PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 2879 (II) by striking "alcohor and inserting in lieu thereof "alternative fuel" in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); (III) by inserting "in the case of an automobile capable of operating on a mixture of an alternative fuel and gasoline or diesel fuel," before "which, for model years" in clause (iii); and (IV) by striking the semicolon at the end of clause (iv) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (I) in subsection (h)(2)— (i) by striking "paragraphs (1)(C) and (D)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (1)(D)" in subparagraph (A); (ii) by striking "energy automobiles when operating on alcohol, and by natural gas dual energy automobiles when operating on natural gas" and inserting in lieu thereof "fueled automobiles when operating on alternative fuels" in subparagraph (A); (iii) by striking "energy automobiles or natural gas dual energy" and inserting in lieu thereof "fueled" both places it appears in subparagraph (A); (iv) by striking "energy automobiles and natural gas dual energ3r" and inserting in lieu thereof "fueled" in subparagraph (A); (v) by striking "energy" and inserting in lieu thereof "fueled" each place it appears in subparagraphs (B) and (C); and (vi) by inserting "other than electric automobiles" after "automobiles" each place it appears in subparagraphs (B) and (C). SEC. 404. VEHICULAR NATURAL GAS JURISDICTION. (a) NATURAL GAS ACT AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: "(d) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any person solely by reason of, or with respect to, any sale or transportation ofvenicular natural gas if such person is— "(1) not otherwise a natural-gas company; or "(2) subject primarily to regulation by a State commission, whether or not such State commission has, or is exercising, jurisdiction over the sale, sale for resale, or transportation of vehicular natural gas.". (2) Section 2 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a) is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph: "(10) Vehicular natural gas' means natural gas that is ultimately used as a fuel in a self-propelled vehicle.". (b) STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.— The transportation or sale is use 717 note. of natural gas by any person who is not otherwise a public utility, within the meaning of State law— (1) in closed containers; or (2) otherwise to any person for use by such person as a fuel in a self-propelled vehicle, shall not be considered to be a transportation or sale of natural gas within the meaning of any State law, regulation, or order
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