008.19, Office of Legacy Management

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REDELEGATION ORDER NO. 00-008.19 TO THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF LEGACY MANAGEMENT 1. DELEGATION. Pursuant to Secretary of Energy Delegation provided to me under Delegation Order 00-008.00, I delegate to the Director, Office of Legacy Management authority to take the following actions: 1.1 Take all necessary action to acquire, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, real property interests; take necessary additional action following initiation of condemnation proceedings and the execution of declarations of taking; and exercise all authority of the Secretary regarding the management and disposal of Departmental real property, excluding the acceptance by donation of real property. This authority does not extend to initiation of condemnation proceedings or executions of declarations of taking. All real estate actions shall be subject to approval by a Department of Energy certified realty specialist. In addition, the Office of Management, Budget, and Evaluation and the Office of General Counsel shall be formally notified 90 days in advance of the final disposal by sale or lease, of any Departmental real property under the DOE property disposal authorities. This notification requirement does not include the demolition of buildings by DOE or its contractors. 2. LIMITATIONS. 2.1 In exercising the authority delegated in this Order, a delegate shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the Department of Energy and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary or delegate(s). 2.2 Nothing in this Order precludes the Secretary from exercising any of the authority delegated by this Order. 2.3 Any amendments to this Order shall be in consultation with the Department of Energy General Counsel. 3. AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE. 3.1 Except as prohibited by law, regulation, or this Order, the Director, Office of Legacy Management may delegate this authority further, in whole or in part. 3.2 Copies of redelegations and any subsequent redelegations shall be provided to the Office of Management Communications, which manages the Secretarial Delegation of Authority system. (Rescinded by 00-011.01.06) 4. DURATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. 4.1 All actions pursuant to any authority delegated prior to this Order or pursuant to any authority delegated by this Order taken prior to and in effect on the date of this Order are ratified and remain in force as if taken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superceded. 4.2 This order is effective December 15, 2003. (Rescinded by 00-011.01.06) (Rescinded by 00-011.01.06) MEMORANDUM FOR: FROM: SUBJECT: Department of Energy Washington, DC 20565 ~larch 27 J 2007 STEVEN R. SCHIESSWOHL SENIOR REALTY OFFICER OFFICE OF LEGACY7.AGEMENT MICHAEL W. OWEN /t~:d~k ({Zfh.. DIRECTOR . ~{ OFFICE OF LEGACY MANAGEMENT REDELEGA TION OF AUTHORITY TO REAL ESTATE CONTRACTING OFFICER Redelegation Order 00-008.19 for real property is hereby redelgated, in whole, to Steven R. Schiesswohl, Realty Officer, Office of Legacy Management. Said redelegation does not include initiation of condemnation proceedings or execution of declaration of takings. On December 15,2003, James T. Campbell, Acting Director, Office of Management, Budge~ and Evaluation/Acting Chief Financial Officer redelegated the subject Delegation Order to the Director, Office of Legacy Management. Redelegation Order 00-008.19 is attached. DOE Order 361 .1, Acquisition Career Management Program? shows a functional area requirement for Real Property that a Contracting Officer be certified as a DOE Certified Realty Specialist (CRS). Certification as a DOE CRS requires specific training and experience for delegated authority levels stated under DOE Order 430.IB, Real Property Asset Management, References, DOE Real Estate Process-A Desk Guide for Real Estate Personnel (the "Desk Guide"). The DOE Realty Certification Board then certifies each potential eRS based on education and experience. Steven R. Schiesswohl has been certified as specified above for Real Estate. Attachment To the Director, Office of Legacy Management Senior Realty Officer