42 U.S.C. § 16455 — Affiliate transactions

Nothing in this part shall limit the authority of the Commission under the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.) to require that jurisdictional rates^* are just and reasonable, including the ability to deny or approve the pass through of costs, the prevention of cross-subsidization, and the issuance of such rules and regulations as are necessary or appropriate for the protection of utility consumers.

Nothing in this part shall preclude the Commission or a State commission^* from exercising its jurisdiction under otherwise applicable law to determine whether a public-utility company^*, public utility^*, or natural gas company^* may recover in rates any costs of an activity performed by an associate company^*, or any costs of goods or services acquired by such public-utility company from an associate company.