Fixing rates and charges; determination of cost of production or transportation
United States Code
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- 2020El Paso Natural Gas Company, LLC v. FERC D.C. Cir.
- 2017Energy Express, Inc. v. Department of Public Utilities Mass.
- 2014South Carolina Public Service Authority v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission D.C. Cir.
- 2013Learjet, Inc. v. Oneok, Inc. 9th Cir.
- 2013Gerald Carlin v. Dairyamerica, Inc. 9th Cir.
- 2012Carlin v. DairyAmerica, Inc. 9th Cir.
- 2008Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission D.C. Cir.
- 2008Dominion Transmission, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission D.C. Cir.
- 2007Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission D.C. Cir.
- 2007Learjet, Inc. v. Oneok, Inc. D. Nev.
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Whenever the Commission, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint of any State, municipality, State commission, or gas distributing company, shall find that any rate, charge, or classification demanded, observed, charged, or collected by any natural-gas company in connection with any transportation or sale of natural gas, subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, or that any rule, regulation, practice, or contract affecting such rate, charge, or classification is unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential, the Commission shall determine the just and reasonable rate, charge, classification, rule, regulation, practice, or contract to be thereafter observed and in force, and shall fix the same by order: Provided, however, That the Commission shall have no power to order any increase in any rate contained in the currently effective schedule of such natural gas company on file with the Commission, unless such increase is in accordance with a new schedule filed by such natural gas company; but the Commission may order a decrease where existing rates are unjust, unduly discriminatory, preferential, otherwise unlawful, or are not the lowest reasonable rates. The Commission upon its own motion, or upon the request of any State commission, whenever it can do so without prejudice to the efficient and proper conduct of its affairs, may investigate and determine the cost of the production or transportation of natural gas by a natural-gas company in cases where the Commission has no authority to establish a rate governing the transportation or sale of such natural gas. (Source: (June 21, 1938, ch. 556, § 5, 52 Stat. 823.))