Georgia Code
Article 5 - Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation
§ 46-4-160. Commission’s Authority Over Certificated Marketers; Access to Records; Investigations and Hearings; Price Summary; Billing; Violations; Slamming

History. Code 1981, § 46-4-160 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 798, § 4; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1084, § 3; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1206, § 3; Ga. L. 2002, p. 475, § 16; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 40/SB 148.
The 2002 amendment, effective April 25, 2002, added the last two sentences in paragraph (a)(3); substituted the present provisions of subsection (c) for the former provisions which read: “A marketer shall not refuse to sell gas to a potential firm retail customer within the territory covered by the marketer’s certificate of authority if the sale can be made by the marketer pursuant to the rules for service authorized by the marketer’s certificate of authority and upon terms that will provide the marketer with just and adequate compensation. The price at which a marketer sells gas shall not be fixed by the commission.”; deleted former subsection (g) which read: “The provisions of Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, the ‘Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,’ shall apply to a marketer.”; redesignated former subsections (h) through (j) as present subsections (g) through (i), respectively; in subsection (h), deleted “actual” preceding “monthly” in the first sentence, deleted the former second sentence which read: “A 15 day grace period is permitted prior to the application of any penalty.”, and added the last four sentences; inserted “, including but not limited to rules relating to false billing,” in subsection (i); and added subsections (j) and (k).
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, deleted “and the consumers’ utility counsel division of the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs” following “The commission” near the beginning of subsection (d).
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.’ ”
Administrative rules and regulations.
Natural Gas Marketers’ Terms of Service, Official Compilation of Rules and Regulations of State of Georgia Public Service Commission, Gas Utilities, Chapter 515-7-9.
Law reviews.
For note on the 2001 amendment to O.C.G.A. § 46-4-160 , see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 277 (2001).

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