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Executive Order 6206 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6206—Withdrawal of Lands in Aid of Legislation for the Protection of the Water Supply of the City of Los Angeles

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Sunday, July 16, 1933
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7 min read (1,462 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-07-16, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Lands in Aid of Legislation for the Protection of the Water Supply of the City of Los Angeles." 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

▪ 847–848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.
▪ That the following-described lands, surveyed and unsurveyed, be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, subject to all valid existing rights, in aid of proposed legislation withdrawing the lands for the protection of the water supply of the City of Los Angeles: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
1,462
6,563 characters
Estimated Read Time
7 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
16
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6206, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 16, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6206-withdrawal-lands-aid-legislation-for-the-protection-the-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. 847–848), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), it is hereby ordered that the following-described lands, surveyed and unsurveyed, be, and the same are hereby, temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, subject to all valid existing rights, in aid of proposed legislation withdrawing the lands for the protection of the water supply of the City of Los Angeles: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T. 4 N., R. 29 E., sec. 31, all. T. 12 S., R. 34 E., sec. 3, S½. T. 13 S., R. 36 E., sec. 34, N½, SE¼. T. 14 S., R. 36 E., sec. 2, W½; 3, E½; 10, E½; 11, all; 13, W½; 14, N½, SE¼; 23, E½; 24, W½; 25, NW¼, S½; 26, NE¼; 36, E½. T. 14 S., R. 37 E., sec. 30, SW¼; 31, all; 32, W½. T. 15 S., R. 37 E., sec.5, all; 6, all; 7, all; 8, all; 17, all; 18, N½; 20, all; 28, SW¼; 29, NE¼; 33, E½, NW¼, N½SW¼, SE¼SW¼. T. 16 S., R. 37 E., sec.3, NW¼, SE¼; 15, fractional NW¼SW¼; 18, fractional SE¼SW¼. T. 16 S., R. 38 E., sec. 19, N½NW¼, SE¼NW¼, NE¼SW¼, N½SE¼, SE¼SE¼; 27, NW¼, S½; 28, all; 29, all; 30, S½NE¼, NE¼NE¼, S½NW¼, S½; 31, N½, fractional E½SW¼, N½SE¼, SE¼SE¼; 32, all; 33, all; 34, all; 35, W½. T. 17 S., R. 36 E., sec.1, W½ of lot 2 of NE¼, lot 2 of NW¼; 2, lot 1 of NE¼, E½ of lot 2 of NE¼, S½; 11, all; 