Executive Order 5246 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5246—To Permit Approval of an Application for Right of Way for a Gas Pipe Line Within Power Site Reserve No. 377, Utah

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Monday, December 23, 1929

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1 min read (83 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 1929-12-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "To Permit Approval of an Application for Right of Way for a Gas Pipe Line Within Power Site Reserve No. 377, Utah." 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

▪ 377, in Utah, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing him to approve an application filed by the Uinta Pipe Line Company, pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved February 25, 1920 (41 Stat.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

483 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5246, Herbert Hoover (Dec 23, 1929). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5246-permit-approval-application-for-right-way-for-gas-pipe-line-within.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, Executive order of July 1, 1913, creating Power Site Reserve No. 377, in Utah, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing him to approve an application filed by the Uinta Pipe Line Company, pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437), for right of way for a pipe line to convey gas crossing certain lands within said reserve. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 23, 1929.