Public Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) found that the Public Utilities Commission of California (“CPUC”) imper-missibly infringed on federal jurisdiction when it authorized Southern California Gas Co. (“SoCal”), an intrastate pipeline, to charge interstate shippers for access to local service. In reaching this conclusion, FERC properly stated the boundaries of federal and state regulatory jurisdiction under the Hin-shaw Amendment to the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717(c) (1994), and reasonably applied…