Executive Order 12659 -- Delegation of Authority Regarding the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

December 15, 1988

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 and sections 7427 and 7428 of title 10 of the 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:

Section 1. 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.

Sec. 2. On or before June 30, 1991, the Secretary of Energy shall prepare and submit to the President a comprehensive report of the agreements and programs executed under the authority granted under this Order. The authority delegated herein expires after October 1, 1991.

Ronald Reagan

The White House,

December 15, 1988.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:15 a.m., December 16, 1988]