Executive Order 9061 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9061—Placing Certain Lands Within the Fremont National Forest Under the Administration of the Department of the Interior

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Thursday, February 12, 1942

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1 min read (298 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 1942-02-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Placing Certain Lands Within the Fremont National Forest Under the Administration of the Department of the Interior." 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Placing Certain Lands Within the Fremont National Forest Under the Administration of the Department of the Interior.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

298

1,387 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

4.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9061, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 12, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9061-placing-certain-lands-within-the-fremont-national-forest-under-the.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 13 of the act of June 28, 1934, 48 Stat. 1274 (U.S.C., title 43, sec. 315 l ), commonly known as the Taylor Grazing Act, and subject to the conditions therein expressed and to valid existing rights, it is ordered that the following-described lands now within the Fremont National Forest in the State of Oregon, which are principally valuable for grazing, and which, in my opinion, can best be administered under the provisions of the said act of June 28, 1934, be, and they are hereby, placed under the administration of the Department of the Interior, such lands to be subject to all public-land laws and regulations applicable to grazing districts created under the authority of the said act: OREGON Willamette Meridian T. 28 S., R. 12 E., sec. 36, all; T. 27 S., R. 13 E., sec. 22, E ½; sec. 27, E ½; T. 29 S., R. 13 E., sec. 18, E ½; T. 29 S., R. 14 E., sec. 8, W ½; sec. 15, SE ¼; sec. 17, N ½; sec. 18, N ½; T. 29 S., R. 15 E., sec. 18, SE ¼; sec. 24, S ½; secs. 25 and 26; sec. 27, S ½; sec. 28, S ½; T. 29 S., R. 16 E., secs. 19, 20, 27, 28, 29, and 30; sec. 35, N ½, SE ¼; T. 30 S., R. 16 E., sec. 2, E ½; sec. 11, E ½; T. 33 S., R. 17 E., sec. 23, N ½; sec. 24, N ½; T. 33 S., R. 18 E., sec. 19, S ½; secs. 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 34; T. 34 S., R. 18 E., secs. 3 and 4. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, February 12, 1942.