text: SECTION 1. ALTERNATE ENERGY-RELATED USES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
                SHELF.
  
      (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are as follows:
              (1) To protect the economic and land use interests of the 
          Federal Government in the management of the outer Continental 
          Shelf for energy-related and certain other purposes.
              (2) To provide an administrative framework for the 
          oversight and management of energy-related activities on the 
          outer Continental Shelf, consistent with other applicable laws.
              (3) To provide for inter-agency coordination in the siting 
          and permitting of energy-related activities on the outer 
          Continental Shelf.
              (4) To ensure that energy-related activities on the outer 
          Continental Shelf are conducted in a manner that provides for 
          safety, protection of the environment, prevention of waste, 
          conservation of natural resources, the protection of 
          correlative rights, and protection of national security 
          interests.
              (5) To authorize alternate uses of existing structures and 
          facilities previously permitted under the Outer Continental 
          Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 note).
              (6) To ensure that the Federal Government receives a fair 
          return for any easement or right-of-way granted under section 
          8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
      (b) Amendment to Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.--Section 8 of 
  the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by 
  adding at the end the following new subsection:
      ``(p) Easements or Rights-of-Way for Energy and Related Purposes.--
              ``(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
          the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating and other 
          relevant departments and agencies of the Federal government, 
          may grant an easement or right-of-way on the outer Continental 
          Shelf or activities not otherwise authorized in this Act, the 
          Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), or the 
          Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9101 et 
          seq.) when such activities--
                      ``(A) support exploration, development, production, 
                  transportation, or storage of oil, natural gas, or 
                  other minerals;
                      ``(B) produce or support production, 
                  transportation, or transmission of energy from sources 
                  other than oil and gas; or
                      ``(C) use facilities currently or previously used 
                  for activities authorized under this Act.
              ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall establish reasonable forms of 
          annual or one-time payments for any easement or right-of-way 
          granted under this subsection, including fees, rentals, or cash 
          bonus payments. The Secretary may establish fees, rentals, 
          bonus, or other payments by rule or by agreement with the party 
          to whom the easement or right-of-way is granted.
              ``(B) Before exercising the authority granted under this 
          subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of 
          Defense concerning issues related to national security and 
          navigational obstruction.
              ``(C) The Secretary may issue an easement or right-of-way 
          for energy and related purposes as described in paragraph (1) 
          on a competitive or non-competitive basis. In determining 
          whether such easement or right-of-way shall be granted 
          competitively or non-competitively, the Secretary shall 
          consider such factors as prevention of waste and conservation 
          of natural resources, protection of the environment, the 
          national interest, national security, human safety, protection 
          of correlative rights, and the potential return for the 
          easement or right-of-way.
              ``(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
          the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating and other 
          relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government and 
          affected States, shall prescribe any necessary regulations to 
          assure safety, protection of the environment, prevention of 
          waste, and conservation of the natural resources of the outer 
          Continental Shelf, protection of national security interests, 
          and the protection of correlative rights therein.
              ``(4) The Secretary shall require the holder of an easement 
          or right-of-way granted under this subsection to furnish a 
          surety bond or other form of security, as prescribed by the 
          Secretary, and to comply with such other requirements as the 
          Secretary may deem necessary to protect the interests of the 
          United States.
              ``(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
          displace, supercede, limit, or modify the jurisdiction, 
          responsibility, or authority of any Federal or State agency 
          under any other Federal law.
              ``(6) This subsection shall not apply to any area on the 
          outer Continental Shelf designated by legislation as a National 
          Marine Sanctuary.''.
      (c) Conforming Amendment.--The text of the heading for section 8 of 
  the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended to read as follows: 
  ``Leases, Easements, and Rights-of-Way on the Outer Continental 
  Shelf.''.
target: Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (or the appropriate Secretary) to grant easements or rights-of-way on the outer Continental Shelf for activities that: (1) support exploration, development, production, transportation, or storage of oil, natural gas, or other minerals; (2) produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy sources other than oil and gas; or (3) use facilities for previously authorized activities.Excludes any National Marine Sanctuary from application of this Act.
feat_title: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect the economic and land use interests of the Federal Government in the management of outer continental shelf lands for energy-related and certain other purposes, and for other purposes.