In 1989, five cities joined together to form FGU to take advantage of the opportunities created by open access to the natural gas pipeline providing transportation services in Florida. FGU is a public body corporate and politic pursuant to Section 163.01, Florida Statues ( the "Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act"), and the terms of the Interlocal Agreement. FGU's primary purpose is to provide low cost gas supply and reliable transportation to its members, while minimizing administrative costs. Complete unbundling of services by interstate natural gas pipelines in compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") Order 636 provided further opportunities for cooperation among cities through supply aggregation and joint capacity planning and utilization.