[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR250.101]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
                CHAPTER II--MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE,
                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 250--OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 250.101  Authority and applicability.

    Source: At 64 FR 72775, Dec. 28, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

                    Authority and Definition of Terms


    The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) authorized the Minerals 
Management Service (MMS) to regulate oil, gas, and sulphur exploration, 
development, and production operations on the outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS). Under the Secretary's authority, the Director requires that all 
operations:
    (a) Be conducted according to the OCS Lands Act (OCSLA), the 
regulations in this part, MMS orders, the lease or right-of-way, and 
other applicable laws, regulations, and amendments; and
    (b) Conform to sound conservation practice to preserve, protect, and 
develop mineral resources of the OCS to:
    (1) Make resources available to meet the Nation's energy needs;

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    (2) Balance orderly energy resource development with protection of 
the human, marine, and coastal environments;
    (3) Ensure the public receives a fair and equitable return on the 
resources of the OCS;
    (4) Preserve and maintain free enterprise competition; and
    (5) Minimize or eliminate conflicts between the exploration, 
development, and production of oil and natural gas and the recovery of 
other resources.