Executive Order 12079 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12079—Airport and Airway Development Act Functions

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Monday, September 18, 1978

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1 min read (171 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 1978-09-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Airport and Airway Development Act Functions." 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

▪ 10536 of June 9, 1954, as amended, is revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

171

1,007 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12079, Jimmy Carter (Sep 18, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12079-airport-and-airway-development-act-functions.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

AUTHORIZING CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES UNDER THE AIRPORT AND AIRWAY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1970 To BE PERFORMED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT By authority vested in me by section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. The authority vested in the heads of departments and agencies by Section 23(b) of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 232; 49 U.S.C. 1723(b) ), with the approval of the President and the Attorney General of the United States, to perform any acts and to execute any instruments necessary to make any conveyance requested by the Secretary of Transportation under Section 23(a) of that Act may be exercised by such heads of departments and agencies without the approval of the President. SEC. 2. Executive Order No. 10536 of June 9, 1954, as amended, is revoked. JIMMY CARTER The White House, September 18, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, ll:11 a.m., September 19, 1978]