Executive Order 11373 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11373—Providing for Certain Transfers From the National Capital Transportation Agency to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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Wednesday, September 20, 1967

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1 min read (246 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1967-09-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Providing for Certain Transfers From the National Capital Transportation Agency to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 672 (b)) and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ The authority conferred upon the President by the provisions of the above-mentioned section 3(b) to make provision for the transfer to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority of the unexpended balance of the appropriations, and of other funds, of the National Capital Transportation Agency is hereby delegated to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

246

1,461 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11373, Lyndon B. Johnson (Sep 20, 1967). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11373-providing-for-certain-transfers-from-the-national-capital.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3 (b) of the Act of November 6, 1966 (P.L. 89-774; 80 Stat. 1352; 40 U.S.C. 672 (b)) and by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. (a) There are hereby transferred to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, effective on September 30, 1967, (i) all real and personal property, studies, and reports of the National Capital Transportation Agency, (ii) the records of that Agency, except records relating to individual employees or officers, and (iii) so much of the other assets, and so much of the liabilities, of that Agency as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine. (b) Such measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate the transfers provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be carried out by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget or by such officers and agencies of the Executive Branch of the Government as he may designate therefor under the authority of this subsection. SEC. 2. The authority conferred upon the President by the provisions of the above-mentioned section 3(b) to make provision for the transfer to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority of the unexpended balance of the appropriations, and of other funds, of the National Capital Transportation Agency is hereby delegated to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House September 20, 1967