30 CFR § 285.100 - Authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s285.100"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 285.100 - Authority."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "285.100"
section_name: "Authority."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "285"
part_name: "RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ALTERNATE USES OF EXISTING FACILITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1331"
regulatory_source: "88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "285"
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# 285.100 Authority.

The authority for this part derives from the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCS Lands Act) (43 U.S.C. 1337). The Secretary of the Interior delegated to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) the authority to regulate certain activities. These regulations specifically apply to activities that:

(a) Produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy from sources other than oil and gas; or

(b) Use, for energy-related purposes or for other authorized marine-related purposes, facilities currently or previously used for activities authorized under the OCS Lands Act.