Executive Order 12235 Constitutional Fidelity (+0.29)

Executive Order 12235—Management of Natural Gas Supply Emergencies

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Wednesday, September 3, 1980

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1 min read (296 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 1980-09-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Management of Natural Gas Supply Emergencies." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: An early statesman would view this measure favorably under Article II, Section 3 (the Take Care Clause). The President operates strictly within the ambit of executing established laws and supervising departmental subordinates, respecting the supremacy of the legislative branch without fabricating novel statutory obligations.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ The Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the heads of other Executive agencies in exercising the functions delegated to him by this Order.

▪ All Executive agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, cooperate with and assist the Secretary in carrying out the functions delegated to him by this Order.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

296

1,769 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

11.8

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.29

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12235, Jimmy Carter (Sep 3, 1980). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12235-management-natural-gas-supply-emergencies.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Section 304(d) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 3387; 15 U.S.C. 3364(d)) and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and in order to assign management responsibility in case of a natural gas supply emergency, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-101. The functions vested in the President by Sections 301 through 304 (c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 3381-3387; 15 U.S.C. 33613364(c)) are delegated to the Secretary of Energy; except for the authority to declare, extend, and terminate a natural gas supply emergency pursuant to Section 301 thereof (15 U.S.C. 3361). 1-102. The functions vested in the President by Section 607 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 3171; 15 U.S.C. 717z) are delegated to the Secretary of Energy; except for the authority to declare, extend, and terminate a natural gas supply emergency pursuant to Section 607 (a) and (b) thereof (15 U.S.C. 717z (a) and (b)). 1-103. The Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the heads of other Executive agencies in exercising the functions delegated to him by this Order. 1-104. All functions delegated to the Secretary by this Order may be redelegated, in whole or in part, to the head of any other agency. 1-105. All Executive agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, cooperate with and assist the Secretary in carrying out the functions delegated to him by this Order. JIMMY CARTER The White House, September 3, 1980. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:46 p.m., September 3, 1980]