PUBLIC LAW 96-137—DEC. 12, 1979 Public Law 96-137 96th Congress
93 STAT. 1061
An Act
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for conservation, exploration, development, and use of naval petroleum reserves and naval oil shale reserves, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1980 for conservation, exploration, development, and use of the naval petroleum reserves and the naval oil shale reserves under chapter 641 of title 10, United States Code, the sum of $85,210,000, of which— (1) $5,300,000 shall be available for exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 and 2; (2) $52,911,000 shall be available for operation and maintenance of Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 and 2; (3) $16,089,000 shall be available for operation, maintenance, and development drilling of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3; (4) $5,010,000 shall be available for oil and gas exploration of Naval Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2; and (5) $2,000,000 shall be available for development of Naval Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1,2, and 3. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall insure that commissioned officers of the Navy on active duty continue to be assigned to key management positions within the Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves in the Department of Energy. The position of Director of such Office shall continue to be filled by a qualified officer of the Navy on active duty in the grade of captain. SEC. 3. (a) Section 7422(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the last sentence of paragraph (1). (b)(1) Section 7432 of such title is amended to read as follows: "§ 7432. Authorizations of appropriations "(a) Funds for the following purposes may not be appropriated unless such appropriations have been specifically authorized by law: "(1) Exploration, prospecting, conservation, development, use, operations, and production of the naval petroleum reserves as authorized by this chapter; "(2) Production (including preparation for production) as authorized by this chapter or as may be authorized after April 5, 1976. "(3) The construction and operation of facilities both within and outside the naval petroleum reserves incident to the production and the delivery of petroleum, including pipelines and shipping terminals. Sums appropriated for such purposes shall remain available until expended.
Dec. 12, 1979 [H.R. 3354]
Naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, appropriation authorizations for fiscal year 1980. 10 USC 7420 et seq.
42 USC 7156a.
10 USC 7432.
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