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16 U.S.C. § 3148 — Oil and gas leasing program for non-North Slope Federal lands
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**(a) Establishment; restrictions** The Secretary shall establish, pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended [[30 U.S.C. 181](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section181&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], an oil and gas leasing program on the Federal lands of Alaska not subject to the study required by [section 3141 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3141&num=0&edition=prelim), other than lands included in the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska. Such program shall not be undertaken by the Secretary on those lands where applicable law prohibits such leasing or on those units of the National Wildlife Refuge System where the Secretary determines, after having considered the national interest in producing oil and gas from such lands, that the exploration for and development of oil or gas would be incompatible with the purpose for which such unit was established.
**(b) Study of oil and gas potential and impact of development and production; permits; consultations; State studies**
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(A) In such areas as the Secretary deems favorable for the discovery of oil or gas, he shall conduct a study, or studies, or collect and analyze information obtained by permittees authorized to conduct studies under this section, of the oil and gas potential of such lands and those environmental characteristics and wildlife resources which would be affected by the exploration for and development of such oil and gas.
(B) The Secretary is authorized to issue permits for study, including geological, geophysical, and other assessment activities, if such activities can be conducted in a manner which is consistent with the purposes for which each affected area is managed under applicable law.
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**(a) Establishment; restrictions** The Secretary shall establish, pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended [[30 U.S.C. 181](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section181&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], an oil and gas leasing program on the Federal lands of Alaska not subject to the study required by [section 3141 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3141&num=0&edition=prelim), other than lands included in the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska. Such program shall not be undertaken by the Secretary on those lands where applicable law prohibits such leasing or on those units of the National Wildlife Refuge System where the Secretary determines, after having considered the national interest in producing oil and gas from such lands, that the exploration for and development of oil or gas would be incompatible with the purpose for which such unit was established.
**(b) Study of oil and gas potential and impact of development and production; permits; consultations; State studies**
(1)
(A) In such areas as the Secretary deems favorable for the discovery of oil or gas, he shall conduct a study, or studies, or collect and analyze information obtained by permittees authorized to conduct studies under this section, of the oil and gas potential of such lands and those environmental characteristics and wildlife resources which would be affected by the exploration for and development of such oil and gas.
(B) The Secretary is authorized to issue permits for study, including geological, geophysical, and other assessment activities, if such activities can be conducted in a manner which is consistent with the purposes for which each affected area is managed under applicable law.
(2) The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Energy regarding the national interest involved in exploring for and developing oil and gas from such lands and shall seek the views of the Governor of the State of Alaska, Alaskan local governments, Native Regional and Village Corporations, the Alaska Land Use Council, representatives of the oil and gas industry, conservation groups, and other interested groups and individuals in determining which land should be studied and/or leased for the exploration and development of oil and gas.
(3) The Secretary shall encourage the State to undertake similar studies on lands associated, either through geological or other land values or because of possible transportation needs, with Federal lands. The Secretary shall integrate these studies, to the maximum extent practicable, with studies on Federal lands so that needs for cooperation between the Federal Government and the State of Alaska in managing energy and other natural resources, including fish and wildlife, can be established early in the program.
**(c) Repealed. Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5105(1), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–259**
**(d) Issuance of leases; competitive bidding** Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended [[30 U.S.C. 181](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section181&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Secretary is authorized to issue leases, on the Federal lands described in this section, under such terms and conditions as he may, by regulation, prescribe.
**(e) Repealed. Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5105(1), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–259**
**(f) Exploration plan** Prior to any exploration activities on a lease issued pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall require the lessee to describe exploration activities in an exploration plan. He shall approve such plan if such activities can be conducted in conformity with such requirements as may be made by the Secretary for the protection and use of the land for the purpose for which it is managed under applicable law.
**(g) Development and production plan** Subsequent to a discovery of oil or gas in paying quantities, and prior to developing and producing such oil and gas, the Secretary shall require the lessee to describe development and production activities in a development and production plan. He shall approve such plan if such activities may be conducted in conformity with such requirements as may be made by the Secretary for the protection and use of the land for the purpose for which it is managed under applicable law.
**(h) Revised development and production plan** The Secretary shall monitor the performance of the lessee and, if he determines that due to significant changes in circumstances regarding that operation, including environmental or economic changes, new requirements are needed, he may require a revised development and production plan.
**(i) Suspension and cancellation of lease** If the Secretary determines that immediate and irreparable damage will result from continuation in force of a lease, that the threat will not disappear and that the advantages of cancellation outweigh the advantages of continuation in force of a lease, he shall suspend operations for up to five years. If such a threat persists beyond such five-year suspension period, he shall cancel a lease and provide compensation to the lease under such terms as the Secretary establishes, by regulation, to be appropriate.
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**(a)**
(1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
(2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
**(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
(1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
(2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
(3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
**(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
(2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
(3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory
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**(a) Area designated** The Secretary shall initiate and carry out a study of all Federal lands (other than submerged lands on the Outer Continental Shelf) in Alaska north of 68 degrees north latitude and east of the western boundary of the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska, other than lands included in the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska and in conservation system units established by this Act.
**(b) Purposes** The study shall utilize a systematic interdisciplinary approach to—
(1) assess the potential oil and gas resources of these lands and make recommendations concerning future use and management of those resources including an evaluation of alternative transportation routes needed for oil and gas development;
(2) review the wilderness characteristics, and make recommendations for wilderness designation, of these lands; and
(3) study, and make recommendations for protection of, the wildlife resources of these lands.
**(c) Findings** After completion of the study, the Secretary shall make findings on—
(1) the potential oil and gas resources of these lands;
(2) the impact of oil and gas development on the wildlife resources on these lands, particularly the Arctic and Porcupine caribou herds and the polar bear;
(3) the national need for development of the oil and gas resources of all or any portion of these lands;
(4) the national interest in preservation of the wilderness characteristics of these lands; and
(5) the national interest in protection of the wildlife resources of these lands.
