Executive Order 12847 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.23)

Executive Order 12847—Amending Executive Order No. 11423

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Monday, May 17, 1993

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2 min read (311 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 William J. Clinton on 1993-05-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 11423." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 11423 is amended to read: "Except with respect to facilities covered by Executive Order Nos.

▪ 11423 of August 16, 1968, is amended by deleting the text "subsection (a) (iii) or (iv)" and by inserting "subsection (a) (iii), (iv) or (v)" in lieu thereof.

▪ 11423, and in force at the time of issuance of this order, and all permits issued hereunder, shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms unless and until modified, amended, suspended, or revoked by the appropriate authority.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Foreign Nations & International Entities

Total Words

311

1,881 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.23

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12847, William J. Clinton (May 17, 1993). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12847-amending-executive-order-no-11423.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to amend Executive Order No. 11423 of August 16, 1968, to provide for the issuance of permits for the full range of facilities that may be constructed and maintained on the borders of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Section 1(a) of Executive Order No. 11423 is amended to read: "Except with respect to facilities covered by Executive Order Nos. 10485 and 10530, the Secretary of State is hereby designated and empowered to receive all applications for permits for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance, at the borders of the United States, of: (i) pipelines, conveyor belts, and similar facilities for the exportation or importation of petroleum, petroleum products, coal, minerals, or other products to or from a foreign country; (ii) facilities for the exportation or importation of water or sewage to or from a foreign country; (iii) facilities for the transportation of persons or things, or both, to or from a foreign country; (iv) bridges, to the extent that congressional authorization is not required; and (v) similar facilities above or below ground." Sec. 2. Section 1(b) of Executive Order No. 11423 of August 16, 1968, is amended by deleting the text "subsection (a) (iii) or (iv)" and by inserting "subsection (a) (iii), (iv) or (v)" in lieu thereof. Sec. 3. All permits heretofore issued with respect to matters described in section 1 of Executive Order No. 11423, and in force at the time of issuance of this order, and all permits issued hereunder, shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms unless and until modified, amended, suspended, or revoked by the appropriate authority. William J. Clinton THE WHITE HOUSE, May 17, 1993.