79 F. Supp. 2d 49 - Lng v. Loqa’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 6 district ·

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Because of the strong federal interest in establishing a uniform system of regulation designed to implement a national policy of ensuring an adequate supply of natural gas at reasonable prices; and, because the federal regulatory scheme comprehensively regulates the location, construction and modification of natural gas facilities, there is no room for local zoning or building code regulations on the same subjects. In short, Congress clearly has manifested an intent to occupy the field and has preempted local zoning ordinances and building codes to the extent that they purport to regulate matters addressed by federal law.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 337 F. Supp. 3d 656 - Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC v. Wender · 470 F. Supp. 2d 586 - AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC v. Smith

2. “(3) “gas pipeline facility” includes a pipeline, a right of way, a facility, a building, or equipment used in transporting gas or treating gas during its transportation^] (9) “intrastate gas pipeline facility” means— (A) a gas pipeline facility and transportation of gas within a State not subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. [§ ] 717 et seq.); and (B) a gas pipeline facility transporting gas from an interstate gas pipeline in a State to a direct sales customer in that State buying gas for its own consumption[.] (19) “pipeline transportation” means transporting gas and transporting hazardous liquid[J (21) “transporting gas”— (A) means the gathering, transmission, or distribution of gas by pipeline ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 321 F. Supp. 2d 328 - Southern Union Co. v. Lynch

3. “Congress has exercised its Constitutional authority by enacting the NGA and the NGPSA. These statutes, together with the regulations promulgated pursuant to them, establish a comprehensive scheme of federal regulation that the Supreme Court has said confers upon FERC exclusive jurisdiction over the transportation and sale of natural gas in interstate commerce.... That regulatory scheme governs virtually every aspect of the transportation and sale of natural gas. It includes provisions for determining the price at which natural gas may be sold, whether natural gas facilities may be built or modified, where they may be located, the methods by which they are constructed, and the safety standards that must be observed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 707 F. Supp. 2d 1169 - Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. Wright