13, W½SW¼, SE¼SW¼; 14, all; 23, N½NE¼, SE¼NE¼, SE¼, W½; 24, W½, W½SE¼; 25, all; 26, all. T. 17 S., R. 37 E., sec. 30, W½SW¼; 31, N½ of lot 2 of NW¼. T. 17 S., R. 38 E., sec. 1, all; 2, all; 3, all; 4, NE¼, E½ of lot 2 of NW¼, SE¼NW¼, E½SE¼, NW¼SE¼, lot 2 of SW¼; 9, NE¼NE¼; 10, E½, NW¼, E½SW¼; 11, all; 12, all; 13, all; 14, all; 15, NE¼, NE¼NW¼, E½SE¼, NW¼SE¼; 22, all; 23, all; 24, all; 25, all; 26, all; 27, all; 33, all; 34, all; 35, all; 36, all. T. 17 S., R. 39 E., sec. 7, all; 18, all; 19, all; 30, all; 31, N½, SW¼. T. 18 S., R. 36 E., sec. 1, S½; 12, all; 13, all; 24, NE¼, W½SE¼, W½; 25, W½NE¼, W½, SE¼. T. 18 S., R. 37 E., sec. 6, fractional SW¼SE¼, S½ of lots 1 and 2 of SW¼; 7, lots 1 and 2 of NW¼, lots 1 and 2 of SW¼; 18, lots 1 and 2 of NW¼, lots 1 and 2 of SW¼; 19, NW¼NW¼; 24, fractional SE¼NE¼, NE¼SE¼, S½SE¼; 25, all; 26, SE¼NE¼, SE¼; 34, SE¼SW¼, NW¼SE¼, S½SE¼; 35, NE¼, E½N½ W½, S½. T. 18 S., R. 38 E., sec. 1, all; 2, all; 3, all; 4, all; 5, SE¼NE¼, NE¼SE¼, S½SE¼; 8, E½, fractional S½SW¼; 9, all; 10, all; 11, all; 12, N½, SW¼; 13, W½; 14, all; 15, all; 17, E½, NE¼NW¼, S½NW¼, SW¼; 18, E½SE¼, SW¼SE¼; 19, E½, lot 1 of NW¼, lots 1 and 2 of SW¼; 20, all; 21, all; 22, all; 23, all; 24, all; 25, all; 26, all; 27, all; 28, all; 29, all; 30, all; 31, all; 34, all; 35, all; 36, all. T. 18 S., R. 39 E., sec.6, NW¼; 19, S½; 20, S½; 21, S½; 22, SW¼; 25, all; 26, all; 27, all; 28, all; 29, all; 30, all; 31, all; 32, all; 33, all; 34, all; 35, all. T. 19 S., R. 36 E., sec.1, lots 1 and 2 of NW¼, W½SE¼, SW¼; 12, NW¼, NW¼W½, S½SW¼; 13, S½NE¼, NW¼, S½; 24, all; 25, all; 36, S½NE¼, lots 3 and 4, N½ of lots 1 and 2 of SE¼, S½S½SE¼. T. 19 S., R. 37 E., sec. 1, all; 2, all; 3, all; 4, SE¼SW¼ SE¼; 5, fractional S½; 6, SE¼SE¼; 7, N½NE¼; 8, E½, N½NW¼, SW¼NW¼; 9, E½, E½NW¼, SW¼NW¼, SW¼; 10, all; 11, all; 12, all; 13, all; 14, all; 15, all; 17, N½NE¼, SE¼NE¼ NE¼SE¼; 18, SW¼SW¼; 19, S½ of lot 1 of NW¼, lot 2 of NW¼, SW¼SE¼, lots 1 and 2 of SW¼; 20, E½SE¼; 21, SE¼; 22, all; 23, all; 24, all; 25, all; 26, all; 27, all; 28, NE¼, E½SE¼; 30, NW¼NE¼, lots 1 and 2 of NW¼, lots 1 and 2 of SW¼, S½SE¼; 31, all; 32, N½NE¼, W½, S½SE¼; 33, E½NE¼, SW¼NE¼, W½; 34, all; 35, all. T. 19 S., R. 38 E., sec.1, all; 2, all; 3, N½; 4, all; 5, all; 6, all; 7, all; 8, all; 9, N½, SW¼; 12, N½, SE¼; 17, W½; 18, all; 19, all; 20, W½; 30, all; 31, N½. T. 19 S., R. 39 E., sec.1, all; 2, all; 3, lots 1 and 2 of NE¼, lots 1 and 2 of NW¼, E½SW¼, SW¼SW¼, SE¼; 4, all; 5, all; 6, all; 7, all; 8, all; 9, all; 10, all; 11, all; 12, all; 13, all; 14, all; 15, all; 17, all; 18, N½, SE¼; 21, N½; 22, N½; 23, N½. T. 20 S., R. 36 E., sec. 1, N½. T. 20 S., R. 37 E., sec.1, lots 1 and 2 of NE¼, SE¼; 2, W½ of lot 1 of NE¼, E½ of lot 1 of NW¼; 3, lots 1 and 2 of NE¼, E½ of lot 2 of NW¼, SE¼; 4, W½ of lots 1 and 2 of NE¼, lots 1 and 2 of NW¼, S½; 5, all; 6, all; 7, E½, lots 2, 3, 4; 8, N½, SW¼, NW¼ SE¼, S½SE¼; 10, N½NE¼, SE¼NE¼, E½SE¼, W½SW¼; 12, E½; 13, E½; 15, E½NE¼, SW¼NE¼, SE¼NW¼, SE¼, E½SW¼, SW¼SW¼; 17, all; 18, E½, lots 1 and 2 of NW¼, E½SW¼, lots 3 and 4; 19, all; 20, all; 21, NW¼SE¼, SE¼SW¼, W½SW¼; 22, NW¼NE¼, W½W½; 23, N½SW¼, SE¼SW¼; 24, E½; 25, all; 26, all; 27, W½W½; 28, all; 29, all; 30, all; 31, all; 32, all; 33, all; 34, SW¼NE¼, W½SE¼, W½; 35, E½, NW¼; 36, N½, SW¼. T. 21 S., R. 37 E., sec.1, all; 2, NE¼, S½, N½NW¼; 3, all; 4, all; 9, all; 10, all; 11, all; 12, all; 13, all; 14, N½, SE¼, SE¼SW¼, W½SW¼; 15, N½, SW¼, SW¼SE¼; 16, all; 21, all; 22, NW¼NE¼, S½NE¼, SE¼, W½; 23, S½; 24, all; 25, all; 26, E½E½; 27, S½NE¼, NW¼NW¼, S½NW¼, S½; 28, all; 33, all; 34, all; 35, all. T. 21 S., R. 38 E., sec. 17, S½; 18, all; 19, all; 20, all; 21, all; 27, all; 28, all; 29, all; 30, all; 31, all; 32, all; 33, all; 34, all; 35, all. T. 22 S., R. 37 E., sec. 1, all; 2, all; 3, lots 1 and 2 of NE¼, lots 1 and 2 of NW¼, E½SW¼, SE¼; 4, all; 5, all; 6, all; 8, all; 9, all; 10, NE¼, E½NW¼, S½; 11, all; 12, all; 13, all; 14, all; 15, all; 16, all; 21, all; 22, all; 23, all; 24, all; 25, N½, N½S½, SE¼SE¼, SW¼SW¼; 26, all; 27, all; 34, all; 35, all; 36, E½NE¼, NW¼NE¼, W½NW¼, S½. T. 22 S., R. 38 E., sec. 1, all; 2, all; 3, all; 4, all; 5, all; 6, lots 1 and 2 of NE¼, E½ of lots 1 und 2 of NW¼, SE¼, E½SW¼; 7, all; 10, all; 11, all; 12, all; 13, all; 14, all; 15, all; 17, all; 19, S½ of lots 1 and 2 of NW¼, lots 1 and 2 of SW¼, SE¼; 20, N½, SE¼, N½SW¼, SE¼SW¼; 21, all; 22, all; 23, all; 24, all; 25, all; 26, all; 27, all; 28, all; 29, all; 30, all; 31, all; 32, all; 33, all; 34, all; 35, all. T. 23 S., R. 37 E., sec. 1, all; 2, all; 3, all; 11, all; 12, all; 13, all; 14, all; 23, all; 24, all; 25, all; 26, all. 35, all; 36, all. T. 23 S., R. 38 E., sec. 1, all; 2, all; 3, all; 4, all; 5, lots 1 and 2 of NE¼, S½NE¼, lots 3 and 4 of NW¼, S½NW¼, SE¼, E½SW¼; 6, lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, SW¼NE¼, SE¼NW¼, W½SE¼, E½SW¼; 7, W½E½, E½NW¼, lots 1, 3, and 4, E½SW¼; 8, E½, E½SW¼; 9, all; 10, all; 11, all; 12, all; 13, all; 14, all; 15, all; 17, E½, E½W½; 18, NW¼NE¼, E½NW¼, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, E½SW¼, W½SE¼; 19, W½NE¼, E½NW¼, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, E½SW¼, SE¼; 20, E½, E½W½, SW¼SW¼; 21, all; 22, all; 23, all; 24, all; 25, all; 26, all; 27, all; 28, all; 29, all; 30, all; 31, all; 32, all; 33, all; 34, all; 35, all. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, July 16, 1933.