the supply of gas by a gas utility to minimize life-cycle costs of adequate and reliable utility services to gas consumers. Integrated resource planning shall take into account necessary features for system operation such as diversity, reliability, dispatchability, and other factors of risk and shall treat demand and supply to gas consumers on a consistent and integrated basis. “(10) The term ‘demand-side management’ includes energy conservation, energy efficiency, and load management techniques.”.

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