Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§6506 Applicability of antitrust provisions; plans and proposals submitted to Congress to contain report by Attorney General on impact of plans and proposals on competition

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 78— - NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA › § 6506

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Unless Congress says otherwise, when approval is given for petroleum development, subsections (g), (h), and (i) of section 8730 of title 10 apply to the Secretary of the Interior for rules, development plans and changes, and contracts and operating agreements. Any plan or proposal sent to Congress under this chapter or under a law that allows such development must include a report from the Attorney General of the United States about how the plan is expected to affect competition.

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Title 42, §6506

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Unless otherwise provided by Act of Congress, whenever development leading to production of petroleum is authorized, the provisions of subsections (g), (h), and (i) of section 8730 of title 10 shall be deemed applicable to the Secretary of the Interior with respect to rules and regulations, plans of development and amendments thereto, and contracts and operating agreements. All plans and proposals submitted to the Congress under this chapter or pursuant to legislation authorizing development leading to production shall contain a report by the Attorney General of the United States on the anticipated effects upon competition of such plans and proposals.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 8730 of title 10” for “section 7430 of title 10”.

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Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 6506

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73