Executive Order 5515—Revocation of Bird Island Wild Life Refuge

Herbert Hoover

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Monday, December 15, 1930

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1 min read (77 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 1930-12-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Bird Island Wild Life Refuge." 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

▪ 7 W., Salt Lake meridian, is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

438 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5515, Herbert Hoover (Dec 15, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5515-revocation-bird-island-wild-life-refuge.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

Utah Executive Order No. 5349 of May 12, 1930, reserving and setting apart, for use of the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for wild animals and birds, Bird or Hat Island, located about three miles north of Carrington Island, in Great Salt Lake, Utah, approximately in what would be, if surveyed, sec. 25, T. 4 N., R. 7 W., Salt Lake meridian, is hereby revoked. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, December 15, 1930.