Pipeline Safety: Represent Natural Gas Utility and Customer Interests in the Development of Federal Pipeline Safety Legislation and Regulation
Energy Policy: Secure Recognition of the Benefits of Natural Gas in Federal and State Energy Policy
LIHEAP: Maintain LIHEAP Funding
Natural Gas Supply: Advocate Natural Gas Supply Diversity and Responsible Resource Development
Demand-Side Policies: Advocate Demand-Side Policies that Reflect the Benefits of the Use of Natural Gas
Dividend Taxes: Make Permanent Low Dividend and Capital Gains Tax Levels
Innovative Rate Approaches: Advocate for Innovative Rate Approaches that Promote Natural Gas System Integrity and Efficiency
NARUC Outreach: Represent Natural Gas Utility and Customer Interests before NARUC to Enhance Awareness of Natural Gas Market Conditions and LDC Efforts to Serve Customers
Building and Energy Codes: Advocate Building and Energy Codes, Appliance Standards, and National Policies that Enable the Efficient and Safe Use of Natural Gas in Homes and Buildings
Innovative Rate Approaches: Advocate for Innovative Rate Approaches that Promote Natural Gas Distribution System Expansion
Natural Gas as a Transportation Solution: Advocate Federal Policies that Promote the Development of Natural Gas as a Transportation Solution for Improving Air Quality and Reducing Dependence on Energy Imports
Advocate for Well-Functioning Natural Gas Markets: Advocate before FERC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Congress to Ensure Well-Functioning Natural Gas Markets and the Continued Reliability of Pipeline Service to Bring Natural Gas Supplies to LDC Markets
Decrease Taxes on Utilities: Support Measures that Decrease Taxes on Utilities
Innovative Rate Approaches: Advocate for Innovative Rate Approaches that Align Shareholder and Customer Incentives
Air Regulations: Protect LDC Customers and Prevent Unworkable Burdens on Utility, Commercial and Industrial Operations
Infrastructure Security Issues: Engage with Congress, the Administration and Federal Agencies to Ensure that Federal Policies Address Gas Utility Physical Infrastructure and Cyber Security Concerns
R&D Priorities: Support for Funding of Natural Gas End Use and Infrastructure R&D
Seek Workable Accounting Rules: Work with Other Trade Associations that Represent Network Utilities to Secure Accounting Rules that Do Not Impose Burdens on Utilities by Increasing the Variability of Reported Earnings
Federal Environmental Permits: Promote Innovations that Streamline Federal Environmental Permits for Transmission and Distribution Projects
PCBs and Asbestos Pipe Wrap: Prevent Burdensome Requirements and Obtain Workable Rules