15 U.S.C. § 717u — Jurisdiction of offenses; enforcement of li-

Page 1202 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 717u the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). (d) Compliance with requirements (1) The Commission shall not condition access to interstate pipeline transportation on the re- porting requirements of this section. (2) The Commission shall not require natural gas producers, processors, or users who have a de minimis market presence to comply with the re- porting requirements of this section. (e) Retroactive effect (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no per- son shall be subject to any civil penalty under this section with respect to any violation occur- ring more than 3 years before the date on which the person is provided notice of the proposed penalty under section 717t–1(b) of this title. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in any case in which the Commission finds that a seller that has entered into a contract for the transpor- tation or sale of natural gas subject to the juris- diction of the Commission has engaged in fraud- ulent market manipulation activities materi- ally affecting the contract in violation of sec- tion 717c–1 of this title. (June 21, 1938, ch. 556, § 23, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 316, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 691.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Commodity Exchange Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, 42 Stat. 998, which is classified generally to chapter 1 (§ 1 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1 of Title 7 and Tables. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 23 of act June 21, 1938, was renum- bered section 25 and is classified to section 717v of this title. § 717u. Jurisdiction of offenses; enforcement of li- abilities and duties The District Courts of the United States and the United States courts of any Territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction of violations of this chapter or the rules, regula- tions, and orders thereunder, and of all suits in equity and actions at law brought to enforce any liability or duty created by, or to enjoin any violation of, this chapter or any rule, regula- tion, or order thereunder. Any criminal pro- ceeding shall be brought in the district wherein any act or transaction constituting the viola- tion occurred. Any suit or action to enforce any liability or duty created by, or to enjoin any violation of, this chapter or any rule, regula- tion, or order thereunder may be brought in any such district or in the district wherein the de- fendant is an inhabitant, and process in such cases may be served wherever the defendant may be found. Judgments and decrees so ren- dered shall be subject to review as provided in sections 1254, 1291, and 1292 of title 28. No costs shall be assessed against the Commission in any judicial proceeding by or against the Commis- sion under this chapter. (June 21, 1938, ch. 556, § 24, formerly § 22, 52 Stat. 833; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 875, 895; re- numbered § 24, Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 314(b)(1)(A), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 690.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION The words ‘‘the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia’’ following ‘‘The District Courts of the United States’’ omitted as superfluous in view of section 132(a) of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, which states that ‘‘There shall be in each judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record known as the United States District Court for the district’’ and section 88 of title 28 which states that ‘‘The District of Columbia constitutes one judicial dis- trict’’. ‘‘Sections 1254, 1291, and 1292 of title 28’’ substituted in text for ‘‘sections 128 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended [28 U.S.C. 225 and 347]’’ on authority of act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 869, the first section of which enacted Title 28. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 24 of act June 21, 1938, was renum- bered section 26 and is classified to section 717w of this title. § 717v. Separability If any provision of this chapter, or the applica- tion of such provision to any person or cir- cumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, and the application of such pro- vision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. (June 21, 1938, ch. 556, § 25, formerly § 23, 52 Stat. 833; renumbered § 25, Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 314(b)(1)(A), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 690.) § 717w. Short title This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Natural Gas Act.’’ (June 21, 1938, ch. 556, § 26, formerly § 24, 52 Stat. 833; renumbered § 26, Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 314(b)(1)(A), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 690.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 100–474, § 1, Oct. 6, 1988, 102 Stat. 2302, provided that: ‘‘This Act [amending section 717f of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 717f of this title] may be cited as the ‘Uniform Regulatory Jurisdiction Act of 1988’.’’ § 717x. Conserved natural gas (a) Determination of entitlement (1) For purposes of determining the natural gas entitlement of any local distribution com- pany under any curtailment plan, if the Com- mission revises any base period established under such plan, the volumes of natural gas which such local distribution company dem- onstrates— (A) were sold by the local distribution com- pany, for a priority use immediately before the implementation of conservation measures, and (B) were conserved by reason of the imple- mentation of such conservation measures,