Executive Order 7229 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7229—Establishing Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Louisiana

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Tuesday, November 19, 1935

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2 min read (307 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 1935-11-19, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Establishing Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Louisiana." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 10, all SE¼ not included in the Grand Prairie Levee District, established by the Board of State Engineers, in November 1932, under the authority of the Governor of Louisiana, according to Act 246 of 1928; secs.

▪ This refuge shall be known as the Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

307

1,692 characters

Estimated Read Time

2 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

6.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7229, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 19, 1935). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7229-establishing-delta-migratory-waterfowl-refuge-louisiana.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that the following-described lands, consisting of 8,000 acres, more or less, which the United States has contracted to purchase and now possesses with the right of use and occupation, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: St. Helena Meridian T. 20 S., R. 19 E., sec. 10, all SE¼ not included in the Grand Prairie Levee District, established by the Board of State Engineers, in November 1932, under the authority of the Governor of Louisiana, according to Act 246 of 1928; secs. 11 and 12, all not included in the Grand Prairie Levee District; sec. 13, all northwest of Main Pass; sec. 14, all; secs. 15, 16, 17, and 19, all not included in the Grand Prairie Levee District; sec. 20, all N½ not included in the Grand Prairie Levee District, and SE¼; secs. 21 and 22; secs. 23, 24, and 26, all northwest of Main Pass; secs. 27 and 28; sec. 29, NW¼; secs. 30 and 32; sec. 33, NE¼, E½NW¼, NE¼SW¼, S½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 34, all northwest of Main Pass. T. 21 S., R. 19 E., sec. 3, all northwest of Main Pass; secs. 4 and 9. T. 20 S., R. 20 E., sec. 7, all northwest of Main Pass not included in the Grand Prairie Levee District; sec. 18, all N½ northwest of Main Pass. This refuge shall be known as the Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, November 19, 1935.