42 U.S.C. § 6504 : US Code - Section 6504: Administration of reserve

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6504 : US Code - Section 6504: Administration of reserve

(a) Conduct of exploration within designated areas to protect
surface values
Any exploration within the Utukok River, the Teshekpuk Lake
areas, and other areas designated by the Secretary of the Interior
containing any significant subsistence, recreational, fish and
wildlife, or historical or scenic value, shall be conducted in a
manner which will assure the maximum protection of such surface
values to the extent consistent with the requirements of this Act
for the exploration of the reserve.
(b) Continuation of ongoing petroleum exploration program by
Secretary of Navy prior to date of transfer of jurisdiction;
duties of Secretary of Navy prior to transfer date
The Secretary of the Navy shall continue the ongoing petroleum
exploration program within the reserve until the date of the
transfer of jurisdiction specified in section 6503(a) of this
title. Prior to the date of such transfer of jurisdiction the
Secretary of the Navy shall -
(1) cooperate fully with the Secretary of the Interior
providing him access to such facilities and such information as
he may request to facilitate the transfer of jurisdiction;
(2) provide to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives copies of any reports, plans, or contracts
pertaining to the reserve that are required to be submitted to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives; and
(3) cooperate and consult with the Secretary of the Interior
before executing any new contract or amendment to any existing
contract pertaining to the reserve and allow him a reasonable
opportunity to comment on such contract or amendment, as the case
may be.
(c) Commencement of petroleum exploration by Secretary of the
Interior as of date of transfer of jurisdiction; powers and
duties of Secretary of the Interior in conduct of exploration
The Secretary of the Interior shall commence further petroleum
exploration of the reserve as of the date of transfer of
jurisdiction specified in section 6503(a) of this title. In
conducting this exploration effort, the Secretary of the Interior -

(1) is authorized to enter into contracts for the exploration
of the reserve, except that no such contract may be entered into
until at least thirty days after the Secretary of the Interior
has provided the Attorney General with a copy of the proposed
contract and such other information as may be appropriate to
determine legal sufficiency and possible violations under, or
inconsistencies with, the antitrust laws. If, within such thirty
day period, the Attorney General advises the Secretary of the
Interior that any such contract would unduly restrict competition
or be inconsistent with the antitrust laws, then the Secretary of
the Interior may not execute that contract;
(2) shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives any new plans or substantial
amendments to ongoing plans for the exploration of the reserve.
All such plans or amendments submitted to such committees
pursuant to this section shall contain a report by the Attorney
General of the United States with respect to the anticipated
effects of such plans or amendments on competition. Such plans or
amendments shall not be implemented until sixty days after they
have been submitted to such committees; and
(3) shall report annually to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives on the progress of, and
future plans for, exploration of the reserve.