To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect the economic and land use interests of the Federal Government in the management of outer continental shelf lands for energy-related and certain other purposes, and for other purposes.
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 18, 2002
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (or the appropriate Secretary) to grant easements or rights-of-way on the outer Continental Shelf for activities that: (1) support exploration, development, production, transportation, or storage of oil, natural gas, or other minerals; (2) produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy sources other than oil and gas; or (3) use facilities for previously authorized activities.Excludes any National Marine Sanctuary from application of this Act.
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