Executive Order 7402 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7402—Modification of Executive Order No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as Amended, Withdrawing Public Lands in Certain States

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Friday, June 26, 1936

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1 min read (126 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1936-06-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Executive Order No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as Amended, Withdrawing Public Lands in Certain States." 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

▪ 837, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch.

▪ 497, it is ordered that Executive Order No.

▪ 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain States for classification and other purposes, be, and it is hereby, modified to the extent necessary to enable the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw the following-described tracts of public land for reclamation purposes under and pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of the act of June 17, 1902, ch.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

126

715 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7402, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jun 26, 1936). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7402-modification-executive-order-no-6910-november-26-1934-amended.

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. 837, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, temporarily withdrawing all public lands in certain States for classification and other purposes, be, and it is hereby, modified to the extent necessary to enable the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw the following-described tracts of public land for reclamation purposes under and pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of the act of June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388: CALIFORNIA MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT THE WHITE HOUSE, June 26, 1936.