West Virginia Code Chapter 5D. Public Energy Authority Act § 5D-1-17. Transportation of gas from natural gas transportation projects by gas utility pipelines as common carriers

In conjunction with any natural gas transportation project, and for any other purpose in order to effectuate the policies and intent of this article, the authority may petition the public service commission, pursuant to section three-a, article three, chapter twenty-four of this code, to authorize and require the transportation of natural gas for the authority or for any end-user or other person doing business with the authority, by intrastate pipelines with unused or excess capacity not needed to meet its contractual obligations, by interstate pipelines with unused or excess capacity not needed to meet interstate commerce demands, or by local distribution companies.