S 2892 · 97th Congress · Energy

A bill to clarify the definition of abuse in the Natural Gas Policy Act.

Introduced 1982-09-10· Sponsored by Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(1982-09-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Natural Gas Policy Act to define the term "abuse" to include not only misrepresentation but: (1) imprudence on the part of the company; and (2) any pipeline company-producer contract which materially prevents the pipeline from responding to changes in customer demand or other market forces. Sets forth contract clauses which if found in a producer-pipeline contract will give rise to a rebuttable presumption that a contract materially prevents a pipeline from responding to changes in customer demand or other market forces.…

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1 Republican