,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,jacobs of ,new ,york         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit  
,states1 local governments1 or ,state   
regulatory authorities from prohibiting 
a natural gas consumer from connecting  
or reconnecting to a gas utility for    
natural gas service1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,regulation of natural   
gas connections  7a7 ,in general ,no    
,state1 local government1 or ,state     
regulatory authority may prohibit a     
natural gas consumer from connecting or 
reconnecting to a gas utility for       
natural gas service4  7b7 ,definitions  
,in this section3  7#a7 ,the terms      
,state regulatory authority and gas     
utility have the meanings given such    
terms in section #cjb of the ,public    
,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of  
#aigh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjb74  7#b7 ,the 

term natural gas consumer has the       
meaning given the term gas consumer in  
section #cjb of the ,public ,utility    
,regulatory ,policies ,act of #aigh 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjb74