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[CITE: 42USC13234]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 134--ENERGY POLICY
 
         SUBCHAPTER II--ALTERNATIVE FUELS--NON-FEDERAL PROGRAMS
 
Sec. 13234. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority to 
        approve recovery of certain expenses in advance
        

(a) Natural gas motor vehicles

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, under section 717c of 
title 15, allow recovery of expenses in advance by natural-gas companies 
for research, development, and demonstration activities by the Gas 
Research Institute for projects on the use of natural gas, including 
fuels derived from natural gas, for transportation, and projects on the 
use of natural gas to control pollutants and to control emissions from 
the combustion of other fuels, if the Commission finds that the 
benefits, including environmental benefits, to existing and future 
ratepayers resulting from such activities exceed all direct costs to 
existing and future ratepayers. To the maximum extent practicable, 
through the establishment of cofunding requirements applicable to such 
projects, the Commission shall ensure that the costs of such activities 
shall be provided in part, through contributions of cash, personnel, 
services, equipment, and other resources, by sources other than the 
recovery of expenses pursuant to this section.

(b) Electric motor vehicles

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, under section 824d of 
title 16, allow recovery of expenses in advance by electric utilities 
for research, development, and demonstration activities by the Electric 
Power Research Institute for projects on electric motor vehicles, if the 
Commission finds that the benefits, including environmental benefits, to 
existing and future ratepayers resulting from such activities exceed all 
direct costs to existing and future ratepayers. To the maximum extent 
practicable, through the establishment of cofunding requirements 
applicable to each project, the costs of such activities shall be 
provided, in part, through contributions of cash, personnel, services, 
equipment, and other resources, by sources other than the recovery of 
expenses pursuant to this section.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title IV, Sec. 408, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2881.)

                          Codification

    Section is comprised of section 408 of Pub. L. 102-486. Subsec. (c) 
of section 408 of Pub. L. 102-486 repealed provisions of title III of 
Pub. L. 102-104, formerly set out as a note under section 717c of Title 
15, Commerce and Trade.
