Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95–91), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8109, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles; official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $8,000); $141,071,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That hereafter and notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $141,071,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 1992, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 1992, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1992 appropriation estimated at not more than $0. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is authorized pursuant to section 4 of the Natural Gas Act to allow recovery, in advance, of expenses by natural-gas companies for research, development and demonstration activities by the Gas Research Institute for projects on the use of natural gas in motor vehicles and on the use of natural gas to control emissions from the combustion of other fuels: Provided, That the Commission finds that the benefits, including environmental benefits, to both existing and future ratepayers resulting from such activities exceed all direct costs to both existing and future ratepayers.