Analysis of the Administration's Natural Gas Decontrol Plan

In response to a congressional request, GAO analyzed: (1) the short-run impact of the Natural Gas Consumers Regulatory Reform Amendments on gas supplies and prices; (2) the extent to which increases in the price of old gas will be compensated by decreases in the prices of other categories of gas; and (3) the provisions of the amendments designed to influence the renegotiation of existing producer/pipeline contracts.