Executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, determinations, and other instruments — filter by administration, type, and theme.
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This executive order establishes a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council to facilitate the transfer of power from the Clinton administration to the incoming Bush administration following the 2000 election. It mandates coordination of orientation activities, creation of a transition directory and catalogue of presidential appointee positions, and preparation of orientation materials for new political appointees.
President Clinton continued the national emergency with respect to Iran for another year, extending sanctions and emergency authorities first declared in 1979. The continuation is justified by ongoing abnormal U.S.-Iran relations and incomplete implementation of the 1981 Algiers Accords.
President Clinton continued for another year the national emergency first declared in 1994 regarding the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems. The notice extends Executive Order 12938 under the National Emergencies Act, maintaining existing sanctions and authorities without adding new measures.
President Clinton enlarged the Craters of the Moon National Monument by approximately 661,287 acres to protect the complete Great Rift volcanic zone and associated lava features. The proclamation withdraws federal lands from development, restricts off-road vehicle use, assigns management responsibilities between the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management, and requires preparation of a transportation plan and cooperative management agreement.
President Clinton used the Antiquities Act to designate approximately 293,000 acres in Arizona as the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, withdrawing federal lands from development and directing the Secretary of the Interior to manage the area through the Bureau of Land Management with restrictions on off-road motorized vehicle use.
This executive order establishes a government-to-government consultation framework requiring federal agencies to meaningfully engage with tribal officials when developing policies that substantially affect Indian tribes. It mandates designated tribal liaison officials, procedural requirements for regulations with tribal implications or preemption of tribal law, streamlined waiver processes, and accountability certifications to OMB.