Executive Order 11747 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11747—Delegating Certain Authority of the President Under the Water Resources Planning Act, as Amended

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Wednesday, November 7, 1973

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1 min read (214 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1973-11-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Delegating Certain Authority of the President Under the Water Resources Planning Act, as Amended." 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

▪ The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the functions vested in the President by (1) sections 104 (b) and 204(3) of the Water Resources Planning Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.

▪ 1962a-3 (b) and 1962b-3 (3), respectively), with respect to reviewing plans, or revisions thereof, of river basin commissions established pursuant to that act and transmitting those plans or revisions thereto to the Congress with appropriate recommendations; and (2) section 301 (b) of the same act (42 U.S.C.

▪ The Chairman of the Water Resources Council is designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the approval function for standards and procedures vested in the President by section 103 of the Water Resources Planning Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

214

1,369 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

19.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11747, Richard Nixon (Nov 7, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11747-delegating-certain-authority-the-president-under-the-water-resources.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the functions vested in the President by (1) sections 104 (b) and 204(3) of the Water Resources Planning Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1962a-3 (b) and 1962b-3 (3), respectively), with respect to reviewing plans, or revisions thereof, of river basin commissions established pursuant to that act and transmitting those plans or revisions thereto to the Congress with appropriate recommendations; and (2) section 301 (b) of the same act (42 U.S.C. 1962c (b)) with respect to approving rules, procedures, arrangements, and provisions relating to coordination of Federal planning assistance programs and utilization of Federal agencies administering related programs. SEC. 2. The Chairman of the Water Resources Council is designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the approval function for standards and procedures vested in the President by section 103 of the Water Resources Planning Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1962a-2). RICHARD NIXON The White House, November 7, 1973.