Executive Order 7741 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7741—Reservoir Site Restoration No. 17 Partial Revocation of Executive Order of June 8, 1926, Creating Reservoir Site Reserve No. 17

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Monday, November 15, 1937

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1 min read (283 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 1937-11-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Reservoir Site Restoration No. 17 Partial Revocation of Executive Order of June 8, 1926, Creating Reservoir Site Reserve No. 17." 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, 37 Stat.

▪ 17, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

283

1,079 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

3.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7741, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 15, 1937). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7741-reservoir-site-restoration-no-17-partial-revocation-executive-order.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

CALIFORNIA By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, 37 Stat. 497, the Executive Order of June 8, 1926, creating Reservoir Site Reserve No. 17, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: MOUNT DIABLO MERIDIAN T. 12 S., R. 24 E., Sec. 1, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4; Sec. 12, E ½ SE ¼; Sec. 13, E ½ E ½; Sec. 24, N ½ SW ¼, and NW ¼ SE ¼. T. 13 S., R. 24 E., Sec. 1, lots 1 and 7. T. 11 S., R. 25 E., Sec. 31, NE ¼ SW ¼, NE ¼ NW ¼ SW ¼, fractional W ½ NW ¼ SW ¼, fractional W ½ SW ¼ SW ¼, SE ¼ SW ¼ SW ¼, N ½ SE ¼ SE ¼, and SE ¼ SE ¼ SE ¼; Sec. 32, SW ¼ SW ¼; Sec. 33, SE ¼. T. 12 S., R. 25 E., Sec. 4, NE ¼; Sec. 5, lot 3, lot 4 except SW ¼, SE ¼ NE ¼; Sec. 6, fractional NE ¼ of lot 1, S ½ of lot 2, lot 3, S ½ NE ¼, and E ½ SE ¼; Sec. 19, lots 1, 2, and 3, NE ¼ SW ¼; Sec. 24, N ½ SE ¼; Sec. 28, SE ¼ NW ¼, N ½ NE ¼ SW ¼, and SE ¼ SW ¼; Sec. 29, SW ¼ SE ¼; Sec. 31, lot 2, SW ¼ NE ¼, and SE ¼ NW ¼; Sec. 32, NW ¼ NE ¼. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 15, 1937.