15 USC § 3394 - Limitation on revoking or amending certain pre-1969 certificates of public convenience and necessity

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title: "15 USC § 3394 - Limitation on revoking or amending certain pre-1969 certificates of public convenience and necessity"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "3394"
section_name: "Limitation on revoking or amending certain pre-1969 certificates of public convenience and necessity"
chapter_number: 60
chapter_name: "NATURAL GAS POLICY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "NATURAL GAS CURTAILMENT POLICIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–621, title IV, § 404, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3396.)"
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# § 3394. Limitation on revoking or amending certain pre-1969 certificates of public convenience and necessity

**(a)** **General rule** November 9, 1978January 1, 196915 U.S.C. 717f

The Commission may not, during the 10-year period beginning on , revoke or amend any certificate of public convenience and necessity issued before , under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act [] for the transportation of natural gas owned by any electric utility except upon the application of the person to whom such certificate was issued.

**(b)** **Commission curtailment authority** 15 U.S.C. 717

The limitation under subsection (a) shall not affect the authority of the Commission to enforce any curtailment of deliveries of natural gas under the Natural Gas Act [ et seq.].

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–621, title IV, § 404, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3396.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Natural Gas Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , which is classified generally to chapter 15B (§ 717 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this act to the Code, see  and Tables.