Executive Order 6297 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6297—Modification of Reservoir-Site Reserve No. 17, Pacific Slope Basins, California

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Monday, September 25, 1933

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1 min read (168 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 1933-09-25, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modification of Reservoir-Site Reserve No. 17, Pacific Slope Basins, California." 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

▪ 17, as modified by the Executive order of August 12, 1931, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing the Federal Power Commission to issue an amendment of license for project no.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

168

957 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 6297, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 25, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6297-modification-reservoir-site-reserve-no-17-pacific-slope-basins.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

The Executive order of June 8, 1926, creating reservoir-site reserve no. 17, as modified by the Executive order of August 12, 1931, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing the Federal Power Commission to issue an amendment of license for project no. 966 to permit the relocation of two sections of a transmission line on the following-described lands on condition that whenever the lands are required for reservoir purposes the licensee agrees at its own expense to remove its project works from said lands or from such portions thereof as may be required for reservoir purposes within 30 days after the receipt of notice from the Secretary of the Interior. San Bernardino Meridian CALIFORNIA T. 1 N., R. 9 W., sec. 6, lot 2, SW¼NE¼, N½SE¼, E½SW¼SE¼, SE¼SE¼. T. 2 N., R. 9 W., sec. 29, SE¼SW¼; sec. 31, SE¼NE¼, N½SE¼, SW¼SE¼; sec. 32, W½NW¼. T. 1 N., R. 10 W., sec. 12, lots 2 and 3, N½SE¼. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, September 25, 1933.