---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 3209"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "3209"
heading: "Reports respecting standards"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/3209"
units:
  - "Chapter 59 — Retail Policies for Natural Gas Utilities"
---

# §3209. Reports respecting standards

- (a) **State authorities and nonregulated utilities—** Not later than 1 year after November 9, 1978, and annually thereafter for 10 years, each [State regulatory authority](/usc/15/3202.md?p=8) (with respect to each [gas utility](/usc/15/3202.md?p=2) for which it has [ratemaking authority](/usc/15/3202.md?p=6)), and each [nonregulated gas utility](/usc/15/3202.md?p=4), shall report to the Secretary, in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, respecting its consideration of the standards established by this chapter. Such report shall include a summary of the determinations made and actions taken with respect to each of such standards on a utility-by-utility basis.
- (b) **Secretary—** Not later than 18 months after November 9, 1978, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the President and the Congress containing—
  - (1) a summary of the reports submitted under [subsection (a)](#a),
  - (2) his analysis of such reports, and
  - (3) his actions under this chapter, and his recommendations for such further Federal actions, including any legislation, regarding retail [gas utility](/usc/15/3202.md?p=2) [rates](/usc/15/3202.md?p=5) (and other practices) as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–617, title III, § 309, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3153.)

## Notes

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### Definitions

The definition of Secretary in section 2602 of Title 16, Conservation, applies to this section.