Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to collect fees and use the money collected for operating expenses.
Requires natural gas companies which have certificates of public convenience and necessity to pay an annual charge fixed by the Commission to cover the costs of the administration of the Natural Gas Act. Requires public utilities to pay an annual charge fixed by the Commission to cover the costs of the administration of parts II (Regulation of Electric Utility Companies Engaged in Interstate Commerce) and III (Licensees and Public Utilities; Procedural and Administrative Provisions) of the Federal Power Act (except for regulations for cogeneration and small power production). Requires common carriers subject to regulation by the Commission to pay an annual charge fixed by the Commission to cover the Federal costs of administering the regulation of oil pipelines.
Authorizes the Commission to assess fees for services and privileges rendered under its regulatory programs.
Permits the Commission to waive all or part of an annual charge assessed under this Act.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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