Executive Order 11713 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11713—Delegation of Functions Concerning Canal Zone Property

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Saturday, April 21, 1973

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1 min read (260 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 1973-04-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegation of Functions Concerning Canal Zone Property." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 11609 of July 22, 1971, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(22) The authority of the President under section 372 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code to approve transfers between departments and agencies of certain property in the Canal Zone.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

260

1,489 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11713, Richard Nixon (Apr 21, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11713-delegation-functions-concerning-canal-zone-property.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11609 of July 22, 1971, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(22) The authority of the President under section 372 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code to approve transfers between departments and agencies of certain property in the Canal Zone. "(23) The authority of the President under section 62(d) of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code to approve the valuation of properties and other assets being transferred between the Panama Canal Company and other Government agencies." SEC. 2. All actions heretofore taken by the President, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, or the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in respect of matters affected by the amendment made by section 1 of this order and in force at the time of the issuance of this order, including any regulations prescribed or approved by any of them in respect of such matte's, shall, except as may be inconsistent with the provisions of this order, remain in effect until amended, modified, or revoked pursuant to the authority conferred by this order unless sooner terminated by operation of law. SEC. 3. Executive Order No. 11541 of July 1, 1970, is superseded to the extent that it is inconsistent with this order. RICHARD NIXON The White House, April 21, 1973.