Executive Order 5217 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5217—Restoring Certain Reserved Lands for Public Water Reserves and Such Lands Restored to Public Domain, Washington

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Monday, November 4, 1929

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1 min read (183 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 Herbert Hoover on 1929-11-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoring Certain Reserved Lands for Public Water Reserves and Such Lands Restored to Public Domain, Washington." 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

▪ 86, as affects the land hereinafter listed is hereby revoked, and all such land not otherwise reserved or withdrawn is hereby restored to the public domain and shall become subject to disposition under the laws applicable thereto upon such date and after such notice as may be hereafter determined and announced.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

183

965 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5217, Herbert Hoover (Nov 4, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5217-restoring-certain-reserved-lands-for-public-water-reserves-and-such.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

So much of the orders of withdrawal dated April 30, 1919, creating Public Water Reserve No. 63, February 11, 1918, creating Public Water Reserve No. 53, and February 8, 1923, creating Public Water Reserve No. 86, as affects the land hereinafter listed is hereby revoked, and all such land not otherwise reserved or withdrawn is hereby restored to the public domain and shall become subject to disposition under the laws applicable thereto upon such date and after such notice as may be hereafter determined and announced. NEW MEXICO Gila and Salt River Meridian Lands affected in Public Water Reserve No. 63: T. 13 S., R. 20 W., Sec. 19, lot 4. T. 13 S., R. 21 W., Sec. 24, E½ of SE¼. Lands affected in Public Water Reserve No. 53: T. 1 N., R. 16 E., Sec. 8, SE¼ of NE¼. Lands affected in Public Water Reserve No. 86: T. 6 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 12, N½ of N½, SE¼ of NE¼, SW¼ of NW¼, NW¼ of SW¼, S½ of S½, NE¼ of SE¼. HERBERT HOOVER [The White House], November 4, 1929.