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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-03-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of Withdrawals of Public Lands for Classification." 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 Partial Revocation of Withdrawals of Public Lands for Classification.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
183
1,156 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
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Flesch-Kincaid
27.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
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Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5296, Herbert Hoover (Mar 8, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5296-partial-revocation-withdrawals-public-lands-for-classification.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Wyoming Executive Orders Nos. 2905 and 3394, dated July 8, 1918, and January 28, 1921, respectively, withdrawing certain lands in Wyoming in aid of legislation to extend the boundaries of the Yellowstone National Park, are hereby revoked as to the tract of land in the Targhee National Forest lying within the following described boundaries: Beginning at a point on the present south boundary of the Yellowstone National Park where it is intersected by the Idaho-Wyoming State line; thence south along the Idaho-Wyoming State line to its intersection with the hydrographic divide between Conant Creek and North Fork Pierre River; thence easterly along the said hydrographic divide and now between Conant and Birch Creeks to the main hydrographic divide formed by the Teton Mountains, and between the headwaters of Berry and Conant Creeks; thence northeasterly along said main hydrographic divide to its intersection with the south boundary of the Yellowstone National Park at a point near park boundary Monument 5 east; thence westerly along the south boundary of said national park to the place of beginning. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 8, 1930.
