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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1932-06-28, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "George Washington National Forest, Virginia and West Virginia." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on George Washington National Forest, Virginia and West Virginia.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
81
482 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.4
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5867, Herbert Hoover (Jun 28, 1932). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5867-george-washington-national-forest-virginia-and-west-virginia.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
In order to avoid the confusion arising from the fact that there is a national park and a national forest in the State of Virginia bearing the same name, that is "Shenandoah," it is hereby ordered that the name of the "Shenandoah National Forest," as defined by proclamation of January 28, 1927 (44 Stat. 2633-2634), be changed to "George Washington National Forest" in honor of George Washington, first President of the United States. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, June 28, 1932.
