APGA Issue Statements

APGA Issue Briefs

Natural Gas Market Transparency April, 2008 -  The Farm Bill passed by the Senate in December 2007 included language that would significantly increase natural gas market transparency. 

  

Funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program April 2008 -APGA has urged Congress to provide fully authorized funding ($5.1 billion) for LIHEAP and has pushed for full funding in meetings and letters to Congress. 
Natural Gas Market Transparency - APGA believes that Congress should extend current monitoring practices by authorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to collect information concerning all positions held by the largest traders in the natural gas derivatives market; not just positions cleared through.
 

Climate Change Legislation April 2008 - APGA is extremely concerned about the impact climate change legislation could have on the price of natural gas as a result of fuel switching (moving from coal to natural gas generated electricity). 

 

Methane Hydrate R&D - The conservative estimation of producible natural gas from MH is 200,000 Tcf. To make commercial production of MH a reality, the Federal government must take the lead in funding MH R&D.

 

Efforts to Increase Natural Gas Supply - APGA has long-maintained that increasing supply is a critical component of the solution to long-term affordable natural gas.

 
 
 
 

Gas Quality / Interchangeability - Recent shifts in the market for propane, butane, etc combined with high natural gas prices have encouraged producers to leave more hydrocarbons in the gas delivered to the pipelines.

 
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) - APGA supports increasing funding for LIHEAP, which plays a vital role in helping low-income families meet their energy needs.

Distribution Integrity Management Programs (DIMP) - Rules for the integrity management of transmission pipelines are very complex and expensive, requiring pipelines to identify high consequence areas where population density and other factors would result in a greater probability of damage and injury than the rest of the pipeline system.  
 
  

updated 2/1/08

    

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