Executive Order 10052 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10052—Enlarging Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1; Revoking in Part Public Land Order No. 460 of April 1, 1948

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Wednesday, April 20, 1949

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1 min read (218 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1949-04-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Enlarging Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1; Revoking in Part Public Land Order No. 460 of April 1, 1948." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 524), relating to the conservation, care, custody, protection, and operation of the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ 1 are hereby extended to include the following-described public lands and private lands in Kern County, California: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T.

▪ Subject to valid existing rights, the public lands within the above-described areas are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining and mineral-leasing laws, and reserved as a part of the said Naval Petroleum Reserve No.

▪ 460 of April 1, 1948, which was revoked in part by Public Land Order no.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

218

1,256 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 10052, Harry S Truman (Apr 20, 1949). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10052-enlarging-naval-petroleum-reserve-no-1-revoking-part-public-land.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me as president of the United States and in effectuation of the purposes of the act of June 17, 1944, 58 Stat. 280 (34 U.S.C. 524), relating to the conservation, care, custody, protection, and operation of the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The exterior boundaries of Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 are hereby extended to include the following-described public lands and private lands in Kern County, California: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T. 30 S., R. 22 E., Secs. 12 and d14; Sec. 13, S½SW¼ Sec. 23, N½NE¼, SE¼NE¼ Sec. 26, NE¼. T. 30 S., R. 23 E., Sec. 8 The areas described, including both public and non-public lands, aggregate 2.280 acres. SEC. 2. Subject to valid existing rights, the public lands within the above-described areas are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public-land laws, including the mining and mineral-leasing laws, and reserved as a part of the said Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1. Sec 3. Public Land Order No. 460 of April 1, 1948, which was revoked in part by Public Land Order no. 543 of December 30, 1948, is hereby revoked so far as it affects any of the above-described lands. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, April 20, 1949