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ARTICLE CONTENTS
[Pages 285-324]
TOP OF ARTICLE
Introduction
I. Background
A. Offshore Jurisdiction
B. Offshore Legislation
II. Federal Authority for Offshore Wind Energy Facilities
A. Jurisdiction
B. Property Rights
III. A Stark Comparison—The Corps’s Approach Versus All Other Offshore Resource Regulatory Programs
A. The Corps’s Approach and Its Limitations
B. Common Elements of Natural Resource Regulatory Programs
C. OCSLA—Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals
1. Environmental Safeguards
2. Fair Market Value
3. State and Local Government Involvement
D. Other Resources
E. The Corps’s Process in Comparison
F. Proposed Regulatory Program
1. Specific Congressional Direction and Standards for the Program
2. Moratorium
3. Pilot Projects
4. Lead Federal Agency
5. National Academy of Sciences Study
6. Comprehensive Planning Process
7. Property Rights
8. Payments
9. Role for States and Local Governments
10. Balancing Test
11. Environmental Standards
12. Public Involvement
13. Citizen Suit Authority
G. Pending Legislation
Conclusion
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