**(d) Consultations; opportunity for public review and comment** In the course of the study, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Energy and other Federal agencies, the State of Alaska, Native Village and Regional Corporations, the North Slope Borough, the Al
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Deposits of coal, phosphate, sodium, potassium, oil, oil shale, gilsonite (including all vein-type solid hydrocarbons), or gas, and lands containing such deposits owned by the United States, including those in national forests, but excluding lands acquired under the Appalachian Forest Act, approved March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), and those in incorporated cities, towns, and villages and in national parks and monuments, those acquired under other Acts subsequent to February 25, 1920, and lands within the naval petroleum and oil-shale reserves, except as hereinafter provided, shall be subject to disposition in the form and manner provided by this chapter to citizens of the United States, or to associations of such citizens, or to any corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State or Territory thereof, or in the case of coal, oil, oil shale, or gas, to municipalities. Citizens of another country, the laws, customs, or regulations of which deny similar or like privileges to citizens or corporations of this country, shall not by stock ownership, stock holding, or stock control, own any interest in any lease acquired under the provisions of this chapter.
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**(a) Leasing authorized**
(1) **In general** — Any parcel of land subject to disposition under this chapter that is known or believed to contain oil or gas deposits shall be made available for leasing, subject to paragraph (2), by the Secretary of the Interior, not later than 18 months after the date of receipt by the Secretary of an expression of interest in leasing the applicable parcel of land available for disposition under this section, if the Secretary determines that the parcel of land is open to oil or gas leasing under the approved resource management plan applicable to the planning area in which the parcel of land is located that is in effect on the date on which the expression of interest was submitted to the Secretary (referred to in this subsection as the “approved resource management plan”).
(2) **Resource management plans**
(A) *Lease terms and conditions* — A lease issued by the Secretary under this section with respect to an applicable parcel of land made available for leasing under paragraph (1)—
(i) shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the approved resource management plan; and
(ii) may not require any stipulations or mitigation requirements not included in the approved resource management plan.
(B) *Effect of amendment* — The initiation of an amendment to an approved resource management plan shall not prevent or delay the Secretary from making the applicable parcel of land available for leasing in accordance with that approved resource management plan if the other requirements of this section have been met, as determined by the Secretary.
**(b) Lands within known geologic structure of a producing oil or gas field; lands within special tar sand areas; competitive bidding; royalties**
(1)
(A) All lands to be leased wh
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 3148
(2) assessing the impact of oil and gas explo-
ration, development, and transportation on
the Arctic environment, including impact on
fish, marine and land mammals, and migra-
tory waterfowl;
(3) developing advanced design technologies,
operational practices, and transportation sys-
tems to improve the environmental safety and
efficiency of oil and gas exploration and pro-
duction in the Arctic, including offshore ac-
tivities;
(4) enlarging the body of knowledge on Arc-
tic ice conditions and developing practical and
efficient means of dealing with potential oil
spills and other hazards associated with re-
source development in Alaska’s Arctic; and
(5) developing a comprehensive Arctic policy
for the Federal Government that will accom-
modate the need for development and use of
Arctic resources with appropriate recognition
and consideration given to the unique nature
of the Arctic environment and the needs of its
Native residents.
(c) Recommendations
After completion of the study, the Secretaries
shall make recommendations on—
(1) changes in the mission and management
of NARL necessary to accomplish the research
and policy goals addressed in the study;
(2) the appropriate Federal agency or agen-
cies that should have primary responsibility
for management of NARL;
(3) changes in the organizational structure
of NARL that would allow greater involve-
ment by State and private organizations in
the use, management and/or funding of NARL;
and
(4) the appropriate level of Federal funding
for scientific and technological research on
the Arctic environment and its uses.
(d) Consultations; opportunity for public review
and comment
In the course of the study, the Secretaries
shall consult with representatives
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 181
Sec.
SUBCHAPTER V—OIL SHALE
241.
Leases of lands.
242.
Oil shale claims.
SUBCHAPTER VI—ALASKA OIL PROVISO
251.
Leases to claimants of withdrawn lands;
terms and conditions; acreage; annual rent-
als and royalties; fraud of claimants.
SUBCHAPTER VII—SODIUM
261.
Prospecting permits; lands included; acreage.
262.
Leases to permittees; survey of lands; royal-
ties and annual rentals.
263.
Permits to use or lease of nonmineral lands
for camp sites, and other purposes; annual
rentals; acreage.
SUBCHAPTER VIII—SULPHUR
271.
Prospecting permits; lands included; acreage.
272.
Leases to permittees; privileges extended to
oil and gas permittees.
273.
Lease of lands not covered by permits or
leases; acreage; rental.
274.
Lands containing coal or other minerals.
275.
Laws applicable.
276.
Application of subchapter to Louisiana and
New Mexico only.
SUBCHAPTER IX—POTASH
281.
Prospecting permits for chlorides, sulphates,
carbonates, borates, silicates, or nitrates of
potassium; authorization; acreage; lands af-
fected.
282.
Leases to permittees of lands showing valu-
able deposits; royalty.
283.
Lands containing valuable deposits not cov-
ered by permits or leases; authority to
lease; acreage; conditions; renewals; exemp-
tions from rentals and royalties; suspension
of operations.
284.
Lands containing coal or other minerals in
addition to potassium deposits; issuance of
prospecting permits and leases; covenants
in potassium leases.
285.
Laws applicable.
286.
Disposition of royalties and rents from potas-
sium leases.
287.
Extension of prospecting permits.
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 181. Lands subject to disposition; persons enti-
tled to benefits; reciprocal privileges; heliu
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