Executive Order 11220 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11220—Transferring Lands in the State of Washington From the Okanogan National Forest to the Wenatchee National Forest

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Thursday, May 6, 1965

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1 min read (210 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 Lyndon B. Johnson on 1965-05-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transferring Lands in the State of Washington From the Okanogan National Forest to the Wenatchee National Forest." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ 521), and as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered as follows: All that part of the Okanogan National Forest, formerly known as the Chelan National Forest, established by Executive Order No.

▪ 823 of June 18, 1908, as amended and supplemented, which is situated in Chelan County, Washington, comprising a gross area of approximately 531,472 acres, of which about 521,944 acres consist of certain lands withdrawn from the public domain and others acquired by exchange (16 U.S.C.

▪ 569), is hereby transferred to and made a part of the Wenatchee National Forest, effective July 1, 1965, and the boundaries common to the two national forests are adjusted accordingly.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

210

1,245 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11220, Lyndon B. Johnson (May 6, 1965). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11220-transferring-lands-the-state-washington-from-the-okanogan-national.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WHEREAS a part of the Okanogan National Forest in Washington is so situated that its transfer to the Wenatchee National Forest in Washington would facilitate protection and administration of national forest land and would be in the public interest: NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34, 36; 16 U.S.C. 473), and Section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 521), and as President of the United States, and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is ordered as follows: All that part of the Okanogan National Forest, formerly known as the Chelan National Forest, established by Executive Order No. 823 of June 18, 1908, as amended and supplemented, which is situated in Chelan County, Washington, comprising a gross area of approximately 531,472 acres, of which about 521,944 acres consist of certain lands withdrawn from the public domain and others acquired by exchange (16 U.S.C. 485, 486) and donation (16 U.S.C. 569), is hereby transferred to and made a part of the Wenatchee National Forest, effective July 1, 1965, and the boundaries common to the two national forests are adjusted accordingly. LYNDON B. JOHNSON The White House, May 6, 1965.