[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 812 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 812

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement 
   the Agreement between the United States of America and the United 
 Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the 
                            Gulf of Mexico.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2013

  Mr. Wyden (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement 
   the Agreement between the United States of America and the United 
 Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the 
                            Gulf of Mexico.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE 
              UNITED MEXICAN STATES CONCERNING TRANSBOUNDARY 
              HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

    The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to take actions 
necessary to implement the terms of the Agreement between the United 
States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning 
Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico, which is 
hereby approved, including--
            (1) to approve unitization agreements and related 
        arrangements for the exploration of, and development or 
        production of oil or gas from, transboundary reservoirs and 
        geological structures;
            (2) to disclose as necessary under the Agreement 
        information related to the exploration, development, and 
        production of a transboundary reservoir or geological structure 
        that may be considered confidential, privileged, or proprietary 
        information under law; and
            (3) to accept and take action not inconsistent with an 
        expert determination under the Agreement.
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