Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 59 — Retail Policies for Natural Gas Utilities
§ 3209. Reports respecting standards
Statutory text
State authorities and nonregulated utilities
Not later than 1 year after , and annually thereafter for 10 years, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each gas utility for which it has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated gas utility, shall report to the Secretary, in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, respecting its consideration of the standards established by this chapter. Such report shall include a summary of the determinations made and actions taken with respect to each of such standards on a utility-by-utility basis.
Secretary
Not later than 18 months after , and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the President and the Congress containing—
a summary of the reports submitted under subsection (a),
his analysis of such reports, and
his actions under this chapter, and his recommendations for such further Federal actions, including any legislation, regarding retail gas utility rates (and other practices) as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
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.
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
Pub. L. 95–617 title III § 309 · 92 Stat. 3117
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 3209
(Pub. L. 95–617, title III, § 309, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3153.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 95–617, title III, § 309, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3153.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 309. REPORTS RESPECTING STANDARDS. 15 USC 3209. (a) State Authorities and Nonregulated Utilities.— Not later than 1 year after the date, of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 10 years, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each gas utility for which it has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated gas utility, shall report to the Secretary, in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, respecting its consideration of the standards established by this title. Such report shall include a summary of the determinations made and actions taken with respect to each of such standards on a utility-by-utility basis. (b) Secretary.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the President and the Congress containing— (1) a summary of the reports submitted under subsection (a), (2) his analysis of such reports, and (3) his actions under this title, and his recommendations for such further Federal actions, including any legislation, regarding retail gas utility rates (and other practices) as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions
The definition of Secretary in section 2602 of Title 16, Conservation, applies to this section.