As a bill to ban actively engaged oil and natural gas representatives from serving on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) neared a final vote in the state senate Monday or Tuesday, a coalition of business and citizens groups commended the more than 120 local elected officials who have publicly supported the governor’s pursuit of reasonable oil and gas solutions.
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Senate Amendment Would Preserve FERC’s Market Authority
As broad financial reform legislation neared completion in the Senate, a bipartisan group of senators slipped in an amendment cutting off a move by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to claim sole jurisdiction over natural gas and power transactions. The amendment passed by voice vote on the Senate floor Tuesday night, preserving the existing authority of individual states and FERC in the oversight of the natural gas and power markets.
May 25, 2010
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