Executive Order 12030 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12030—Federal Property Council

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Thursday, December 15, 1977

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1 min read (274 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 Jimmy Carter on 1977-12-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Federal Property Council." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ TERMINATION OF THE FEDERAL PROPERTY COUNCIL By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Section 205 (a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C.

▪ 11954 of January 7, 1977, which reconstituted the Federal Property Council, is revoked.

▪ 11954 which were redesignated as Section 4 by Section 1 (c) of this Order are amended to read as follows: "Sec.

▪ The Director shall submit such recommendations and cause reports to be submitted to the President as may be appropriate.".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

274

1,662 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12030, Jimmy Carter (Dec 15, 1977). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12030-federal-property-council.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

TERMINATION OF THE FEDERAL PROPERTY COUNCIL By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Section 205 (a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 486(a)), and as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. (a) The Federal Property Council is terminated. (b) Section 1 of Executive Order No. 11954 of January 7, 1977, which reconstituted the Federal Property Council, is revoked. (c) Sections 2, 3: 4, 5, and 6 of Executive Order No. 11954 are redesignated as Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. SEC. 2. In order to permit the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to resolve disputes concerning underutilized real property, the provisions of Executive Order No. 11954 which were redesignated as Section 4 by Section 1 (c) of this Order are amended to read as follows: "Sec. 4. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall review Federal real property policies and the objectives of the Executive branch of the Government; and, shall review the reports made by the Administrator of General Services pursuant to Section 3 of this Order, as well as other reports relating to resolving conflicting claims on, and alternate uses for, any property described in those reports, consistent with laws governing Federal real property. The Director shall submit such recommendations and cause reports to be submitted to the President as may be appropriate.". JIMMY CARTER The White House, December 15, 1977. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:38 p.m., December 15, 1977]