Executive Order 5836 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5836—Temporarily Withdrawing Certain Lands Pending Definite Location of Right of Way for Transmission Line, California and Nevada

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Wednesday, April 13, 1932

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1 min read (102 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 1932-04-13, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Temporarily Withdrawing Certain Lands Pending Definite Location of Right of Way for Transmission Line, California and Nevada." 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

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

▪ That the public lands within the area hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, subject to all valid existing rights, pending definite location of right of way for a transmission line to convey power from the Boulder Canyon Project to the city of Los Angeles: HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 13, 1932.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

102

597 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

16.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 5836, Herbert Hoover (Apr 13, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5836-temporarily-withdrawing-certain-lands-pending-definite-location-right.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, it is hereby ordered that the public lands within the area hereinafter described be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, subject to all valid existing rights, pending definite location of right of way for a transmission line to convey power from the Boulder Canyon Project to the city of Los Angeles: HERBERT HOOVER The White House, April 13, 1932.