Executive Order 11742 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11742—Delegating to the Secretary of State Certain Functions with Respect to the Negotiation of International Agreements Relating to the Enhancement of the Environment

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Tuesday, October 23, 1973

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1 min read (111 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 1973-10-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating to the Secretary of State Certain Functions with Respect to the Negotiation of International Agreements Relating to the Enhancement of the Environment." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Delegating to the Secretary of State Certain Functions with Respect to the Negotiation of International Agreements Relating to the Enhancement of the Environment.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

111

698 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

20.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11742, Richard Nixon (Oct 23, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11742-delegating-the-secretary-state-certain-functions-with-respect-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Under and 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, I hereby authorize and empower the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Council on Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other appropriate Federal agencies, to perform, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the functions vested in the President by section 7 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500; 86 Stat. 898) with respect to international agreements relating to the enhancement of the environment. RICHARD NIXON The White House, October 23, 1973.