§ 585.100 - Authority.

§ 585.100 Authority.

The authority for this part derives from amendments to subsection section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCS Lands Act) (43 U.S.C. 1337), as set forth in section 388(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) (Pub. L. 109-58). The Secretary of the Interior delegated to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) the authority to regulate activities under section 388(a) of the EPAct. These regulations specifically apply to activities that:

(a) Produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy

manage the development of energy on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from sources other than oil and gas

; or (b) Use, for energy-related purposes or for other authorized marine-related purposes, facilities currently or previously used for activities authorized under the OCS Lands Act

, including renewable energy, through the issuance of leases, easements, and rights-of-way for activities that produce or support the production, transportation, or transmission of energy.