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 92 STAT. 3378

PUBLIC LAW 95-621—NOV. 9, 1978 to an amount not lower than the price, per million Btu's, for Number 6 fuel oil determined by the Commission to be paid in such region by industrial users of such fuel, if and to the extent the Commission determines, after an opportunity for written and oral presentation of views, data, and arguments, that such reduction is necessary to prevent increases in the rates and charges to residential, small commercial, and other high-priority users of natural gas which would result from a reallocation of costs caused by the conversion of such industrial facility or facilities from natural gas to other fuels, which conversion is likely to occur if the level of the appropriate alternative fuel cost were not so reduced, (f ] DETERMINATION OF APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING PERIOD.—The rule required to be prescribed in section 201 shall specify the appropriate calendar periods used for purposes of such rule (including any amendment under section 202 to such rule). (g)

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purposes of this section, the term "incrementally priced industrial facility" means any industrial facility subject to the requirements of the rule under section 201 (including any amendment under section 202 to such rule). (h) INDUSTRIAL USE DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term "industrial use", when used with respect to natural gas, means the boiler fuel use of natural gas (as defined in section 201(c)(2)) and any other use defined, by rule, by the Commission as an industrial use. SEC. 205. LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY PASSTHROUGH REQUIREMENTS. (a) GENERAL RULE.—Any surcharge under this title, paid by any local distribution company with respect to natural gas which is indirectly delivered by any interstate pipeline to incrementally priced industrial facilities which are served by such local distribution company, shall be directly passed through to such industrial facilities. (b)

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INCREMENTAIXY PRICED INDUSTRIAL FACILITY DEFINED.—For

PROHIBITION ON OFFSETTING MODIFICATIONS IN RATES AND

CHARGES.—Any modification of the method of allocating costs to the rates and charges of such local distribution company in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act is prohibited if a court, in any action brought under section 504(b)(3), determines that such modification has the effect of creating any offset, in the rates and charges for natural gas applicable to any incrementally priced industrial facility served by such company, for the amount of any surcharge under this title paid by such local distribution company with respect to natural gas delivered by any interstate pipeline indirectly to that incrementally priced industrial facility. (c)

SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.—

I n addition to such enforcement authority as may be available to the Commission or any person, the Attorney General may enforce the requirements of this subsection in accordance with the provisions of section 504(b)(3). (d) PREEMPTION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW.—The requirements of this title shall preempt and supersede any provision of State or local law to the extent such provision of law would preclude the passthrough of any surcharge under this title or prevent the application of the requirements of this section. (e) STATE COMMISSION DEFINED.—For the purposes of this subsection, the term "State commission" means the State, political subdivision, or an agency of either, having jurisdiction with respect to the rates and charges of any local distribution company.

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