Energy, environment and natural resources

Executive Order 13302: Amending Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy-Related Projects

President: George W. Bush

Amended EO 13212 to clarify agency coordination and reporting for expedited energy-related projects.

Status: Superseded. Is Executive Order 13302 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13302 was superseded. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13302 do?

The order assigned these duties: Council on Environmental Quality, OMB and federal agencies reviewing energy projects — Amended EO 13212 to clarify agency coordination and reporting for expedited energy-related projects.

Checked the energy-project coordination directive against EO 13212 and later permitting frameworks, including EO 13604. The guide does not claim that coordination accelerates every project or displaces substantive review.

Administration position: The order’s policy rationale is described in its text and administration records. Implementation and legal observations below are based on the cited official sources.
SignedMay 15, 2003
IssuerPresident George W. Bush
Lead agencies or officialsCouncil on Environmental Quality, OMB and federal agencies reviewing energy projects
Express timingImmediate; project coordination and status reporting continued while the framework remained in force

Before and after

Before the order

EO 13212 directed agencies to expedite energy projects but required clarification of coordination and reporting responsibilities.

After the order

Agencies used the amended coordination process for covered projects; later administrations replaced the framework with new infrastructure and permitting directives.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Council on Environmental Quality, OMB and federal agencies reviewing energy projectsAmended EO 13212 to clarify agency coordination and reporting for expedited energy-related projects.Immediate; project coordination and status reporting continued while the framework remained in force

What happened next

EO 13302 signed.

2003–08 — Agencies reported on project coordination. Later executive orders, including EO 13604, superseded the Bush-era framework.