49 U.S.C. § 322: General powers

The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations to carry out the duties and powers of the Secretary. An officer of the Department of Transportation may prescribe regulations to carry out the duties and powers of the officer. The Secretary may delegate, and authorize successive delegations of, duties and powers of the Secretary to an officer or employee of the Department. An officer of the Department may delegate, and authorize successive delegations of, duties and powers of the officer to another officer or employee of the Department. However, the duties and powers specified in sections 103(c)(1), 1 104(c)(1), and 106(g)(1) 1 See References in Text note below. 1 of this title may not be delegated to an officer or employee outside the Administration concerned. use the available services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of other civilian or military departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government, with their consent; cooperate with those departments, agencies, and instrumentalities in establishing and using aviation services, equipment, and facilities of the Department; and confer and cooperate with, and use the services, records, and facilities of, State, territorial, municipal, and other agencies. rent and personal services; travel expenses; office furniture, equipment, supplies, lawbooks, newspapers, periodicals, and reference books, including exchanges; printing and binding; membership in and cooperation with domestic or foreign organizations related to, or a part of, the civil aeronautics industry or the art of aeronautics; payment of allowances and other benefits to employees stationed in foreign countries to the same extent authorized for members of the Foreign Service of comparable grade; investigations and studies about aeronautics; and acquiring, exchanging, operating, and maintaining passenger-carrying aircraft and automobiles and other property. making the property would require a substantial initial investment or an extended period of preparation; and procurement by advertising would likely result in additional cost to the Government by duplication of investment or would result in duplication of necessary preparation that would unreasonably delay procuring the property.