2002 US Code
Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 15B - NATURAL GAS
Sec. 717e - Ascertainment of cost of property

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 15B - NATURAL GAS
Sec. 717e - Ascertainment of cost of property
Containssection 717e
Date2002
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 6, 2003
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditJune 21, 1938, ch. 556, §6, 52 Stat. 824.
Statutes at Large References52 Stat. 824
64 Stat. 1265


§717e. Ascertainment of cost of property (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.)

Transfer of Functions

Federal Power Commission terminated and functions with regard to establishment, review, and enforcement of rates and charges for transportation and sale of natural gas by a producer or gatherer or by a natural gas pipeline or natural gas company transferred to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by sections 7172(a)(1)(C) and 7293 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

For transfer of functions of Federal Power Commission, with certain reservations, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 9 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1265, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in title 42 section 7172.

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