Executive Order 5401 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5401—Withdrawal of Public Lands to Protect and Augment Los Angeles Water Supply System

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Wednesday, July 23, 1930

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3 min read (514 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-07-23, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Lands to Protect and Augment Los Angeles Water Supply System." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.

▪ That the following described tracts of public lands in California be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except as provided in said acts, in aid of proposed legislation authorizing a legislative withdrawal of these lands to protect and augment the city of Los Angeles' water supply system: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T.

▪ ¼ 31, lot 1 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

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

514

1,992 characters

Estimated Read Time

3 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

5.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5401, Herbert Hoover (Jul 23, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5401-withdrawal-public-lands-protect-and-augment-los-angeles-water-supply.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

California 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), it is hereby ordered that the following described tracts of public lands in California be, and they are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, except as provided in said acts, in aid of proposed legislation authorizing a legislative withdrawal of these lands to protect and augment the city of Los Angeles' water supply system: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T. 5 S., R. 33 E., sec. 4, W. ½ NW. ¼ 5, E. ½ NE. ¼ T. 16 S., R. 36 E., sec. 35, SW. ¼ T. 9 S., R. 33 E., sec. 2, lot 14 T. 9 S., R. 34 E., sec. 1, SW. ¼ SE. ¼ T. 16 S., R. 37 E., sec. 23, that portion of W. ½ lying NE. of boundary line of Owens Lake T. 13 S., R. 35 E., sec. 2, lots 8, 9, 12, 13 T. 11 S., R. 34 E., sec. 13, SE. ¼ SW. ¼ 24, SW. ¼ NE. ¼ T. 4 S., R. 33 E., sec. 31, lot 1 of NW. ¼, S. ½ NE. ¼ 32, SW. ¼ NW. ¼, W. ½ SW. ¼, SE. ¼ SW. ¼ T. 5 S., R. 32 E., sec. 23, SE. ¼ SE. ¼ 24, W. ½ SW. ¼ 25, W. ½ NW. ¼ 26, N. ½ NE. ¼, SE. ¼ NE. ¼ T. 5 S., R. 33 E., sec. 9, E. ½ NW. ¼ 22, lot 2, SE. ¼ SW. ¼, S. ½ SE. ¼ 27, lot 2, SE. ¼ NW. ¼, SW. ¼ NE. ¼ 31, lot 2, NW. ¼, lot 2 SW. ¼ 3, S. ½ SE. ¼ T. 6 S., R. 31 E., sec. 4, NE. ¼ SW. ¼ T. 6 S., R. 33 E., sec. 23, W. ½ SW. ¼, SE. ¼ NW. ¼, NE. ¼ SW. ¼ T. 10 S., R. 34 E., sec. 21, N. ½ NW. ¼ T. 12 S., R. 34 E., sec. 10, S. ½ N. ½ T. 15 S., R. 35 E., sec. 10, S. ½ NE. ¼, E. ½ SE. ¼ T. 15 S., R. 36 E., sec. 5, SW. ¼ SW. ¼ 6, E. ½ lot 1, E. ½ lot 2, lot 6, SE. ¼ SE. ¼ 8, W. ½ T. 16 S., R. 35 E., sec. 10, SW. ¼, N. ½ SE. ¼ 11, N. ½ NE. ¼ SW. ¼, W. ½ NW. ¼ SW. ¼, NE. ¼ NW. ¼ SW. ¼ T. 16 S., R. 36 E., sec. 9, SE. ¼ NW. ¼, NE. ¼ SW. ¼, SW. ¼ SW. ¼ 10, NE. ¼ SE. ¼ 15, SW. ¼ NE. ¼, W. ½ SE. ¼, SE. ¼ SW. ¼ 22, E. ½ NE. ¼, NE. ¼ SE. ¼ 30, SE. ¼ SE. ¼ 31, lot 1 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, July 23, 1930.