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[CITE: 15USC3341]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                     CHAPTER 60--NATURAL GAS POLICY
 
                   SUBCHAPTER II--INCREMENTAL PRICING
 
Secs. 3341 to 3348. Repealed. Pub. L. 100-42, Sec. 2(a), May 21, 
        1987, 101 Stat. 314
        
    Section 3341, Pub. L. 95-621, title II, Sec. 201, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3371, required Commission to prescribe and make effective a rule 
designed to provide for passthrough of costs of natural gas, with 
respect to boiler fuel use of natural gas by industrial boiler fuel 
facilities, not later than 12 months after Nov. 9, 1978.
    Section 3342, Pub. L. 95-621, title II, Sec. 202, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3372, required Commission to prescribe an amendment to rule 
required under section 3341 of this title, which would expand its 
application to other industrial uses, not later than 18 months after 
Nov. 9, 1978.
    Section 3343, Pub. L. 95-621, title II, Sec. 203, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3373, enumerated acquisition costs subject to passthrough 
requirements of rule prescribed under section 3341 of this title.
    Section 3344, Pub. L. 95-621, title II, Sec. 204, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3375, related to method of passthrough.
    Section 3345, Pub. L. 95-621, title II, Sec. 205, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3378, related to direct passthrough of surcharges paid by local 
distributors on natural gas delivered by interstate pipelines to 
industrial facilities served by such local distributors.
    Section 3346, Pub. L. 95-621, title II, Sec. 206, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3379, enumerated exemptions from application of rule required 
under section 3341 of this title.
    Section 3347, Pub. L. 95-621, title II, Sec. 207, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3380, related to application of section 3343 to certain natural 
gas and liquefied natural gas imports.
    Section 3348, Pub. L. 95-621, title II, Sec. 208, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3381, directed that Alaska natural gas be allocated to rates and 
charges of interstate pipelines in accordance with certain general 
principles applicable on Nov. 9, 1978, for establishing rates.


               Repeal of Incremental Pricing Requirements

    Section 2 of Pub. L. 100-42 provided that:
    ``(a) Repeal.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, 
title II of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3341-3348) is 
repealed, and the items relating to title II are stricken from the table 
of contents of that Act.
    ``(b) Limited Continuing Effect of Rules.--A rule promulgated by the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, under title II of the Natural Gas 
Policy Act of 1978 shall continue in effect only with respect to the 
flowthrough of costs incurred before the enactment of this section [May 
21, 1987], including any surcharges based on such costs.
    ``(c) Implementation.--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may 
take appropriate action to implement this section.''
