0204-48, Delegation Order No. 0204-48 to the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DELEGATION ORDER NO. 0204-48 TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy (“Secretary”) including, but not limited to, the Act of February 26, 1931, chapter 302, section 1, 46 Stat. 1421, 40 U.S.C. 258a, and by section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, (P.L. 95-91), there is hereby delegated on a nonexclusive basis to the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration, all functions vested in me by law to initiate condemnation proceedings, to sign and submit directly to the Department of Justice declarations of taking related to such proceedings, to execute all correspondence and other documents in connection with such proceedings, and to take all other necessary and appropriate actions to acquire, in connection with the Government's power of eminent domain, real or personal property or interests therein for transmission lines and related facilities for the Western Area Power Administration. No single action, however, shall exceed the amount of $500,000. The authority hereby delegated to the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to initiate condemnation proceedings and execute declarations of taking shall not be further delegated. In exercising the authority delegated by this Order, the delegate shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the Department of Energy and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary. Nothing in this delegation by the Secretary shall preclude the Secretary from exercising any of the authority so delegated wherein, in his judgment, his exercise of such authority is necessary or appropriate to administer the functions vested in him. This order is effective August 23, 1979. /s/ James R. Schlesinger Secretary of Energy Print: