Executive Order 6121 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6121—Partial Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands

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Tuesday, May 2, 1933

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1 min read (227 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1933-05-02, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Partial Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands." 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

▪ 5408 of July 25, 1930, withdrawing certain lands in California for classification and determination as to the advisability of including such lands in a national monument, be, and it is hereby, revoked as to such of the lands so withdrawn as were not reserved and set apart as the Death Valley National Monument by Proclamation No.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

227

1,380 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

17.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6121, Franklin D. Roosevelt (May 2, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6121-partial-revocation-withdrawal-public-lands.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

CALIFORNIA It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 5408 of July 25, 1930, withdrawing certain lands in California for classification and determination as to the advisability of including such lands in a national monument, be, and it is hereby, revoked as to such of the lands so withdrawn as were not reserved and set apart as the Death Valley National Monument by Proclamation No. 2028, dated February 11, 1933. And it is hereby ordered, pursuant to Public Resolution 85, approved June 12, 1930 (46 Stat. 580), that, subject to valid rights and the provisions of existing withdrawals, the public lands in the areas released from such withdrawal shall be opened only to entry under the homestead and desert land laws by qualified ex-service men for whose service recognition is granted by said resolution, under the terms and conditions of said resolution and the regulations issued thereunder, for a period of 91 days beginning with the sixty-third day from and after the date hereof, and thereafter to appropriation by the general public under any public land law applicable thereto. Subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the date of restoration to general disposition as herein provided, no right may be acquired to such lands by settlement in advance of entry, or otherwise except strictly in accordance herewith. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, May 2, 1933.