Notes on 43 U.S.C. § 1651 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 43 U.S.C. § 1651 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 93-153, title II, Sec. 202, Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 584.)
SHORT TITLE OF 1990 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 101-380, title VIII, Sec. 8001, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat.
564, provided that: "This title [enacting sections 1642 and 1656 of
this title, amending sections 1350 and 1653 of this title and
section 3145 of Title 16, Conservation, and enacting provisions set
out as notes under this section and section 1653 of this title] may
be cited as the 'Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Reform Act of 1990'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 93-153 provided that: "This
title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Trans-Alaska
Pipeline Authorization Act'."
SEPARABILITY
Section 411 of Pub. L. 93-153 provided that: "If any provision of
this Act [enacting this chapter, section 1456a of this title, and
section 3512 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents, amending
section 1608 of this title, sections 45, 46, 53, and 56 of Title
15, Commerce and Trade, section 185 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and
Mining, section 3502 of Title 44, and section 391a of former Title
46, Shipping, and enacting provisions set out as notes under
sections 1608 and 1651 of this title, section 1904 of Title 12,
Banks and Banking, section 45 of Title 15, section 791a of Title
16, Conservation, and section 1221 of Title 33, Navigation and
Navigable Waters] or the applicability thereof is held invalid the
remainder of this Act shall not be affected thereby."
PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE
Pub. L. 101-380, title VIII, Sec. 8103, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat.
567, established a Presidential Task Force on the Trans-Alaska
Pipeline System, to conduct an audit of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
System and make recommendations to the President, Congress, and the
Governor of Alaska, authorized appropriations for the Task Force,
and required it to transmit its final report to the President,
Congress, and the Governor no later than 2 years after the date on
which funding was made available.
NORTH SLOPE CRUDE OIL; REPORT ON EQUITABLE ALLOCATION
Pub. L. 94-586, Sec. 18, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2916, directed
that the President, within 6 months of Oct. 22, 1976, determine
special expediting procedures necessary to insure the equitable
allocation of North Slope crude oil to the Northern Tier States of
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Illinois, Indiana, and Idaho to
carry out the provisions of section 410 of Pub. L. 93-153 [set out
below], and to report his findings to Congress, such report to
include a statement demonstrating the impact that the delivery
system would have on reducing the dependency of New England and the
Middle Atlantic States on foreign oil imports.
TRANS-CANADA PIPELINE; NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA; FEASIBILITY STUDY
Title III (Secs. 301-303) of Pub. L. 93-153 authorized the
President to enter into negotiations with the Government of Canada
to determine Canadian willingness to permit construction of
pipelines or other transportation systems across its territory to
bring gas and oil from Alaska's North Slope to the United States;
the need for intergovernmental agreements to protect interests of
any parties involved with construction, operation, and maintenance
of such natural gas or oil transportation systems; terms and
conditions for construction across Canadian territory; desirability
of joint studies to insure environmental protection, reduce
regulatory uncertainty, and insure meeting energy requirements;
quantity of oil and gas for which Canada would guarantee transit;
and acquisition of other energy sources so as to make unnecessary
the shipment of oil from the Alaska pipeline by tanker into the
Puget Sound area. The President was to report to Congress on
actions taken and recommendations for further action. In addition,
the Secretary of the Interior was to investigate, and to report to
Congress within 2 years of Nov. 16, 1973, as to the feasibility of
oil or gas pipelines from the North Slope of Alaska to connect with
a pipeline through Canada that would deliver oil or gas to United
States markets. Nothing in title III was to limit the authority of
the Secretary or any other Federal official to grant a gas or oil
pipeline right-of-way or permit, which that official was otherwise
authorized by law to grant.
EXCLUSION OF PERSONS FROM TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE ACTIVITIES ON BASIS
OF RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR SEX PROHIBITED
Section 403 of Pub. L. 93-153 provided that: "The Secretary of
the Interior shall take such affirmative action as he deems
necessary to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race,
creed, color, national origin, or sex, be excluded from receiving,
or participating in any activity conducted under, any permit, right-
of-way, public land order, or other Federal authorization granted
or issued under title II [this chapter]. The Secretary of the
Interior shall promulgate such rules as he deems necessary to carry
out the purposes of this subsection and may enforce this
subsection, and any rules promulgated under this subsection,
through agency and department provisions and rules which shall be
similar to those established and in effect under title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 [section 2000d et seq. of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare]."
EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF NORTH SLOPE CRUDE OIL
Section 410 of Pub. L. 93-153 provided that: "The Congress
declares that the crude oil on the North Slope of Alaska is an
important part of the Nation's oil resources, and that the benefits
of such crude oil should be equitably shared, directly or
indirectly, by all regions of the country. The President shall use
any authority he may have to insure an equitable allocation of
available North Slope and other crude oil resources and petroleum
products among all regions and all of the several States."