§ 1520. — Pipeline safety and operation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC1520]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 29--DEEPWATER PORTS
Sec. 1520. Pipeline safety and operation
(a) Standards and regulations for Outer Continental Shelf
The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior,
shall establish and enforce such standards and regulations as may be
necessary to assure the safe construction and operation of oil or
natural gas pipelines on the Outer Continental Shelf.
(b), (c) Omitted
(Pub. L. 93-627, Sec. 21, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2146; Pub. L. 107-295,
title I, Sec. 106(a)(3), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2086.)
Codification
Subsec. (b) directed the Secretary to report to the Congress within
60 days after Jan. 3, 1975, on appropriations and staffing needed to
monitor pipelines on Federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Subsec. (c) directed the Secretary to review all laws and
regulations relating to the construction, operation, and maintenance of
pipelines on Federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf and to report
to Congress within 6 months after Jan. 3, 1975, on administrative
changes needed and recommendations for new legislation.
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-295 inserted ``or natural gas'' after
``oil''.