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VOLUME I OF II

COMPILATION OF

LAWS
RELATED TO MINERAL RESOURCE ACTIVITIES

ON THE

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

JANUARY 1981

Compiled By
U.S. Geological Survey Work Group Members

A. Dewey Acuff, Physical Scientist, Metairie, Louisiana
Kenneth W. Blake, Physical Scientist, Washington, D.C.
Ronald L. Brignac, Geologist, Metairie, Louisiana
Debra F. Dretar, Environmental Scientist, Metairie, Louisiana

Information for ordering additional copies of this compilation from the National Technical Information Service
(NTIS) is enclosed in the back of each Volume.

U.va.

FEB 1 6 1990

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Special thanks are extended to Isabella G. Hopkins, Librarian, U.S. Geological Survey, Metairie, Louisiana, who offered valuable suggestions and worked many hours in obtaining source materials; Carl R. Kessler, Chief, Law Branch Library, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., who aided in the aquisition of applicable laws for inclusion in this document; and to William J. Martin, Director, U.S. Navy Publications and Printing Service Office, New Orleans, Louisiana, who provided detailed assistance concerning the processing, printing and publication of this compilation.