Advocacy issuesAPGA champions issues for municipal natural gas systems.
Operations & SafetyOperations & Safety
Pipeline Safety AdvocacyPIPES ActPresident Barack Obama signed the Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act on June 22, 2016.
DOE Furnace RuleDirect-Use of Natural GasThe direct-use of natural gas is part of the solution for improving our nation’s energy efficiency and encouraging a cleaner environment.
Pipeline User FeesLIHEAPTax-Exempt FinancingAPGA opposes proposals like this to eliminate or restrict the use of tax-exempt financing. Limiting or removing tax-exempt financing would ultimately result in reduced infrastructure investment, higher taxes and fees, and higher costs to states, localities, and public natural gas systems.
Natural Gas VehiclesSection 5Congress must amend Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act to provide FERC with the authority to refund overcharged pipeline customers back to the date of the filing of the initial complaint at FERC
Policy ResolutionsThe APGA Board members set the direction and tone for the organization through the passage of Policy Resolutions.
Yellow CSST Safety CampaignThe National Association of State Fire Marshalls (NASFM) is partnering with the Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) manufactures to launch a Yellow CSST Safety campaign.
Fuel Switching StudyGas Technology Institute (GTI) to conduct a study to evaluate the potential impact of fuel switching if new minimum efficiency standards for natural gas furnaces
Federal CorrespondenceFederal Comments