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Opinion of the Court
gress did nothing to limit the States' traditional autonomy to authorize and regulate local gas franchises, and the local franchised utilities (though no longer guaranteed monopolies as to all natural gas demand) continued to provide bundled gas to the vast majority of consumers who had neither the capacity to buy on the interstate market nor the resilience to forgo the reliability and protection that state regulation provided.
To this day, all 50 States recognize the need to regulate utilities engaged in local distribution of natural gas.10
10 Alabama: Ala. Code § 37-4-1(7)(b) (Supp. 1996); see generally §§ 37- 1-80 through 37-1-105 (1992 and Supp. 1996); Alaska: Alaska Stat. Ann. §§ 42.05.141, 42.05.291, 42.05.990(4)(D) (1989 and Supp. 1995); see generally §§ 42.05.010-42.05.995; Arizona: Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-201.4, 40-203 (1996); see generally §§ 40-201 through 40-495; Arkansas: Ark. Code Ann. §§ 23-1-101(4)(A)(i), 23-4-101 (1987 and Supp. 1995); see generally §§ 23- 1-101 through 23-4-637; California: Cal. Pub. Util. Code Ann. §§ 216, 701 (West 1975 and Supp. 1996); see generally §§ 201 through 882 (West 1975 and Supp. 1996), §§ 1001 through 1906 (West 1994 and Supp. 1996); Colorado: Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 40-1-103(1)(a), 40-3-101 (1993); see generally §§ 40-1-101 through 40-8.5-107 (1993 and Supp. 1996); Connecticut: Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-1(a)(4), (9), 16-6b (West 1988 and Supp. 1996); see generally §§ 16-1 through 16-50f; Delaware: Del. Code Ann., Tit. 26, § 102(2) (Supp. 1996); see generally Tit. 26, §§ 101 through 511 (1989 and Supp. 1996); District of Columbia: D. C. Code Ann. §§ 43-203, 43-212 (1990); see generally §§ 43-101 through 43-1107 (1990 and Supp. 1996); Florida: Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 366.02(1), 366.03 (West Supp. 1997); see generally §§ 366.01 through 366.14 (West 1968 and Supp. 1997); Georgia: Ga. Code Ann. § 46-2-20(a) (1992); see generally §§ 46-2-20 through 46-2-94 (1992 and Supp. 1996); Hawaii: Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 269-1, 269-6, 269-16 (Michie 1992 and Supp. 1996); see generally §§ 269-1 through 269-32; Idaho: Idaho Code §§ 61-129, 61-501, 61-502 (1994); see generally §§ 61-101 through 61-714; Illinois: Ill. Comp. Stat., ch. 220, §§ 5/3-105, 5/ 4-101, 5/9-101 (1994); see generally ch. 220, §§ 5/1-101 through 5/10-204; Indiana: Ind. Code §§ 8-1-2-1, 8-1-2-4, 8-1-2-87 (West Supp. 1996); see generally §§ 8-1-2-1 through 8-1-2-127; Iowa: Iowa Code Ann. § 476.1 (West Supp. 1996); see generally §§ 476.1 through 476.66 (West 1991 and Supp. 1996); Kansas: Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 66-104, 66-1,200 through 66-1,208 (1985 and Supp. 1995); Kentucky: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 278.010(3)(c) (Baldwin 1992); see generally §§ 278.010 through 278.450; Louisiana: La. Rev.
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