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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-02-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands for Agricultural Experiment Purposes." 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
▪847 ), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.
▪That the following described public lands in the State of Idaho be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn for use by the Department of Agriculture of the United States for agricultural experiment purposes: BOISE MERIDIAN In T.
▪This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
134
717 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5277, Herbert Hoover (Feb 7, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5277-withdrawal-public-lands-for-agricultural-experiment-purposes.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Idaho Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847 ), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497 ), and subject to the conditions therein expressed and valid existing claims, it is hereby ordered that the following described public lands in the State of Idaho be, and they are hereby, temporarily withdrawn for use by the Department of Agriculture of the United States for agricultural experiment purposes: BOISE MERIDIAN In T. 12 S., R. 15 E., SE. ¼ NW. ¼ sec. 4; In T. 10 S., R. 22 E., SE. ¼ SE. ¼ sec. 32. This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, February 7, 1930.
