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PART 1 BASIC ENERGY FACTS AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES 1 The U.S. Energy Industry 2 The Law of Public Utilities 3 Federal Regulation of Energy Transactions 4 State Utility Commission Regulation of Energy Transactions 5 State Regulation of Oil and Gas Production 6 State Regulation of Pipelines 7 FERC Compliance and Enforcement Developments Affecting the Energy Industry 8 Energy Security 9 NERC Reliability Standards and Compliance 10 The Gulf Oil Spill and Questions of Liability 11 Decoupling of Electric and Natural Gas Utility Rates 12 Liability Defenses for Energy Companies 13 State Law Issues Related to Hydraulic Fracturing PART 2 ENERGY TRANSACTIONS AND BUSINESS PLANNING 20 Oil and Gas Contracts 21 Leasing on Federal Lands: Onshore 22 The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS): Bidding, Leasing, and Development 23 Coal Supply Contracts 24 Bankruptcy 25 Employment Law PART 3 ENERGY FINANCING 30 Conventional Financing 31 Governmental Energy Financing Programs 32 Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 33 Public Utility Accounting 34 Oil and Gas Accounting 35 Cleantech Financing PART 4 ENERGY TAXATION 40 Federal Taxation of Energy 41 State and Local Taxation of Oil and Gas 42 Federal Energy Tax Expenditures PART 5 CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES: PRODUCTION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, AND END USES 50 Natural Gas 51 Oil 52 Electricity 53 Hydroelectric Power 54 Nuclear Power 55 Coal 56 Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 57 Major Energy Users 58 Energy Policy Act of 1992 59 Energy Policy Act of 2005 -Summary and Analysis of Act's Major Provisions 60 The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 61 Natural Gas Storage PART 7 NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES 70 Cogeneration and Independent Power Production 71 Solar 72 Biomass 73 [Reserved] 74 Alternative Fuel Vehicles 75 Wind Energy 76 Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing PART 8 TRANSPORTATION OF ENERGY 80 Rates and Tariffs 81 Electricity Transmission 82 Electricity: Open Access, Transmission & Comparability 83 Natural Gas Transportation 84 Natural Gas Gathering Systems 85 Oil Pipelines 86 Ocean Tanker Transport 87 Energy Commodity Brokerage, Spot and Futures Trading 88 Gas Commodity Markets 89 Independent System Operators PART 9 ANTITRUST 100 Introduction to Federal Antitrust Law 101 Relationship Between Federal Antitrust Laws and Federal and State Regulation of Energy Industries 102 Application of Federal Antitrust Law to Energy Industries 103 Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures 104 Application of Federal Antitrust Laws to International Energy Transactions 105 State Antitrust Laws PART 10 ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 120 Energy and the Environment PART 11 CONSERVATION 130 PURPA and the Regulation of Alternative Energy Sources PART 12 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE UNIQUE TO ENERGY TRANSACTIONS 140 Discovery 141 Freedom of Information Act 142 Attorneys' Fees 143 Judicial Review 144 Preemption 145 Settlements PART 13 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY TRANSACTIONS 160 World Energy Commerce 161 U.S. Regulation of International Energy Transactions 162 National Energy Board of Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 163 Energy Transactions in the European Economic Community 164 Natural Gas and Electric Markets in South America 165 Electric Power and Natural Gas Legislation in Mexico and the New Regulatory Framework 166 Global Warming and Related Issues PART 14 THE ENERGY HANDBOOK UNIT I Federal, State and International Government Resources and Contact Information UNIT II Energy Companies and Industry Associations UNIT III Research and Reference: Internet Resources and Conversion Tools UNIT IV Glossary of Energy Terms UNIT V Energy Policy Act of 2005 UNIT VI The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Excerpts)