Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§3374 Clauses prohibiting certain sales, transportation, and commingling

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 60— - NATURAL GAS POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS › Part Part B— - Other Authorities and Requirements › § 3374

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes any clause in a first-sale contract for natural gas illegal and not enforceable if the clause stops that gas from being mixed with gas under the Natural Gas Act, stops the gas from being sold to or carried by people who are regulated under the Natural Gas Act, or lets a party end the contract because the gas was mixed, sold, or moved in interstate commerce. "Said gas" means three kinds: gas not committed to interstate commerce as of November 8, 1978; gas whose sale in interstate commerce is allowed under section 3362(a) or 3371(b) or by an assignment under section 3372(a); and gas whose transportation in interstate commerce is under an order in section 3362(c) or 3363(b), (c), (d), or (h), or is authorized by the Commission under section 3371(a).

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §3374

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(a)Any provision of any contract for the first sale of natural gas is hereby declared against public policy and unenforceable with respect to any natural gas covered by this chapter if such provision—
(1)prohibits the commingling of natural gas subject to such contract with natural gas subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under the provisions of the Natural Gas Act [15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.];
(2)prohibits the sale of any natural gas subject to such contract to, or transportation of any such natural gas by, any person subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under the Natural Gas Act [15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.], or otherwise prohibits the sale or transportation in interstate commerce (within the meaning of the Natural Gas Act) of natural gas subject to such contract; or
(3)terminates, or grants any party the option to terminate, any obligation under any such contract as a result of such commingling, sale, or transportation.
(b)For purposes of subsection (a), the term “natural gas covered by this chapter” means—
(1)natural gas which is not committed or dedicated to interstate commerce as of November 8, 1978;
(2)natural gas, the sale in interstate commerce of which—
(A)is authorized under section 3362(a) or 3371(b) of this title; or
(B)is pursuant to an assignment under section 3372(a) of this title; and,
(3)natural gas, the transportation in interstate commerce of which is—
(A)pursuant to any order under section 3362(c) or section 3363(b), (c), (d), or (h) of this title; or
(B)authorized by the Commission under section 3371(a) of this title.

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The Natural Gas Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (2), is act June 21, 1938, ch. 556, 52 Stat. 821, which is classified generally to chapter 15B (§ 717 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this act to the Code, see section 717w of this title and Tables.

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15 U.S.C. § 3374

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73