Pub. L. 101-45, tit. I, ch. V, sec. 501

Sec. 501. No funds appropriated or made available heretofore or hereafter under this or any other Act may be used by the executive branch to contract with organizations outside the Department of Energy to perform studies of the potential transfer out of Federal ownership, management or control by sale, lease, or other disposition, in whole or in part, the facilities and functions of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk Hills), located in Kern County, California, established by Executive order of the President, dated September 2, 1912, and Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3 (Teapot Dome), located in Wyoming, established by Executive order of the President, dated April 30, 1915: Provided, That the negotiation of changes to the unit plan contract with Chevron which governs operation of Elk Hills, where the purpose of the changes is to prepare for the divestiture of the Reserve, is prohibited.