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15 U.S. Code § 3363. Emergency allocation authority
(a) In generalIn order to assist in meeting natural gas requirements for high-priority uses of natural gas during any natural gas supply emergency declared under section 3361 of this title, the President may, by order, allocate supplies of natural gas under subsections (b), (c), and (d) to—
(1)
any interstate pipeline;
(2) any local distribution company—
(A)
which is served by any interstate pipeline;
(B)
which is providing natural gas only for high-priority uses; and
(C)
which is in need of deliveries of natural gas to assist in meeting natural gas requirements for high-priority uses of natural gas; and
(3)
any person for meeting requirements of high-priority uses of natural gas.
(b) Allocation of certain boiler fuel gas
(1) Required findingThe President shall not allocate supplies of natural gas under this subsection unless he finds that—
(A)
to the maximum extent practicable, emergency purchase authority under section 3362 of this title has been utilized to assist in meeting natural gas requirements for high-priority uses of natural gas;
(B)
emergency purchases of natural gas supplies under section 3362 of this title are not likely to satisfy the natural gas requirements for such high-priority uses;
(C)
the exercise of authority under this subsection is reasonably necessary to assist in meeting natural gas requirements for such high-priority uses; and
(D)
any interstate pipeline or local distribution company receiving such natural gas has ordered the termination of all deliveries of natural gas for other than high-priority uses and attempted to to [1] the maximum extent practicable to terminate such deliveries.
(2) Allocation authority
Subject to paragraph (1), in order to assist in meeting natural gas requirements for high-priority uses of natural gas, the President may, by order, allocate supplies of natural gas the use of which has been prohibited by the President pursuant to authority under section 717z of this title (relating to the use of natural gas as a boiler fuel during any natural gas supply emergency).