Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/751

 PUBLIC LAW 95-621—NOV. 9, 1978

92 STAT. 3383

(e) SPECIAL LIMITATION.—No sale under any emergency purchase contract under this section for emergency supplies of natural gas for sale and delivery from any intrastate pipeline which is operating under court supervision as of January 1, 1977, may take effect unless the court approves. SEC. 303. EMERGENCY ALLOCATION AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to assist in meeting natural gas require- 15 USC 3363. ments for high-priority uses of natural gas during any natural gas supply emergency declared under section 301, the President may, by order, allocate supplies of n a t u r a l gas under subsections (b), (c), and (d) t c ^ (1) any interstate pipe!ine; (2) any local distribution company— (A) which is served by any interstate pipeline; (B) which is providing natural gas only for high-priority uses; and (C) which is in need of deliveries of natural gas to assist in meeting n a t u r a l gas requirements for high-priority uses of n a t u r a l g a s; and (3) any person for meeting requirements of high-priority uses of natural gas. (b)

ALLOCATION o r CERTAIN BOILER F U E L G A S. —

(1) REQUIRED FINDING.—The President shall not allocate supplies of natural gas under this subsection unless he finds that— , (A) to the maximum extent practicable, emergency pur; chase authority under section 302 has been utilized to assist in meeting natural gas requirements for high-priority uses of natural g a s; (B) emergency purchases of natural gas supplies under section 302 are not likely to satisfy the natural gas requirements for such hi^h-priority uses; (C) the exercise of authority under this subsection is reasonably necessary to assist in meeting natural gas requirements for such high-priority uses; and (D) any interstate pipeline or local distribution company receiving such natural gas has ordered the termination of all deliveries of n a t u r a l gas for other than high-priority uses and attempted to to the maximum extent practicable to terminate such deliveries. (2)

ALLOCATION AUTHORITY.—Subject to

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order to assist in meeting natural gas requirements for highpriority uses of natural gas, the President may, by order, allocate supplies of natural gas the use of which has been prohibited by the President pursuant to authority under section 607 of the P u b lic Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (relating to the use Ante, p. 3171. of natural gas as a boiler fuel during any natural gas supply emergency). (c) ALLOCATION OF GENERAL P I P E L I N E S U P P L Y. —

(1) REQUIRED FINDINGS.—The President shall not allocate supplies of natural gas under this subsection unless he finds that— (A) to the maximum extent practicable, allocation of supplies of natural gas under subsection (b) has been utilized to assist in meeting natural gas requirements for high-priority uses of natural g a s; (B) the exercise of such authority is not likely to satisfy the natural gas requirements for such high-priority uses;

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