,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,butt]field 7= himself & ,mr4 ,long7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a refund effective  
date = rates & *>ges "u ! ,natural ,gas 
,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+    
,natural ,gas ,consum]s f ,ov]*>ges ,act
 ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,fix+ rates & *>ges1     
refund effective date ,section #e7;a7 ( 
! ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#gag;d7a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+    
,:5ev] & ins]t+ 7#a7 ,:5ev]2  7#b7 by   
/rik+ _h & ins]t+ held2 &  7#c7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,any compla9t  
or motion ( ! ,commission to initiate a 
proce$+ "u ?is subsection %all /ate !   
*ange or *anges to be made to ! rate1   
*>ge1 classification1 rule1 regulation1 
practice1 or contract 9 =ce1 & ! reasons
 = any propos$ *ange or *anges !re94    
7#c7 ,if1 aft] review ( any motion or   

compla9t & answ] "u ?is subsection1 !   
,commission %all decide to hold a he>+1 
x %all--  7,a7 fix by ord] ! "t & place 
( su* he>+2 &  7,b7 specify ! issues to 
be adjudicat$4  7#d7 ,:5ev] !           
,commission in/itutes a proce$+ "u ?is  
subsection1 ! ,commission %all e/abli% a
 refund effective date z foll[s3  7,a7  
,9 ! case ( a proce$+ in/itut$ on       
compla9t1 ! refund effective date %all n
 be e>li] ?an ! date ( ! fil+ ( su*     
compla9t nor lat] ?an #e mon?s aft] !   
fil+ ( su* compla9t4  7,b7 ,9 ! case ( a
 proce$+ in/itut$ by ! ,commission on   
its own motion1 ! refund effective date 
%all n be e>li] ?an ! date ( !          
publication by ! ,commission ( notice ( 
its int5tion to initiate su* proce$+ nor
 lat] ?an #e mon?s aft] ! publication   
date4  7#e7 ,^u in/itution ( a proce$+  
"u ?is subsection1 ! ,commission %all   
give to ! decision ( su* proce$+ ! same 
pref]5ce z provid$ "u section #d &      
o!rwise act z spe$ily z possible4  7#f7 
,if no f9al decision is r5d]$ by !      

conclusion ( ! #ahj-;day p]iod comm5c+  
^u initiation ( a proce$+ pursuant to   
?is subsection1 ! ,commission %all--    
7,a7 /ate ! reasons :y x has fail$ to   
r5d] su* decision2 &  7,b7 /ate its be/ 
e/imate z to :5 x reasonably expects to 
make su* decision4  7#g7 ,9 any proce$+ 
"u ?is subsection1 ! burd5 ( pro( to %[ 
t any rate1 *>ge1 classification1 rule1 
regulation1 practice1 or contract is    
unju/1 unreasonable1 unduly             
discrim9atory1 or pref]5tial %all be ^u 
! ,commission or ! compla9ant4  7#h7 ,at
 ! conclusion ( any proce$+ "u ?is      
subsection1 ! ,commission may ord]      
refunds-- 7,a7 ( any am\nts paid1 = !   
p]iod subsequ5t to ! refund effective   
date ?r\gh a date fifte5 mon?s aft] su* 
refund effective date1 9 excess ( ^? :i*
 w\ld h be5 paid "u ! j & reasonable    
rate1 *>ge1 classification1 rule1       
regulation1 practice1 or contract :i* ! 
,commission ord]s to be !reaft] obs]v$ &
 9 =ce3 ,provid$1 ,t if ! proce$+ is n  
conclud$ )9 fifte5 mon?s aft] ! refund  

effective date & if ! ,commission       
det]m9es at ! conclusion ( ! proce$+ t !
 proce$+ 0 n resolv$ )9 ! fifte5-mon?   
p]iod prim>ily because ( dilatory       
behavior by ! natural gas company1 !    
,commission may ord] refunds ( any or   
all am\nts paid = ! p]iod subsequ5t to !
 refund effective date & prior to !     
conclusion ( ! proce$+2 &  7,b7 be made1
 ) int]e/1 to ^? p]sons :o h paid ^?    
rates or *>ges :i* are ! subject ( !    
proce$+4  4