Nothing in this chapter prohibits any State regulatory authority or nonregulated gas utility from adopting, pursuant to State law, any standard or rule affecting gas utilities which is different from any standard established by this chapter.
15 U.S.C. § 3208
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
DEFINITIONSThe definition of State in section 2602 of Title 16, Conservation, applies to this section.
- State regulatory authority
- The term "State regulatory authority" means any State agency which has ratemaking authority with respect to the sale of natural gas by any gas utility (other than by such State agency).
- nonregulated gas utility
- The term "nonregulated gas utility" means any gas utility other than a State regulated gas utility.