Executive Order 11613 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11613—Membership of Environmental Protection Agency on Established River Basin Commissions

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Monday, August 2, 1971

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1 min read (180 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 Richard Nixon on 1971-08-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Membership of Environmental Protection Agency on Established River Basin Commissions." 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

▪ 1962 b-1) and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1.

▪ 11371 of September 6, 1967, establishing the New England River Basins Commission, as amended by Executive Order No.

▪ The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall appoint a member to each river basin commission to serve as the representative of that Agency as soon as practicable after the date of issuance of this Order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

180

1,129 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.6

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11613, Richard Nixon (Aug 2, 1971). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11613-membership-environmental-protection-agency-established-river-basin.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 202 of the Water Resources Planning Act (79 Stat. 247; 42 U.S.C. 1962 b-1) and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Section 3 (2) of each of the following-described Executive orders is amended by adding "Environmental Protection Agency," immediately after "Department of Transportation,"— (1) Executive Order No. 11331 of March 6, 1967, establishing the Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission; (2) Executive Order No. 11345 of April 20, 1967, establishing the Great Lakes Basin Commission; (3) Executive Order No. 11359 of June 20, 1967, establishing the Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission; and (4) Executive Order No. 11371 of September 6, 1967, establishing the New England River Basins Commission, as amended by Executive Order No. 11528 of April 24, 1970. SEC. 2. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall appoint a member to each river basin commission to serve as the representative of that Agency as soon as practicable after the date of issuance of this Order. RICHARD NIXON The White House August 2, 1971