Offshore Oil and Gas Development Legal Framework

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Environmental law.

Jurisdiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2007

Summary:

Describes nature of U.S. ocean resource jurisdiction at the Federal and State level, including Federal and State laws governing the development of offshore oil and gas. Outlines current leasing process under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, describes legal challenges to offshore leasing, and addresses related legislation in the 110th Congress

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Offshore Oil and Gas Development

Publisher Number:

CRS-2007-AML-0219

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