Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§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 78 — NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA › § 6506
Summary
When a development that will lead to petroleum production is authorized, the Secretary of the Interior must follow subsections (g), (h), and (i) of 10 U.S.C. 8730 for rules, development plans (and changes), and contracts or operating agreements. Any plan or proposal sent to Congress must include a report from the Attorney General of the United States on the expected effects on 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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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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42 U.S.C. § 6506
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102