To prohibit States, local governments, or State regulatory authorities from prohibiting a natural gas consumer from connecting or reconnecting to a gas utility for natural gas service, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9607
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2022-12-16
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill bars states, localities, or state regulatory authorities from prohibiting a natural gas consumer from connecting or reconnecting to a gas utility for natural gas service.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9607 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2022 Mr. Jacobs of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit States, local governments, or State regulatory authorities from prohibiting a natural gas consumer from connecting or reconnecting to a gas utility for natural gas service, and for other purposes.

1. Regulation of natural gas connections (a) In general No State, local government, or State regulatory authority may prohibit a natural gas consumer from connecting or reconnecting to a gas utility for natural gas service. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms State regulatory authority and gas utility have the meanings given such terms in section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3202 ). (2) The term natural gas consumer has the meaning given the term gas consumer in section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3202 ).