Executive Order 10752 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 10752—Designating the Secretary of the Interior To Execute Certain Powers and Functions Vested in the President by the Act of February 22, 1935, 49 Stat. 30, as Amended
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This executive order, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1958-02-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Designating the Secretary of the Interior To Execute Certain Powers and Functions Vested in the President by the Act of February 22, 1935, 49 Stat. 30, as Amended." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪715j), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.
▪The Secretary of the Interior is hereby designated and appointed as the agent of the President for the execution of all the powers and functions vested in the President by the act of February 22, 1935, 49 Stat.
▪30, entitled "An Act to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in petroleum and its products by prohibiting the shipment in such commerce of petroleum and its products produced in violation of State law, and for other purposes," as amended (15 U.S.C.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities
Total Words
230
1,260 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
8.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 10752, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Feb 12, 1958). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10752-designating-the-secretary-the-interior-execute-certain-powers-and.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 11 of the act of February 22, 1935, 49 Stat. 33 (15 U. S. C. 715j), and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby designated and appointed as the agent of the President for the execution of all the powers and functions vested in the President by the act of February 22, 1935, 49 Stat. 30, entitled "An Act to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in petroleum and its products by prohibiting the shipment in such commerce of petroleum and its products produced in violation of State law, and for other purposes," as amended (15 U.S.C. 715 et seq.), except those vested in the President by section 4 of the act (15 U.S.C. 715c). SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior may make such provisions in the Department of the Interior as he may deem appropriate to administer the said act. SEC. 3. This Executive order supersedes Executive Order No. 6979 of February 28, 1935, Executive Order No. 7756 of December 1, 1937 (2 F.R. 2664), Executive Order No. 9732 2 of June 3, 1946 (11 F. R. 5985), and paragraph (q) of section 1 of Executive Order No. 10250 of June 5, 1951 (16 F. R. 5385). DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER THE WHITE HOUSE, February 12, 1958.
