Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 8728

Agreements and leases: provision for change

Every unit or cooperative plan of development and operation and every lease affecting lands owned by the United States within Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 and the oil shale reserves shall contain a provision authorizing the Secretary, subject to approval by the President and to any limitation in the plan or lease, to change from time to time the rate of prospecting and development on, and the quantity and rate of production from, lands of the United States under the plan or lease, notwithstanding any other provision of law.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 460Pub. L. 87–796, § 1(5)76 Stat. 905Pub. L. 94–258, title II, § 201(9)90 Stat. 309Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXIV, § 3402(b)(2)]114 Stat. 1654Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(5)132 Stat. 1836(, , § 7428; , , ; , , ; , , , 1654A–484; renumbered § 8728, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

7428

34 U.S.C. 524 (proviso of 6th par.).

June 4, 1920, ch. 228 (6th par., proviso, of amended 3d and 4th provisos), 41 Stat. 813; June 30, 1938, ch. 851, § 1, 52 Stat. 1252; June 17, 1944, ch. 262, 58 Stat. 282.

The words “entered into after ” and “entered into subsequent to ” are omitted as surplusage. The words “in his discretion” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7428 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 106–398section 7426 of this title2000— struck out “, except a plan authorized by ,” after “development and operation”.

Pub. L. 94–2581976— substituted “within Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 and the oil shale reserves shall contain a provision authorizing the Secretary” for “within the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves shall contain a provision authorizing the Secretary of the Navy”.

Pub. L. 87–7961962— included leases affecting lands within oil shale reserves.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

section 7427 of this titleFunctions of the President under this section were delegated to the Secretary of Energy by Ex. Ord. No. 12929, , 59 F.R. 50473, set out as a note under .