Executive Order 6966 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6966—Restoration to Entry of Certain Tracts of Land in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska

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Friday, February 8, 1935

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1 min read (161 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-02-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Restoration to Entry of Certain Tracts of Land in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Restoration to Entry of Certain Tracts of Land in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

161

981 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

7.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6966, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 8, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6966-restoration-entry-certain-tracts-land-the-chugach-national-forest.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 4, 1897 (ch. 2, 30 Stat. 11, 34, 36), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered that the following-described tracts of land in Alaska, occupied as home sites and identified by elimination surveys, plats and field notes of which are on file in the General Land Office, Washington, D.C., be, and they are hereby, excluded from the Chugach National Forest and restored to entry under the applicable public-land laws: Home site no. 13, east of Lake view Station, Alaska Railroad, 5.00 acres; approximate latitude 60°21'40" N., longitude 149°21'20" W. Home site no. 17, tract A, Moose Pass group, on Moose Pass Highway, 4.89 acres; approximate latitude 60°29'30" N., longitude 149°22'10" W. Home site no. 20, east of the Alaska Railroad, near Lawing, 3.86 acres; approximate latitude 60°23'28" N., longitude 149°21'26" W. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 8, 1935.