15 U.S.C. § 720f: State jurisdiction over…

Summary

Any facility that gets gas from an Alaska natural gas transportation project to deliver to customers inside Alaska is treated as a local distribution facility and is not under the Commission’s authority. The chapter does not stop future pipelines to places like Fairbanks, Anchorage, Matanuska‑Susitna Valley, the Kenai Peninsula, Valdez, or other Alaska sites, except as provided in section 720a(d). The Commission must set transportation rates for the Alaska project under the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.) and must consult with the State about those rates under section 17(b) (15 U.S.C. 717p(b)).

Title 15, §720f

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(a)Local distribution

Any facility receiving natural gas from an Alaska natural gas transportation project for delivery to consumers within the State—

(1)shall be deemed to be a local distribution facility within the meaning of section 1(b) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717(b)); and

(2)shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.

(b)Additional pipelines

Except as provided in section 720a(d) of this title, nothing in this chapter shall preclude or otherwise affect a future natural gas pipeline that may be constructed to deliver natural gas to Fairbanks, Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Valley, or the Kenai peninsula or Valdez or any other site in the State for consumption within or distribution outside the State.

(c)Rate coordination

(1)In general

In accordance with the Natural Gas Act [15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.], the Commission shall establish rates for the transportation of natural gas on any Alaska natural gas transportation project.

(2)Consultation

In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commission, in accordance with section 17(b) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717p(b)), shall consult with the State regarding rates (including rate settlements) applicable to natural gas transported on and delivered from the Alaska natural gas transportation project for use within the State.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this division”, meaning division C of Pub. L. 108–324, Oct. 13, 2004, 118 Stat. 1255, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of division C to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 720 of this title and Tables. The Natural Gas Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), 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.

§720f State Jurisdiction Over In-state Delivery of Natural Gas