Natural Gas Act
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The Natural Gas Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the interstate transmission and sale of natural gas, granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority over rates and infrastructure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Natural Gas Act canonical | 5 |
| Natural Gas Act of 1938 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667381 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natural Gas Act Context triple: [Energy Policy Act of 2005, amends, Natural Gas Act]
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A.
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric and gas utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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B.
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that restructured the nation’s nuclear energy program, notably splitting regulatory and promotional functions and creating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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C.
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982
The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 is a U.S. law that governs the collection, accounting, and auditing of royalties from oil and gas production on federal and Indian lands to ensure proper return to the public.
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D.
Mineral Leasing Act
The Mineral Leasing Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the leasing and development of publicly owned mineral resources such as oil, gas, coal, and other fuels on federal lands.
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E.
Federal Power Act
The Federal Power Act is a U.S. law that regulates interstate electricity transmission and wholesale power sales, granting the federal government—primarily the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—broad authority over the nation’s electric power industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natural Gas Act Target entity description: The Natural Gas Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the interstate transmission and sale of natural gas, granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority over rates and infrastructure.
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A.
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 was a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric and gas utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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B.
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that restructured the nation’s nuclear energy program, notably splitting regulatory and promotional functions and creating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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C.
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982
The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 is a U.S. law that governs the collection, accounting, and auditing of royalties from oil and gas production on federal and Indian lands to ensure proper return to the public.
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D.
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 is a U.S. federal law that promoted energy conservation and the development of small-scale and renewable power generation by reforming electric utility rate structures and encouraging competition.
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E.
Mineral Leasing Act
The Mineral Leasing Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the leasing and development of publicly owned mineral resources such as oil, gas, coal, and other fuels on federal lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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energy law ⓘ natural gas regulation law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
natural gas companies engaged in interstate sales for resale
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natural gas companies engaged in interstate transportation ⓘ |
| basisFor |
FERC pipeline certificate process
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FERC rate regulation for interstate gas pipelines ⓘ federal oversight of interstate natural gas pipelines ⓘ |
| confersPower |
authority over abandonment of interstate natural gas facilities
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authority over construction and operation of interstate natural gas pipelines ⓘ certificate of public convenience and necessity authority ⓘ rate-setting authority over interstate natural gas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| enforcementMechanism |
administrative proceedings before FERC
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judicial review in federal courts ⓘ |
| excludes |
direct sales of natural gas to end users in some circumstances
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intrastate natural gas transactions ⓘ |
| grantsAuthorityTo |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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surface form:
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalArea |
energy regulation
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public utilities law ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
federal-state regulatory coordination in natural gas markets
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prevention of unreasonable discrimination in natural gas rates ⓘ reliable interstate natural gas supply ⓘ |
| previouslyAdministeredBy | Federal Power Commission ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure just and reasonable rates for interstate natural gas services
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to fill gaps in state regulation of natural gas ⓘ to protect consumers of natural gas ⓘ to regulate natural gas companies engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ |
| regulates |
interstate sale of natural gas
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interstate transmission of natural gas ⓘ natural gas pipelines engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ rates for interstate natural gas sales for resale ⓘ rates for interstate natural gas transportation ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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surface form:
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Energy Policy Act of 2005
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Federal Power Act ⓘ Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 ⓘ |
| sector |
energy transportation infrastructure
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natural gas industry ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
energy infrastructure
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natural gas ⓘ public utility regulation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Natural Gas Act Description of subject: The Natural Gas Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the interstate transmission and sale of natural gas, granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority over rates and infrastructure.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Natural Gas Act of 1938