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E.O.12929

Delegation of Authority Regarding the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

Signed September 29, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 50473

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Delegates to the Secretary of Energy the presidential functions and authority set out in sections 7427 and 7428 of title 10 of the United States Code, which relate to the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. The order cites the President's constitutional authority and existing statutory provisions as the basis for the transfer and does not describe further changes beyond assigning these specific duties to the Energy Department.

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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 and sections 7427 and 7428 of title 10, United States Code, and in order to meet the goals and requirements of the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, it is hereby ordered

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Executive Order 12929 of September 29, 1994

Delegation of Authority Regarding the Naval
Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including section 301 of title 3 and sections
7427 and 7428 of title 10, United States Code, and in
order to meet the goals and requirements of the Naval
Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, it is hereby ordered
as follows:

The functions vested in the President by sections 7427
and 7428 of title 10 of the United States Code are
delegated to the Secretary of Energy.

    (Presidential Sig.)>

THE WHITE HOUSE,

    September 29, 1994.

Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed September 29, 1994. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.