377.04 Official report of state.—The Governor shall be the official representative of the state on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, provided for in the compact to conserve oil and gas, and shall exercise and perform for the state all the powers and duties as a member of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission; provided, that the Governor shall have the authority to appoint an assistant representative who shall act in his or her stead as the official representative of the state as a member of said commission. Said assistant representative shall take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution, which shall be filed with the Department of State.