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Executive Order 6996 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6996—Coal Land Restoration, Wyoming No. 50

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Thursday, March 21, 1935
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4 min read (847 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1935-03-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Coal Land Restoration, Wyoming No. 50." 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), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch.
▪ 12, are hereby revoked insofar as, and to the extent that, they affect the following-described lands in Wyoming: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
847
4,256 characters
Estimated Read Time
4 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6996, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 21, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6996-coal-land-restoration-wyoming-no-50.

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 25, 1910 (ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847), as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497), the Executive order of July 13, 1910, creating Coal Land Withdrawal, Wyoming No. 1, and the Executive order of June 16, 1911, creating Coal Land Withdrawal, Wyoming No. 12, are hereby revoked insofar as, and to the extent that, they affect the following-described lands in Wyoming: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 38 N., R. 72 W., sec. 29, SE¼SW¼, N½SE¼, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 32, SE¼NE¼, N½NW¼, SE¼SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 33, S½NW¼, N½SW¼, and SW¼SW¼. T. 37 N., R. 73 W., sec. 6, lot 7, SE¼SW¼; sec. 7, lots 1 and 2. T. 38 N., R. 73 W., sec. 6, lots 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, SE¼NW¼; sec. 19, lots 2, 3, and 4, SE¼NW¼, and E½SW¼; sec. 30, lots 1, 2, and 4, W½NE¼, and E½NW¼; sec. 31, lot 1, NE¼NW¼. T. 39 N., R. 73 W., sec. 7, lots 2, 3, and 4, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, E½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 8, SW¼NW¼ and W½SW¼; sec. 10, SW¼NW¼; sec. 16, W½Е½, NE¼NW¼, S½NW¼, and SW¼; sec. 17, E½SE¼; sec. 18, Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, NE¼, E½W½, and NW¼SE¼; sec. 19, lot 1; sec. 20, E½, S½NW¼, N½SW¼, and SE¼SW¼; sec. 21, W½NE¼, SE¼NE¼, W½, and SE¼; sec. 22, N½SW¼ and SW¼SW¼; sec. 28, N½NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NW¼, N½SW¼, and SW¼SW¼; sec. 29, all; sec. 30, E½NE¼, E½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 31, all; sec. 32, N½NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NW¼, N½SW¼, and SW¼SW¼. T. 36 N., R. 74 W., secs. 1 to 18, inclusive, T. 37 N., R. 74 W., sec. 1, SE¼NE¼, SE¼SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 3, lots 3 and 4; sec. 4, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, SW¼NE¼, S½NW¼, and NW¼SW¼; sec. 5, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S½N½, SW¼, N½SE¼, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 6, all; sec. 7, lots 1, 2, and 3, NE¼, E½NW¼, and E½SE¼; sec. 8, SW¼NE¼, NW¼, and W½SW¼; sec. 9, S½NE¼ and NE¼SE¼; sec. 10, SW¼NW¼ and S½; sec. 12, NE¼ and E½NW¼; sec. 14, W½NW¼, SE¼NW¼, and S½SW¼; sec. 15, all; sec. 16, E½NE¼, W½NW¼ SE¼NW¼, N½SW¼, SW¼SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 17, SE¼NE¼, NE¼SE¼, and S½SE¼; sec. 19, lot 4, SE¼NE¼, and E½SE¼; sec. 20, N½, SW¼, N½SE¼, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 21, E½, W½NW¼, SE¼NW¼, NE¼SW¼, and S½SW¼; sec. 22, N½, SW¼, and NW¼SE¼; sec. 23, W½NW¼; sec. 26, SW¼NW¼ and W½SW¼; sec. 27, E½NE¼, N½NW¼, SW¼NW¼, and SE¼; sec. 28, all; sec. 29, SE¼NE¼, N½NW¼, SE¼SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 30, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, NE¼, E½W½, and W½SE¼; sec. 31, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, E½NW¼, NE¼SE¼ and S½SE¼; sec. 32, NE¼, NE¼NW¼, S½NW¼, and S½; sec. 33, W½E½, W½, and SE¼SE¼; sec. 34, all; sec. 35, W½W½. T. 38 N., R. 74 W., secs. 1 to 11, inclusive; sec. 12, N½NW¼, SW¼NW¼, and S½; sec. 13, N½NW¼ and W½SW¼; sec. 14, N½NE¼, SW¼NE¼, NW¼, NW¼SW¼, S½S½, and NE¼SE¼; secs. 15 to 23, inclusive; sec. 24, W½NE¼, SE¼NE¼, W½, and SE¼; sec. 25, N½, N½W¼, and S½SE¼; sec. 26, N½, SW¼, N½SE¼, and SW¼SE¼; secs. 27 to 34, inclusive; sec. 35, N½NW¼, SW¼NW¼, N½SW¼, and SE¼SE¼; sec. 36, NE¼, NE¼NW¼, S½NW¼, SW¼, and N½SE¼. T. 39 N., R. 74 W., sec. 1, SW¼SW¼; secs. 2 to 5, inclusive; sec. 6, lots 1 and 7, S½NE¼, E½SW¼, and SE¼; secs. 7 to 11, inclusive; sec. 12, S½NE¼, W½, and SE¼; secs. 13 to 23, inclusive; sec. 24, N½, SW¼, and W½SE¼; sec. 25, N½NW¼, SW¼NW¼,SW¼, W½SE¼, and SE¼SE¼; secs. 26 to 36, inclusive. T. 40 N., R. 74 W., sec. 11, E½SE¼; sec. 12, W½SW¼; sec. 13, SW¼NE¼, W½, N½SE¼, and SW¼SE¼; sec. 14, NE¼, SE¼NW¼, and S½; sec. 15, SE¼SE¼; sec. 21, SE¼SE¼; sec. 22, NE¼, SE¼NW¼, and S½; sec. 23, all; sec. 24, NW¼ and W½SW¼; secs. 26 and 27; sec. 28, NE¼, SE¼NW¼, and S½; sec. 29, SE¼SE¼; sec. 32, NE¼NE¼, S½NE¼, NE¼SW¼, S½W½, and SE¼; secs. 33 and 34; sec. 35, W½E½ and W½. T. 36 N., R. 75 W., secs. 1 and 2; sec. 3, lot 1, SE¼NE¼, SE¼SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 10, E½, E½W½, and SW¼SW¼; secs. 11 to 14, inclusive; sec. 15, NE¼, E½NW¼, and S½; sec. 16, SE¼; sec. 21, E½ and E½SW¼; secs. 22 and 23; sec. 24, N½ and N½S½. T. 38 N., R. 75 W., secs. 1 to 4, inclusive; sec. 5, lots 1, 2, and 3, SW¼NE¼, S½NW¼,SW¼, W½SE¼, and SE¼SE¼; sec. 6, NE¼SE¼ and S½SE¼; sec. 7, lots 2, 3, and 4, E½, and E½W½; secs. 8 to 36, inclusive. T. 39 N., R. 75 W., sec. 12, NE¼NE¼, S½NE¼, NE¼SW¼, S½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 13, all; sec. 14, SE¼NE¼, SE¼SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 22, SE¼NE¼, SE¼SW¼, and SE¼; secs. 23 to 27, inclusive; sec. 28, SE¼NE¼, SE¼SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 32, NE¼SE¼ and S½SE¼; sec. 33, NE¼, NE¼NW¼, S½NW¼, and S½; secs. 34 to 36, inclusive. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, March 21, 1935.