PUBLIC LAW 95-621—NOV. 9, 1978
92 STAT. 3351
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE. — T h i s Act may be cited as the " N a t u r a l Gas P o l -
icy Act of 1978".
15 USC 3301
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(b) TABLE OF C O N T E N T S. —
TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—WELLHEAD PRICING Subtitle A—Wellhead Price Controls Sec. 101. Inflation adjustment; other general price ceiling rules. Sec. 102. Ceiling price for new natural gas and certain natural gas produced from the Outer Continental Shelf. Sec. 103. Ceiling price for new, onshore production wells. Sec. 104. Ceiling price for sales of natural gas dedicated to interstate commerce. Sec. 105. Ceiling price for sales under existing intrastate contracts. Sec. 106. Ceiling price for sales under rollover contracts. Sec. 107. Ceiling price for high-cost natural gas. Sec. 108. Ceiling price for stripper well natural gas. Sec. 109. Ceiling price for other categories of n a t u r a l gas. Sec. 110. Treatment of State severance taxes and certain production-related costs. Subtitle B—Decontrol of Certain Natural Gas Prices Sec. 121. Elimination of price controls for certain natural gas sales. Sec. 122. Standby price control authority. Sec. 123. Report to the Congress. TITLE II—INCREMENTAL PRICING Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.
201. Industrial boiler fuel use. 202. Amendment expanding application for other industrial uses. 203. Acquisition costs subject to passthrough. 204. Method of passthrough. 205. Local distribution company passthrough requirements. 206. Exemptions. 207. Treatment of certain imports. 208. Alaska n a t u r a l gas. TITLE III—ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS Subtitle A—Emergency Authorities
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301. Declaration of Emergency. 302. Emergency purchase authority. 303. Emergency allocation authority. 304. Miscellaneous provisions. Subtitle B—Other Authorities and Requirements
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311. Authorization of certain sales and transportation. 312. Assignment of contractual rights to receive surplus natural gas. 313. Effect of certain natural gas prices on indefinite price escalator clauses. 314. Clauses prohibiting certain sales, transportation, and commingling. 315. Contract duration; right of first refusal; filing of contracts and agreements. TITLE IV—NATURAL GAS CURTAILMENT POLICIES
Sec. 401. Natural gas for essential agricultural uses. Sec. 402. Natural gas for essential industrial process and feedstock uses. Sec. 403. Establishment and implementation of agricultural and industrial priorities. Sec. 404. Limitation on revoking or amending certain pre-1969 certificates of public convenience and necessity.
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