Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of the Interior
Headline: Establishes Succession Order for Department of the Interior
What it does: The Department must follow the listed order for who will serve as Secretary if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary cannot perform their duties.
- Ensures a clear line of officials who can act as Interior Secretary.
- Prevents temporarily serving (acting) officials from assuming Secretary role under this order.
- Allows the President to choose a different acting Secretary despite the listed order.
Summary
This order sets a clear line of officials who will act as Secretary of the Interior if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary die, resign, or cannot perform their duties. It lists six specific positions in order: the Solicitor, then several Assistant Secretaries with specified responsibilities.
The order also says that anyone serving temporarily in one of those jobs cannot serve under this order, that the President can choose someone else if allowed by law, and that a prior succession order (Executive Order 11487) is revoked.
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