Sec. 109. Prohibitions on surface occupancy and other appropriate environmental safeguards
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The Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate regulations that establish appropriate environmental safeguards for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas on the outer Continental Shelf. All operations, including under any permit issued pursuant to an application for a permit to drill or an application for a permit to sidetrack, that has been approved by the Minerals Management Service or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, for purposes of outer Continental Shelf energy exploration or development and production, shall be carried out in accordance with the safety protocols contained in part 250 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations.
The regulations shall include provisions ensuring that— no surface facility shall be installed for the purpose of production of oil or gas resources in any area that is within 10 miles from the shore of any coastal State, in any area of the Outer Continental Shelf that has not previously been made available for oil and gas leasing; only temporary surface facilities are installed for areas that are located— beyond 10 miles from the shore of any coastal State, in any area of the Outer Continental Shelf that has not previously been made available for oil and gas leasing; and not more than 20 miles from the shore; the impact of offshore production facilities on coastal vistas is otherwise mitigated; and onshore facilities that are able to draw upon the resources of the outer Continental Shelf within 10 miles of shore are allowed.
Section 105 of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 ( Public Law 109–54 ; 119 Stat. 521) (as amended by section 103(d) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432 )) is amended by inserting and any other area that the Secretary of the Interior may offer for leasing, preleasing, or any related activity under section 104 of that Act after 2006) .
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- Pub. L. 109-54
- 119 Stat. 521
- Pub. L. 109-432
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Sec. 109
Prohibitions on surface occupancy and other appropriate environmental safeguards
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-54
Stat.119 Stat. 521
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-432
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