43 CFR § 2361.3 - Authority.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s2361.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 2361.3 - Authority."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2361.3"
section_name: "Authority."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2360"
part_name: "NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6501 43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "90 FR 51498, Nov. 17, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2360"
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# 2361.3 Authority.
The Naval Petroleum Reserve Production Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 303; 42 U.S.C. 6501, *et seq.*), as amended by the Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 1981 (Pub. L. 96-514), is the primary statutory authority for this subpart. Other applicable authorities include the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 *et seq.*) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 *et seq.*), exclusive of sections 202 and 603, which do not apply pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6506a(c).