Executive Order 5307 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5307—Fishlake National Forest Enlarged

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Thursday, March 20, 1930

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1 min read (248 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 1930-03-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Fishlake National Forest Enlarged." 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

▪ That the public lands within the following described areas in Utah be and the same are hereby included in and made a part of the Fishlake National Forest: SALT LAKE MERIDIAN In T.

▪ The withdrawal made by this order shall, as to any lands which are at this date legally appropriated under the public land laws, be subject to, and shall not interfere with or defeat legal rights thereunder, so long as such appropriation is legally maintained.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

248

1,129 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

5.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5307, Herbert Hoover (Mar 20, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5307-fishlake-national-forest-enlarged.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Utah Under authority of the acts of Congress approved March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1095), and June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11 at 34 and 36), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the public lands within the following described areas in Utah be and the same are hereby included in and made a part of the Fishlake National Forest: SALT LAKE MERIDIAN In T. 14 S., R. 3 W., secs. 33 and 34; In T. 18 S., R. 3 W., secs. 28 to 32, inclusive, and W. ½ sec. 33; In T. 19 S., R. 3 W., W. ½ E. ½ and W. ½ sec. 5, all sec. 6, N. ½ sec. 7, NW. ¼ and NW. ¼ NE. ¼ sec. 8; In T. 15 S., R. 4 W., NE. ¼ NW. ¼, S. ½ NW. ¼ and SW. ¼ sec. 25, and W. ½ NW. ¼ sec. 36; In T. 18 S., R. 4 W., secs. 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36; In T. 19 S., R. 4 W., secs. 1, 2, 3, N. ½ sec. 10, N. ½ sec. 11 and N. ½ sec. 12. The withdrawal made by this order shall, as to any lands which are at this date legally appropriated under the public land laws, be subject to, and shall not interfere with or defeat legal rights thereunder, so long as such appropriation is legally maintained. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 20, 1930.