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Executive Order 7792 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 7792—Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior

Tuesday, January 18, 1938
16 min read (3,175 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 1938-01-18, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior." It is an expansive, comprehensive regulatory directive mandating coordinated enforcement, detailed procedural standards, and formal agency compliance benchmarks across multiple federal departments.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Transfer of Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions
Total Words
3,175
13,922 characters
Estimated Read Time
16 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
5.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 7792, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jan 18, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7792-transfer-jurisdiction-over-certain-lands-from-the-secretary.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)