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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-06-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Disbursement of Funds, Committee on the Administration and Conservation of the Public Domain." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Disbursement of Funds, Committee on the Administration and Conservation of the Public Domain.
Exec. Order No. 5358, Herbert Hoover (Jun 3, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5358-disbursement-funds-committee-the-administration-and-conservation-the.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Funds made available in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, approved May 14, 1930, for the study of and report on the public domain, will be disbursed by the chief disbursing officer of the Interior Department, on the certificate and with the approval of the executive secretary of the Committee on the Administration and Conservation of the Public Domain. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 3, 1930.
