204.23, Delegation Order No. 0204-23 Amendment No. 1 Oak Ridge Operations Office

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DELEGATION ORDER NO. 0204-23 AMENDMENT NO. 1 OAK RIDGE OPERATIONS OFFICE Delegation Order No. 0204-23 is hereby amended to read as follows: “Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of Energy (‘Secretary’) and by Section 642 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91), there is hereby delegated to the Manager, Oak Ridge Operations Office, the authority to acquire easements necessary for the construction and operation of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including the authority to acquire easements by condemnation, to exercise such authority as the Secretary has to condemn without prior negotiations, to execute all documents, including declarations of taking, in connection with such proceedings, and to exercise the Secretary's authority to take such other actions in connection with such proceedings as may be necessary and appropriate, subject to the following limitations: (1) For acquisition of easements in conjunction with the construction of pipelines and service roads for the enhancement of petroleum distribution from the Bryan Mound, West Hackberry, Big Hill and Sulfur Mines storage facilities of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the purchase price, or the appraised value in the event of condemnation, of each tract to be acquired may not exceed $2,000,000; and (2) For the acquisition of all other easements in conjunction with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the purchase price, or the appraised value in the event of condemnation, of each tract to be acquired may not exceed $250,000. The authority delegated by this Order may be further delegated in whole or in part. 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 Order shall preclude the Secretary from exercising any of the authority so delegated whenever in his judgment his exercise of such authority is necessary or appropriate to administer the functions vested in him.” All actions taken under Delegation Order No. 0204-23 prior to this amendment are hereby confirmed and ratified. This amendment is effective November 19, 1984. /s/ DONALD PAUL HODEL Secretary of Energy Print: