Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§1865 Investigation of Reserves of Oil and Gas in Outer Continental Shelf
Title 43 › CHAPTER 36 — OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1865
Summary
Secretary must estimate oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf—known (proved and indicated) and unknown (hypothetical and speculative)—and report to Congress on June 30 of every odd numbered year.
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Title 43, §1865
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The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a continuing investigation to determine an estimate of the total discovered crude oil and natural gas reserves by fields (including proved and indicated reserves) and undiscovered crude oil and natural gas resources (including hypothetical and speculative resources) of the Outer Continental Shelf. The Secretary of the Interior shall provide a biennial report to Congress on June 30 of every odd numbered year on the results of such investigation.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 1865, Pub. L. 95–372, title VI, § 606, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 696, directed Secretary of the Interior to conduct a continuing investigation of reserves of oil and gas in the Outer Continental Shelf, specified items to be included in the investigation, provided for initial and subsequent reports to Congress, and required consultation with the Federal Trade Commission and information to be made available to the Federal Trade Commission, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–367, § 2(c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in this section relating to the requirement that the Secretary of the Interior provide a biennial report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 17th item on page 111 of House Document No. 103–7.
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43 U.S.C. § 1865
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102