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Executive Order 5312 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 5312—Power-Site Restoration No. 436

Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover
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Wednesday, March 26, 1930
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6 min read (1,297 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1930-03-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Power-Site Restoration No. 436." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 21, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T.
▪ 91, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T.
▪ 132, as affects lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T.
▪ 168, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
1,297
5,650 characters
Estimated Read Time
6 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
2.5
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 5312, Herbert Hoover (Mar 26, 1930). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5312-power-site-restoration-no-436.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

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Idaho BOISE MERIDIAN PATETTE RIVER So much of the orders of June 10, 1909, creating Temporary Power-Site Withdrawal No. 21, and July 2, 1910, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 21, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 7 N., R. 2 E., sec. 32, lot 7; sec. 33, lot 3. ST. JOE RIVER So much of the orders of December 18, 1909, creating Temporary Power-Site Withdrawal No. 91, and July 2, 1910, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 91, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 46 N., R. 1 E., sec. 24, lot 2; sec. 25, NE. ¼ of SE. ¼. T. 45 N., R. 2 E., sec. 1, lots 9, 11, and 12; sec. 2, lots 9, 10, 11, and 12; sec. 4, lots 11, 13, and 14, NE. ¼ of SE. ¼; sec. 6, lot 9; sec. 12, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, NW. ¼ of NW. ¼. T. 46 N., R. 2 E., sec. 30, lot 4. T. 45 N., R. 3 E., sec. 5, lots 9, 11, and 15, SE. ¼ of NW. ¼, NE. ¼ of SW. ¼; sec. 14, lots 1 and 13, SE. ¼ of NE. ¼; sec. 15, E. ½ of NE. ¼, NE. ¼ of SE. ¼. T. 45 N., R. 4 E., sec. 10, lots 2, 3, and 4, SE. ¼ of NW. ¼, NE. ¼ of SE. ¼; sec. 11, lots 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7; sec. 15, lots 1, 2, and 3, SE. ¼ of NW. ¼; sec. 18, lots 4, 9, and 11. BOISE RIVER So much of the orders of March 24, 1910, creating Temporary Power-Site Withdrawal No. 132, and July 2, 1910, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 132, as affects lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 2 N., R. 4 E., sec. 7, NW. ¼ of NE. ¼, SE. ¼ of NW. ¼. CRANE CREEK So much of the order of December 19, 1910, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 168, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 12 N., R. 3 W., sec. 24, N. ½ of NE. ¼, NW. ¼ of SW. ¼, S. ½ of SW. ¼ BLACKFOOT RIVER NO. 2 So much of the order of January 23, 1912, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 241, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 7 S., R. 43 E., sec. 30, SE. ¼; sec. 32, SE. ¼. T. 8 S., R. 43 E., sec. 2, W. ½ of NE. ¼. PAYETTE RIVER NO. 4 So much of the order of April 16, 1912, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 259, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 7 N., R. 1 E., sec. 15, lots 1 and 2. SNAKE RIVER So much of the order of June 27, 1912, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 283, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 5 S., R. 11 E., sec. 19, lot 4, and SE. ¼ of NE. ¼; sec. 20, lots 2 and 3; sec. 29, lots 2, 6, and 7; sec. 32, lots 2 and 3. T. 6 S., R. 12 E., sec. 7, lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10; sec. 8, lots 5, 6, 7, and 8; sec. 9, lots 3, 7, and 8. T. 6 S., R. 13 E., sec. 7, lots 3 and 5; sec. 17, lots 4 and 5; sec. 18, lots 5 and 6, NE. ¼ of NW. ¼, NE. ¼ of SE. ¼; sec. 20, lots 6 and 8,W. ½ of SE. ¼ of NW. ¼, W. ½ of E. ¼ of SE. ¼ of NW. ¼; sec. 21, lot 4; sec. 28, lots 6 and 7. COEUR D'ALENE RIVER So much of the order of October 18, 1912, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 295, as modified by order of modification approved January 8, 1913, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 48 N., R. 5 E., sec. 30, lots 6 and 8, S. ½ of SE. ¼; sec. 31, NE. ¼ of NW. ¼; sec. 34, lots 6, 7, 8, and 12. NORTH FORK OF COEUR D'ALENE RIVER So much of the order of January 29, 1913, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 338, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 51 N., R. 3 E., sec. 3, lot 10; sec. 9, lots 2, 3, 4, and 5; sec. 10, lots 1, 6, 7, and 10, SW. ¼ of NW. ¼, NE. ¼ of SE. ¼; sec. 11, lots 2 and 6; sec. 14, lots 1 and 2. T. 51 N., R. 4 E., sec. 31, lots 5, 7, and 10; sec. 32, SW. ¼ of SW. ¼. SALMON RIVER NO. 5 So much of the order of May 19, 1913, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 358, as interpreted by Power-Site Interpretation No. 4 approved April 1, 1921, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 24 N., R. 3 E., sec. 14, that part of lot 3 in H. E. No. 447; sec. 15, lot 1, and that part of lot 2 and NE. ¼ of SW. ¼ in H. E. No. 447. MARBLE CREEK So much of the order of January 13, 1914, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 410, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 41 N., R. 3 E., sec. 3, NW. ¼, NW. ¼ of SW. ¼; sec. 4, S. ½ of SW. ¼; sec. 8, E. ½ of NE. ¼, NW. ¼ of SE. ¼, SE. ¼ of SE. ¼; sec. 9, N. ½ of NW. ¼, W. ½ of SW. ¼; sec. 17, W. ½ of E. ½; sec. 20, W. ½ of NE. ¼, SE. ¼ of NE. ¼, NE. ¼ of SE. ¼, W. ½ of SE. ¼; sec. 29, NE. ¼, E. ½ of NW. ¼, E. ½ of SE. ¼, NW. ¼ of SE. ¼. T. 45 N., R. 3 E., sec. 25, W. ½ of NE. ¼, NW. ¼, NW. ¼ of SW ¼. sec. 35, N. ½ of NE. ¼, N. ½ of NW. ¼. COEUR D'ALENE LAKE So much of the order of February 11, 1915, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 475, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 46 N., R. 1 W., sec. 13, lot 1; sec. 24, lot 1. T. 48 N., R. 2 W., sec. 29, lot 8. T. 46 N., R. 3 W., sce. 3, lot S; and 8. T. 47 N., R. 3 W., sec. 12, lots 2, 4, and 5. SOUTH FORK OF BOISE RIVER So much of the order of November 30, 1915, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 513, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 1 N., R. 7 E., sec. 3, lots 5 and 6; sec. 10, NW. ¼ of SE. ¼. T. 1 N., R. 9 E., sec. 31, lot 11. T. 2 N. R. 10 E, sec. 18, lots 3, 4 , 6 and 7: sec. 24, lot 9. T. 2 N., R. 7 E., sec. 34, NW. ¼ of NW. ¼. T. 2 N., R. 10 E., sec. 29, W. ½ of SW. ¼; sec. 32, NW. ¼ of NW. ¼. T. 3 N., R. 10 E., sec. 10, lots 7 and 8; sec. 11, lot 2, SW. ¼ of SE. ¼. T. 1 S., R. 8 E., sec. 8, lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; sec. 17, lots 1, 2, 3, and 6. COEUR D'ALENE LAKE So much of the order of August 31, 1917, creating Power-Site Reserve No. 654, as affects the lands hereinafter described, is hereby revoked: T. 46 N., R. 2 W., sec. 14, SW. ¼ of SE ¼, T. 48 N., R. 2 W., sec. 3, lot 5. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, March 26, 1930.