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House Bill 9607
117th Congress(2021-2022)
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.
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Introduced in House on Dec 16, 2022
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H. R. 9607 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9607


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.

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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).