Georgia Code
Article 5 - Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation
§ 46-4-152. Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(4.1) “Consumer” means a retail customer of commodity sales service or of firm distribution service who uses such service or services primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.
(5.1) “Cramming” means billing for goods or services not requested or authorized by a consumer.
(10.1) “Electric membership corporation” or “EMC” means any person defined in paragraph (3) or (5) of Code Section 46-3-171.
(10.2) “Electric utility” means any electric power company subject to the rate regulation of the commission in accordance with Code Sections 46-2-20 and 46-2-21.
(10.3) “Electricity activities” means all activities associated with the generation, transportation, marketing, and distribution of electricity.
(10.4) “EMC gas affiliate” means a separately organized person, the majority interest of which is owned or held by or, with respect to a cooperative, managed by one or more cooperatives or electric membership corporations and which applies to the commission for a certificate of authority pursuant to Code Section 46-4-153.
(11.1) “Gas activities” means all activities associated with the transportation, marketing, and distribution of natural gas conducted by a person certificated pursuant to Code Section 46-4-153. Such term shall not mean the production, transportation, marketing, or distribution of liquefied petroleum gas.
(12.1) “Low-income residential consumer” means any person who meets the definition of a person who is qualified for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, as promulgated by the Department of Human Services, pursuant to Code Section 46-1-5.
(12.2) “Majority interest” means the ownership of greater than 50 percent of:
(14.1) “Regulated gas service” means gas service provided by a regulated provider of natural gas.
(14.2) “Regulated provider of natural gas” means the entity selected by the commission to provide to consumers natural gas commodity service and ancillary services incident thereto in accordance with Code Section 46-4-166.
(15.1) “Slamming” means changing or causing a change of a consumer’s service from one marketer or provider to another marketer or provider without request or authorization from the consumer.
History. Code 1981, § 46-4-152 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 798, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 475, § 7; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.
The 2002 amendment, effective April 25, 2002, added paragraphs (4.1), (5.1), (10.1), (10.2), (10.3), (10.4), (11.1), (12.1), (12.2), (14.1), (14.2), and (15.1), added the last sentence in paragraph (7), substituted “and ancillary” for “or ancillary” near the end of paragraph (13), and added “, including a cooperative or an electric membership corporation” at the end of paragraph (14).
The 2009 amendment, effective July 1, 2009, substituted “Department of Human Services” for “Department of Human Resources” in paragraph (12.1).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2002, p. 475, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Natural Gas Consumers’ Relief Act.’