Georgia Code
Article 5 - Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation
§ 46-4-164. Construction of Article; Electric Membership Corporations and Emc Gas Affiliates; Liquefied Petroleum Gas

shall be deemed to be among the purposes of an electric membership corporation as specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of Code Section 46-3-200. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to increase or decrease the authority and jurisdiction of the commission with respect to such electric membership corporation except as to gas activities undertaken by the electric membership corporation or its EMC gas affiliate as authorized under this chapter.
History. Code 1981, § 46-4-164 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 798, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 475, § 20.
The 2002 amendment, effective April 25, 2002, designated the existing provisions as subsection (a) and added subsections (b) and (c).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, in subsection (b), a colon was added at the end of the introductory paragraph, “An” was substituted for “an” at the beginning of paragraph (b)(1), a semicolon was added following “commission” at the end of paragraph (b)(1), and “Other” was substituted for “other” at the beginning of paragraph (b)(2).
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.’

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation

Chapter 4 - Distribution, Storage, and Sale of Gas

Article 5 - Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation

§ 46-4-150. Short Title

§ 46-4-151. Legislative Findings and Intent; Bill of Rights for Consumers

§ 46-4-152. Definitions

§ 46-4-153. Certificates of Authority

§ 46-4-153.1. Certificates of Authority for Emc Gas Affiliates; Terms and Conditions; Requirements

§ 46-4-154. Notice of Election; Unbundling; Rates; Application Requirements; Surcharge on Interruptibles

§ 46-4-155. Regulation of Unbundled Services; Peaking Service; Customer Services; Interstate Capacity Assets

§ 46-4-156. Customer Assignment Methodology; Commission Determination of Adequate Market Conditions and Effect of Such Determination; Lost and Unaccounted for Gas; Notice to Customers; Petition Proceedings; Change of Marketers; Deposit

§ 46-4-157. Temporary Directives

§ 46-4-158. Obligations of an Electing Distribution Company; Conditions

§ 46-4-158.1. Rules and Regulations; Reporting on Service Quality; Noncompliance With Service Quality Standards; Third Party Forecasting; Independent Auditors; Gas Held in Storage for Marketer

§ 46-4-158.2. Rules Governing Marketer’s Terms of Service

§ 46-4-158.3. Adequate and Accurate Consumer Information Disclosure Statements; Bills

§ 46-4-158.4. Authority to Establish Minimum Standards for Nonresidential Customers

§ 46-4-158.5. Continuing Review by Commission

§ 46-4-159. Standards of Conduct for Electing Distribution Companies; Response to Complaints

§ 46-4-160. Commission’s Authority Over Certificated Marketers; Access to Records; Investigations and Hearings; Price Summary; Billing; Violations; Slamming

§ 46-4-160.1. Dispute Resolution Between Marketer and Retail Customer; Reporting to Credit Bureaus

§ 46-4-160.2. Requirements of Marketer for Billing Errors; Requiring Written Request for Credit or Refund Prohibited

§ 46-4-160.3. Voluntary Contributions for Low-Income Residential Customers

§ 46-4-160.5. Retail Customer Recovery for Violations

§ 46-4-161. Universal Service Fund

§ 46-4-162. Commission’s Authority to Approve Certain Pilot Programs

§ 46-4-163. Special or Negotiated Contracts Valid

§ 46-4-164. Construction of Article; Electric Membership Corporations and Emc Gas Affiliates; Liquefied Petroleum Gas

§ 46-4-165. Annual Reports

§ 46-4-166. Selection by Proposal of Regulated Provider to Service Low-Income Residential Consumers and Certain Firm Natural Gas Consumers; Rates; Annual Review