Memorandum on Assignment of Reporting Function,
August 5, 2005

Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce

Subject: Assignment of Reporting Function

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby assign to you the functions of the President under section 316 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.).

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

George W. Bush

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