Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is an agency under the United States Department of the Interior, established by Secretarial Order.[1]
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) states:
the outer Continental Shelf is a vital national resource reserve held by the Federal Government for the public, which should be made available for expeditious and orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, in a manner which is consistent with the maintainence [sic] of competition and other national needs.[attribution needed]
BOEM (and its sister agency, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement) are the agencies to which this responsibility is delegated. They exercise the oil, gas, and renewable energy-related management functions formerly under the Minerals Management Service, including, in BOEM's case, activities involving resource evaluation, planning, and leasing.[1]
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- ^ a b Salazar, Ken (May 19, 2010), Secretarial Order Nº 3299 (PDF), retrieved May 21, 2010
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