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Executive Order 12777

Implementation of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of October 18, 1972, as amended, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990

Signed by George Herbert Walker Bush on October 18, 1991.

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Signed recordOctober 18, 1991

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Publication record56 FR 54757

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Later actionLater amended

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Power & Politics. (2026, November 4). Executive Order 12777: Implementation of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of October 18, 1972, as amended, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 [Executive order record]. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12777

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 12777: Implementation of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of October 18, 1972, as amended, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990." Last modified November 4, 2026. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12777.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12777: Implementation of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of October 18, 1972, as amended, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12777}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-12777; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1991.html; last checked November 4, 2026; accessed November 5, 2026}
}
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These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amends EO 12580, January 23, 1987
Amended by EO 13286, February 28, 2003; EO 13638, March 15, 2013
Revokes EO 11735, August 3, 1973; EO 12123, February 26, 1979; EO 12418, May 5, 1983; Memorandum of August 24, 1990
See 56 FR 54612; EO 13626, September 10, 2012

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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