Tug of war emerges at FERC over ruling on eminent domain for gas pipelines

摘要

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission lacks jurisdiction andwould usurp the judiciary’s role if it were to weigh in to help PennEastPipeline overcome a key legal setback in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals,state regulators, environmental groups and property rights advocateshave told FERC in comments made public Friday and Monday.But trade groups representing pipeline companies and gasdistributors have jumped in on PennEast’s side, urging FERC to helpmaintain an 80-year-old practice surrounding eminent domain andavoid the potential for immediate disruption to infrastructuredevelopment connecting production to consumers.