Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§2002 Statement of Purposes
Title 43 › CHAPTER 38 — CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS › § 2002
Summary
Create a way to pick pipelines or systems to move Alaskan and other crude oil to northern and inland States and fix the west coast surplus and northern supply problems. Speed up federal permit approvals for those projects and coordinate decisions with States.
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Title 43, §2002
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1)to provide a means for—
(A)selecting delivery systems to transport Alaskan and other crude oil to northern tier States and inland States, and
(B)resolving both the west coast crude oil surplus and the crude oil supply problems in the northern tier States;
(2)to provide an expedited procedure for acting on applications for all Federal permits, licenses, and approvals required for the construction and operation or any transportation system approved under this chapter and the Long Beach-Midland project; and
(3)to assure that Federal decisions with respect to crude oil transportation systems are coordinated with State decisions to the maximum extent practicable.
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Definitions The definition of “State” in section 2602 of Title 16, Conservation, applies to this section.
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43 U.S.C. § 2002
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102