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Executive Order 10993 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 10993—Consolidating the Hiawatha and Marquette National Forests (Michigan) and Correcting the Land Descriptions of Nebraska National Forest (Nebraska) and Wasatch National Forest (Utah)

John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy
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Friday, February 9, 1962
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2 min read (479 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 John F. Kennedy on 1962-02-09, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Consolidating the Hiawatha and Marquette National Forests (Michigan) and Correcting the Land Descriptions of Nebraska National Forest (Nebraska) and Wasatch National Forest (Utah)." 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

▪ 1011 (c) ), and as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered as follows: 1.
▪ 3050), as amended, are hereby transferred to and made a part of the Hiawatha National Forest as proclaimed by Proclamation of January 16, 1931 (46 Stat.
▪ 3043), as amended, and the Marquette National Forest is hereby abolished.
▪ 49 W., Sixth Principal Meridian, included within the Nebraska Forest, is amended by substituting "E1/2SWl/4" for "W1/2SWl/4".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
Total Words
479
5,493 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 10993, John F. Kennedy (Feb 9, 1962). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-10993-consolidating-the-hiawatha-and-marquette-national-forests-michigan.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 24 of the Act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1103; 16 U.S.C. 471), the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34, 36; 16 U.S.C. 473?, Section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 521), and Section 32(c) Title III, of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act ( 50 Stat. 526; 7 U.S.C). 1011 (c) ), and as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered as follows: 1. All those lands within the State of Michigan that were proclaimed as the Marquette National Forest by Proclamation of February 12, 1931 (46 Stat. 3050), as amended, are hereby transferred to and made a part of the Hiawatha National Forest as proclaimed by Proclamation of January 16, 1931 (46 Stat. 3043), as amended, and the Marquette National Forest is hereby abolished. 2. That part of Proclamation Number 3379 of November 8, 1960 (25 F.R. 10863) which describes land in Sec. 25, T. 32 N., R. 49 W., Sixth Principal Meridian, included within the Nebraska Forest, is amended by substituting "E1/2SWl/4" for "W1/2SWl/4". 3. That part of Executive Order Number 10844 of October 9, 1959 (24 F.R. 8289) which describes lands in Sec. 7, T. 9 S., R. 4 W., Salt Lake Meridian, included in the Wasatch National Forest, Utah, is amended by inserting a comma in the description "E1/2SWl/4SEl/4" so as to make that part of that description read "El/2SWl/4, SE1/4". 4. That part of Section 3 of Executive Order Number 10890 of October 27, 1960 (25 F.R. 10331) which describes lands in T. 34 S., R. 2 W., Salt Lake Meridian, is amended so as to correct the description with respect to Section 21 by substituting "W1/2SEl/4" for "E1/2 SE1/4", and is supplemented by including in the descriptions with respect to Section 15 "SW1/4NEl/4," and with respect to Section 22 the following: Those parts of the lands shown on Plat B of the Winder Townsite, Garfield County, Utah, described as follows: Lot: Block 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 1, 3, 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 2, 3, 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 1, 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 2, 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 1, 2, 3, 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 2, 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 1, 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18 2, 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 1, 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 2, 3, 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 1, 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24 1, 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Lot 3, Block 17— that part described as beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 3, Block 17, Plat B, Winder Townsite Survey and running thence south 10 rods, thence east 9 rods, thence north 10 rods, thence west 9 rods to place of beginning. JOHN F. KENNEDY THE WHITE HOUSE, February 9, 1962