30 CFR 585.100 : Mineral Resources (§ 1.1 To Parts 1291-1299) — (Parts 200-202 To Parts 591-599) — Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management, Department Of The Interior (Parts 500-519 To Parts 591-599) — Offshore (§ 550.101 To § 585.1019) — Renewable Energy And Alternate Uses Of Existing Facilities On The Outer Continental Shelf (§ 585.100 To § 585.1019) — General Provisions (§ 585.100 To § 585.118) — Authority.

The authority for this part derives from amendments to subsection 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 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.