# 43 U.S.C. § 1862: Natural gas distribution

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 U.S.C. § 1862
- **Heading:** Natural gas distribution
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 43—PUBLIC LANDS > CHAPTER 36—OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

## Text

The purpose of this section is to encourage expanded participation by local distribution companies in acquisition of leases and development of natural gas resources on the Outer Continental Shelf by facilitating the transportation in interstate commerce of natural gas, which is produced from a lease located on the Outer Continental Shelf and owned, in whole or in part, by a local distribution company, from such lease to the service area of such local distribution company.

( Pub. L. 95–372, title VI, § 603 , Sept. 18, 1978 , 92 Stat. 694 .)

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