Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§3432 Effect on State laws
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 60— - NATURAL GAS POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - COORDINATION WITH NATURAL GAS ACT; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 3432
Summary
States may set and enforce a maximum legal price for the first sale of natural gas produced in the State. Anyone transporting gas under an order in section 3362(c) or section 3363(b), (c), (d), or (i), or under the Commission authorization in section 3371(a), cannot be treated as a common carrier under federal or state law.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §3432
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(a)Nothing in this chapter shall affect the authority of any State to establish or enforce any maximum lawful price for the first sale of natural gas produced in such State.
(b)No person shall be subject to regulation as a common carrier under any provision of Federal or State law by reason of any transportation—
(1)pursuant to any order under section 3362(c) or section 3363(b), (c), (d), or (i) of this title; or
(2)authorized by the Commission under section 3371(a) of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–60 struck out “lower” after “prescribe” in heading and struck out before period at end “which does not exceed the applicable maximum lawful price, if any, under subchapter I of this chapter”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1989 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–60 effective Jan. 1, 1993, see section 3(b) of Pub. L. 101–60, set out as a note under section 3372 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
15 U.S.C. § 3432
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73