15 U.S.C. § 717e

Ascertainment of cost of property

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(a) Cost of property

The Commission may investigate and ascertain the actual legitimate cost of the property of every natural-gas company, the depreciation therein, and, when found necessary for rate-making purposes, other facts which bear on the determination of such cost or depreciation and the fair value of such property.

(b) Inventory of property; statements of costs

Every natural-gas company upon request shall file with the Commission an inventory of all or any part of its property and a statement of the original cost thereof, and shall keep the Commission informed regarding the cost of all additions, betterments, extensions, and new construction.

(June 21, 1938, ch. 556, § 6, 52 Stat. 824.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 31 cases, 1944–2007 · leading case: Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall, 453 U.S. 571 (1981).

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Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall, 453 U.S. 571 (1981). “823 , 15 U. S. C. §717e (d). One of the weaknesses in the Court’s consideration of this issue is its implicit assumption that the filing requirement has the same importance under all regulatory statutes.”

E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Encana Corp., 503 F.3d 1027 (9th Cir. 2007). “Section 4 also provides that natural gas companies must file their rates for transportation or sale with the Federal Power Commission (now FERC) and allows FERC to hold hearings to determine the lawfulness of the rates. 15 U.S.C. § 717c(e).”

Fed. Power Comm'n v. Hope Nat. Gas Co., 320 U.S. 591 (1944). “821 , 824, 15 U.S.C. § 717e: "(a) The Commission may investigate and ascertain the actual legitimate cost of the property of every natural-gas company, the depreciation therein, and, when found necessary for rate-making purposes, other facts which bear on the determination of…”

Permian Basin Area Rate Cases, 390 U.S. 747 (1968). “Section 4(d), 15 U. S. C. § 717e (d), provides in part that “[ujnless the Commission otherwise orders, no change shall be made *764 by any natural-gas company in any such rate, charge, classification, or service, or in any rule, regulation, or contract relating thereto, except…”

Fed. Power Comm'n v. East Ohio Gas Co., 338 U.S. 464 (1950). · cites it 2× “Section 10 (a) similarly requires "annual and other periodic or special reports." Section 5 (b) authorizes the Commission to "investigate and determine the cost of the .”

Gillring Oil Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 566 F.2d 1323 (5th Cir. 1978). “Gillring’s contract then became part of the Texas Gulf Coast Area rate proceeding, which the Commission completed in 1971 by issuing Opinions No.”

Alabama-Tennessee Nat. Gas Co. v. Fed. Power Comm'n, 359 F.2d 318 (5th Cir. 1966). “Natural Gas Act § 6(a), 15 U.S.C. § 717e (a); Federal Power Commission v.”

United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 657 F.2d 790 (5th Cir. 1981). “§ 4(e), 15 U.S.C.A. § 717e(e). If the investigation is not completed by the end of the suspension period, the filing company may then collect the new charges, but if the Commission subsequently finds that the proposed rate exceeds what it determines to be just and reasonable, it…”

Borough of Lansdale, Pennsylvania v. Fed. Power Comm'n, Philadelphia Elec. Co., Intervenor, 494 F.2d 1104 (D.C. Cir. 1974). “31 . Section 205(c) & (d) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.”

Cities Serv. Gas Co. v. Fed. Power Comm'n, 155 F.2d 694 (10th Cir. 1946). “00 [7] 15 U.S.C.A. § 717e(a). [8] 15 U.S.C.A. § 717 (b).”

Panhandle E. Pipe Line Co. v. Fed. Power Comm'n, 143 F.2d 488 (8th Cir. 1944). “The reasons given by the Commission ' for its approval of the exclusion of the evidence of reproduction cost are, in substance: that § 6(a) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 717e(a), provides that “The Commission may investigate and ascertain the actual legitimate cost of…”

Air Transp. Ass'n of Am. v. Fed. Energy Off., 382 F. Supp. 437 (D.D.C. 1974). “” To the *449 contrary, Section 4(a) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717e(a), provides: All rates and charges made, demanded, or received by any natural-gas company for or in connection with the transportation or sale of natural gas subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, and…”

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— 15 U.S.C. § 717e(a) — 6 cases

Cities Serv. Gas Co. v. Fed. Power Comm'n, 155 F.2d 694 (10th Cir. 1946). “00 [7] 15 U.S.C.A. § 717e(a). [8] 15 U.S.C.A. § 717 (b).”

Florida Gas Transmission Co. v. Fed. Power Comm'n, (Two Cases). Florida Pub. Utils. Comm'n v. Fed. Power Comm'n, 362 F.2d 331 (5th Cir. 1966).

— 15 U.S.C. § 717e(b) — 3 cases

Nw. Pub. Serv. Co. v. Fed. Power Comm'n, Kansas-Nebraska Nat. Gas Co., Inc., Intervenor, 520 F.2d 454 (D.C. Cir. 1975).

N. Nat. Gas Co. v. Grounds, 441 F.2d 704 (10th Cir. 1971).

Pub. Utils. Comm'n of California v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 24 F.3d 275 (D.C. Cir. 1994).

— 15 U.S.C. § 717e(c) — 2 cases

Borough of Lansdale, Pennsylvania v. Fed. Power Comm'n, Philadelphia Elec. Co., Intervenor, 494 F.2d 1104 (D.C. Cir. 1974). “31 . Section 205(c) & (d) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.”

Williams Gas Processing Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 17 F.3d 1320 (10th Cir. 1994).

— 15 U.S.C. § 717e(d) — 1 case

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 998 F.2d 1313 (5th Cir. 1993).

— 15 U.S.C. § 717e(e) — 8 cases

Chrysler Corp. v. Dunlop, 490 F.2d 985 (Temp. Emerg. Ct. App. 1973).

Ne. Energy Assocs. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 158 F.3d 150 (D.C. Cir. 1998).

Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Sw. v. Fed. Power Comm'n, Cont'l Oil Co. v. Fed. Power Comm'n, 269 F.2d 228 (D.C. Cir. 1959).

Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, 791 F.2d 803 (10th Cir. 1986).

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