---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch78"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 78"
heading: "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch78"
sections_count: 9
---

# Chapter 78 — National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

## Sections

- [§6501. “Petroleum” defined](/usc/42/6501.md)
- [§6502. Designation of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; reservation of lands; disposition and conveyance of mineral materials, lands, etc., pre­existing property rights](/usc/42/6502.md)
- [§6503. Transfer of jurisdiction, duties, property, etc., to Secretary of the Interior from Secretary of Navy](/usc/42/6503.md)
- [§6504. Administration of reserve](/usc/42/6504.md)
- [§6505. Executive department responsibility for studies to determine procedures used in development, production, transportation, and distribution of petroleum resources in reserve; reports to Congress by President; establishment of task force by Secretary of the Interior; purposes; membership; report and recommendations to Congress by Secretary; contents](/usc/42/6505.md)
- [§6506. Applicability of antitrust provisions; plans and proposals submitted to Congress to contain report by Attorney General on impact of plans and proposals on competition](/usc/42/6506.md)
- [§6506a. Competitive leasing of oil and gas](/usc/42/6506a.md)
- [§6507. Authorization of appropriations; Federal financial assistance for increased municipal services and facilities in communities located on or near reserve resulting from authorized exploration and study activities](/usc/42/6507.md)
- [§6508. Transferred](/usc/42/6508.md)