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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

92 STAT. 636 43 USC 1333.

29 USC 167.

43 USC 1333.

PUBLIC LAW 95-372--SEPT. 18, 1978 (c) Section 4(c) of such Act is amended by striking out "described in subsection (b) " and inserting in lieu thereof "conducted on the outer Continental Shelf for the purpose of exploring for, developing, removing, or transporting by pipeline the natural resources, or involving rights to the natural resources, of the subsoil and seabed of the outer Continental Shelf". (d) Section 4(d) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(d) For the purposes of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, any unfair labor practice, as defined in such Act, occurring upon any artificial island, installation, or other device referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to have occurred within the judicial district of the State, the laws of which apply to such artificial island, installation, or other device pursuant to such subsection, except that until the President determines the areas within which such State laws are applicable, the judicial district shall be that of the State nearest the place of location of such artificial island, installation, or other device.". (e) Section 4 of such Act is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (e), by striking out "the islands and structures referred to in subsection (a)", and inserting in lieu thereof "the artificial islands, installations, and other devices referred to in subsection (a) "; (2) in subsection (f), by striking out "artificial islands and fixed structures located on the outer Continental Shelf" and inserting in lieu thereof "the artificial islands, installations, and other devices referred to in subsection (a) "; and (3) in subsection (g), by striking out "the artificial islands and fixed structures referred to in subsection (a) " and inserting in lieu thereof "the artificial islands, installations, and other devices referred to in subsection (a)". (f) Section 4(e)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out "head" and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary". (g) Section 4(e)(2) of such Act is amended to read as follows: " (2) The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may mark for the protection of navigation any artificial island, installation, or other device referred to in subsection (a) whenever the owner has failed suitably to mark such island, installation, or other device in accordance with regulations issued under this Act, and the owner shall pay the cost of such marking.". (h) Section 4 of such Act is further amended by striking out subsection (b) and relettering subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively. OUTER CONTINENTAL S H E U ' EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Rules and regulations.

SEC. 204. Section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1334) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF LEASING or THE OUTER CONTINENTAL

SHELF.—(a) The Secretary shall administer the provisions of this Act relating to the leasing of the outer Continental Shelf, and shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out such provisions. The Secretary may at any time prescribe and amend such rules and regulations as he determines to be necessary and proper in order to provide for the prevention of waste and conservation of