### Question
What does development mean?


### Answer
**Development** has the following meaning in *43 U.S.C. § 1331*:

> those activities which take place following discovery of minerals in paying quantities, including geophysical activity, drilling, platform construction, and operation of all onshore support facilities, and which are for the purpose of ultimately producing the minerals discovered

#### Citation:
  - *43 U.S.C. § 1331*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS > SUBCHAPTER III-OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS**

