A federal statute enacted in 1978 to phase out producer rate regulation between January 1, 1985 and July 1, 1987. The NGPA provides “maximum lawful prices” for those -categories of natural gas that it subjects to price regulation. The NGPA also provides for “self-implementing” transportation services, without the need for prior certificates of public convenience and necessity from the FERC under the NGA, for certain qualifying transportation by interstate pipelines on behalf of intrastate pipelines or local distribution companies or by intrastate pipelines on behalf of interstate pipelines or local distribution companies served by an interstate pipeline.
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