Executive Order 7301 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7301—Enlarging Niobrara Reservation

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Friday, February 21, 1936

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1 min read (288 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-02-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Enlarging Niobrara Reservation." 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

▪ 1222), it is ordered that the following-described lands consisting of 3,880 acres, more or less, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, in Cherry County, Nebraska, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as an addition to the Niobrara Reservation, established by Executive Order No.

▪ 1642 and 3256, of November 14, 1912, and March 31, 1920, respectively: Provided , That any private lands within the areas described shall become a part of the reservation hereby established upon the acquisition of title thereto or lease thereof by the United States: Sixth Principal Meridian T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

288

1,546 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

8.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7301, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 21, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7301-enlarging-niobrara-reservation.

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 3,880 acres, more or less, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, in Cherry County, Nebraska, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, as an addition to the Niobrara Reservation, established by Executive Order No. 1461, of January 11, 1912, and enlarged by Executive Orders Nos. 1642 and 3256, of November 14, 1912, and March 31, 1920, respectively: Provided , That any private lands within the areas described shall become a part of the reservation hereby established upon the acquisition of title thereto or lease thereof by the United States: Sixth Principal Meridian T. 34 N., R. 26 W., sec. 19, lots 2 to 5, inclusive; sec. 20, lots 5 to 8, inclusive, and N½SE¼; sec. 30, lots 1 and 2, and E½NW¼. T. 33 N., R. 27 W., sec. 2, lots 3 and 4, S½NW¼, and SW¼; sec. 3, lots 1, 2, and 3, S½NE¼, SE¼NW¼, and S½; sec. 4, lots 2 to 6, inclusive, lot 9, SW¼NE¼, and S½NW¼; sec. 11, W½. T. 34 N., R. 27 W., sec. 22, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, NE¼NE¼, W½NE¼, NW¼, N½SW¼, and SW¼SW¼; sec. 23, lots 4 and 9, and NW¼NW¼; sec. 27, lots 1, 2, and 3, NW¼NW¼, and SE¼; sec. 28, NE¼NE¼; sec. 33, lots 1 and 2; sec. 34, NE¼, E½SW¼, and SE¼; sec. 35, W½. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 21, 1936.