Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.
This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1931-08-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Reservoir-Site Reserve No. 1, Wenatchee Lake Reservoir, Washington." 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
▪1, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing the Federal Power Commission to issue a license for Project No.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
68
372 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
9.6
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 5676, Herbert Hoover (Aug 7, 1931). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-5676-modification-reservoir-site-reserve-no-1-wenatchee-lake-reservoir.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
The Executive order of January 17, 1911, creating Reservoir-Site Reserve No. 1, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing the Federal Power Commission to issue a license for Project No. 1150 on the following-described lands: Willamette Meridian T. 26 N., R. 17 E., sec. 8, E. ½ SW. ¼ SW. ¼ SE. ¼; sec. 17, NW. ¼ NE. ¼. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, August 7, 1931.
