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Title 10 - ARMED FORCESSubtitle C - NAVY AND MARINE CORPSPart IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 869 - NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
Section 8721 - Jurisdiction and control

10 U.S.C. § 8721

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Current through P.L. 118-64 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/24/2024), except for [P. L. 118-63]
Section 8721 - Jurisdiction and control
(a) The Secretary shall take possession of all properties inside the naval petroleum reserves that are or may become subject to the control of and use by the United States for national defense purposes, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b) The Secretary has exclusive jurisdiction and control over those lands inside Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 and 2 that are covered by leases granted under sections 181-184, 185-188, 189-194, 201, 202-209, 211-214, 223, 224-226, 226d, 226e, 227-229a, 241, 251, and 261-263 of title 30, and shall administer those leases.

10 U.S.C. § 8721

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 457, §7421; Pub. L. 87-796, §1(1), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 904; Pub. L. 94-258, title II, §201(2), Apr. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 307; Pub. L. 98-525, title XIV, §1405(50), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2625; renumbered § 8721,Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, §807(d)(5)8721,, 132 Stat. 1836.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7421(a) 34 U.S.C. 524 (1st 36 words of 1st par.). June 4, 1920, ch. 228 (1st par., 1st 36 words, of amended 3d and 4th provisos), 41 Stat. 813; June 30, 1938, ch. 851, §1, 52 Stat. 1253; June 17, 1944, ch. 262, 58 Stat. 280.
7421(b) 34 U.S.C. 524 (293d word to end of 1st par.). June 4, 1920, ch. 228 (1st par., 294th word to end, 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. 280.
34 U.S.C. 524a. Feb. 25, 1928, ch. 104, 45 Stat. 148.
In subsection (b) the reference to the transfer of jurisdiction and administration is omitted as executed.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 194 of title 30, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 644.Section 204 of title 30, included within the reference to sections 202-209 in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 94-377, §13(a), Aug. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1090, subject to valid existing rights.Sections 226d and 226e of title 30, referred to in subsec. (b), were omitted from the Code. See section 226 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.Section 227 of title 30, referred to in subsec. (b), was omitted from the Code.

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 8721, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 538; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-861, §1(190)(A), 72 Stat. 1534, related to hospital benefits for members of Air Force, other than of Regular Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title VI, §604(f)(1)(A), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3877.

AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 7421 of this title as this section. 1984-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-525 substituted "Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered" for "naval petroleum reserves numbered". 1976-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-258 struck out "of the Navy" after "Secretary", "and oil shale" after "naval petroleum", and substituted "for national defense purposes" for "for naval purposes", and "this chapter" for "section 7438 hereof". 1962-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87-796 empowered the Secretary to take possession of all properties inside the oil shale reserves, and inserted the exception clause.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115-232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115-232 set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.
national defense
The term "national defense" includes the needs of, and the planning and preparedness to meet, essential defense, industrial, and military emergency energy requirements relative to the national safety, welfare, and economy, particularly resulting from foreign military or economic actions.
naval petroleum reserves
The term "naval petroleum reserves" means the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves established by this chapter, including Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk Hills), located in Kern County, California, established by Executive order of the President, dated September 2, 1912; Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 2 (Buena Vista), located in Kern County, California, established by Executive order of the President, dated December 13, 1912; Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3 (Teapot Dome), located in Wyoming, established by Executive order of the President, dated April 30, 1915; Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 1, located in Colorado, established by Executive order of the President, dated December 6, 1916, as amended by Executive order dated June 12, 1919; Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 2, located in Utah, established by Executive order of the President, dated December 6, 1916; and Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3, located in Colorado, established by Executive order of the President, dated September 27, 1924.
petroleum
The term "petroleum" includes crude oil, gases (including natural gas), natural gasoline, and other related hydrocarbons, oil shale, and the products of any of such resources.