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PUBLIC LAW 93-153-NOV. 16, 1973

[87 STAT.

•'() Any regulation or stipulation promulgated or imposed pursuant to this section shall provide that all owners of any interest in, and all affiliates or subsidiaries of any holder of, a right-of-way or permit shall be liable to the United States in the event that a claim for damage or injury cannot be collected from the holder. "(7) In any case where liability without fault is imposed pursuant to this subsection and the damages involved were caused by the negligence of a third party, the rules of subrogation shall apply in accord-' ance with the law of the jurisdiction where the damage occurred. "Antitrust Laws •"(y) The grant of a right-of-way or permit pursuant to this section shall grant no immunity from the operation of the Federal antitrust laws." TITLE II SHORT TITLE

Citation of title.

0{)i^ This title may be cited as the "Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act".
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CONGRESSIONAL

FINDINGS

SEC\ 20-2. The Congress finds and declares that: (a) The early development and delivery of oil and gas from Alaska's Xorth Slope to domestic markets is in the national interest because of growing domestic shortages and increasing dependence upon insecure foreign sources. (b) The Department of the Interior and other Federal agencies, have, over a long period of time, conducted extensive studies of the technical aspects and of the environmental, social, and economic impacts of the proposed trans-Alaska oil pipeline, including consideration of a trans-Canada pipeline. (c) The earliest possible construction of a trans-Alaska oil pipeline from the North Slope of Alaska to Port Valdez in that State will make the extensive proven and potential reserves of low-sulfur oil available for domestic use and will best serve the national interest. (d) A supplemental pipeline to connect the North Slope with a trans-Canada pipeline may be needed later and it should be studied now, but it should not be regarded as an alternative for a trans-Alaska l)ipeline that does not traverse a foreign country. CONGRESSIONAL

AUTHORIZATION

SEC. 203. (a) The purpose of this title is to insure that, because of the extensive governmental studies already made of this project and the national interest in early delivery of North Slope oil to domestic markets, the trans-Alaska oil pipeline be constructed promptly without further administrative or judicial delay or impediment. To accomplish this purpose it is the intent of the Congress to exercise its constitutional powers to the fullest extent in the authorizations and directions herein made and in limiting judicial review of the actions taken pursuant thereto. (b) The Congress hereby authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior and other appropriate Federal officers and agencies to issue and take all necessary action to administer and enforce rights-of way, permits, leases, and other authorizations that are necessary for or related to the construction, operation, and mainteilance of the transAlaska oil pipeline system, including roads and airstrips, as that

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