Outer Continental Shelf oil pipelines under the Interstate Commerce Act

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · La. Law Rev.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6725192

Malet, E I

Since Congress did not repeal the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) when it enacted the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, it is necessary to examine the jurisdictional provisions of the ICA to determine whether particular oil pipelines on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) are subject to ICA regulation. Certain pipeline operations will fall outside the scope of the ICA because they are the operations of private carriers or because they are more closely related to extracting or producing oil and not involved in interstate transport or sale. An unresolved legal issue is whether the OCS is a territory within the meaning of the ICA. If so, then all common carrier oil pipeline transportation on the OCS is interstate within the scope of the ICA. But even if the OCS is not held to be a territory under the ICA, many OCS oil pipelines still may be subject to the ICA because they are integral parts of otherwise interstate transportation systems. 236 references.

• OSTI ID: 6725192
• Journal Information: La. Law Rev.; (United States), Journal Name: La. Law Rev.; (United States) Vol. 43:5; ISSN LLRED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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