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 PUBLIC LAW 95-621—NOV. 9, 1978

92 STAT. 3409

TITLE VI—COORDINATION WITH NATURAL GAS ACT; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 601. COORDINATION WITH THE NATURAL GAS ACT. (a) JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION U N D E R THE NATURAL G A S 15 USC 3431. 15 USC 717w. ACT.— (1) S A L E S. — (A) NATURAL GAS NOT COMMITTED OR DEDICATED.—For p u r -

. poses of section 1(b) of the N a t u r a l Gas Act, effective on the 15 USC 717. first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the provisions of the N a t u r a l G a s Act and the jurisdiction of the Commission under such Act shall not a p p l y to natural g a s which was not committed o r dedicated to interstate commerce as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act solely by reason of any first sale of such n a t u r a l gas. (B)

COMMITTED OR DEDICATED NATURAL

GAS.—Effective

beginning on the first day of the first month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, for purposes of section 1 (b) of the Natural Gas Act, the provisions of such Act and the jurisdiction of the Commission under such Act shall not a p p l y solely by reason of any first sale of natural gas which is committed o r dedicated to interstate commerce as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act and which is—• (i) high-cost n a t u r a l g a s (as defined in section 107(c) Ante, p. 3366. (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this Act); (ii) new n a t u r a l gas (as defined in section 102(c) of Ante, p. 3358. this Act); or (iii) n a t u r a l gas produced from any new, onshore production well (as defined in section 103(c) of t h i s Act). Ante, p. 3361. (C) AUTHORIZED SALES OR ASSIGNMENTS.—For purposes of

section 1(b) of the N a t u r a l G a s Act, the provisions of the N a t u r a l Gas Act and the jurisdiction of the Commission under such Act shall not apply by reason of any sale of n a t u r a l gas^— (i) authorized under section 302(a) or 3 1 1 (b); or (ii) pursuant to any assigned authorized under section 312(a).

15 USC 717. 15 USC 717w. Ante, pp. 3382, 3388.

(D) NATURAL-GAS COMPANY.—For purposes of the N a t u r a l

Gas Act, the term "natural-gas company" (as defined in sec- 15 USC 717w. tion 2(6) of such Act) shall not include any person by reason 15 USC 717a. of, or with respect to, any sale of natural gas if the provisions of the N a t u r a l Gas Act and the jurisdiction of the Commission do not apply to such sale solely by reason of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of this paragraph. (E) ALASKAN NATUTIAL GAS.—Subparagraph (B) (ii) and

(iii) shall not apply with respect to natural gas produced from the P r u d h o e B a y unit of Alaska and transported through the transportation system approved under the Alaska N a t u r a l Gas Transportation Act of 1976. (2) TRANSPORTATION.— (A) JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION.—For purposes of

section 1(b) of the N a t u r a l Gas Act the provisions of such Act and the jurisdiction of the Commission under such Act shall not apply to any transportation in interstate commerce of n a t u r a l gas if such transportation is—

15 USC 719 note.

15 USC 717.

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