Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§8727 Cooperative or Unit Plans in the Naval Petroleum Reserves

Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 869 — NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES › § 8727

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If the President agrees, the Secretary can make the same kinds of deals about lands inside the naval petroleum reserves that the Secretary of the Interior can make under section 17(m) of the Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 226(m)). Any such deal cannot lengthen a lease unless the deal specifically says it will.

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Title 10, §8727

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The Secretary, with the consent of the President, may make agreements, with respect to lands inside the naval petroleum reserves, of the same type as the Secretary of the Interior may make under section 17(m) of the Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 226(m)). No such agreement made by the Secretary may extend the term of any lease unless the agreement so provides.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 742730 U.S.C. 236b (last 46 words).Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 916, § 13 (29th through 85th words) 60 Stat. 958.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7427 of this title as this section. 1988—Pub. L. 100–456 substituted “section 17(m)” for “section 17(j)” and “30 U.S.C. 226(m)” for “30 U.S.C. 226(j)”. 1980—Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “section 17(j) of the Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 226(j))” for “section 226e of title 30”. 1976—Pub. L. 94–258 struck out “of the Navy” after “Secretary” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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.

Effective Date

of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Executive Documents

Ex. Ord. No. 12929. Delegation of Authority Regarding Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves Ex. Ord. No. 12929, Sept. 29, 1994, 59 F.R. 50473, provided: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 and section 7427 and 7428 [now 8727 and 8728] of title 10, United States Code, and in order to meet the goals and requirements of the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, it is hereby ordered as follows: The functions vested in the President by section 7427 and 7428 [now 8727 and 8728] of title 10 of the United States Code are delegated to the Secretary of Energy. William J. Clinton. Temporary delegations of functions of President under this section were contained in the following prior Executive Orders: Ex. Ord. No. 12784, Dec. 19, 1991, 56 F.R. 66339. Ex. Ord. No. 12659, Dec. 15, 1988, 53 F.R. 50911.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8727

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102