Executive Order 9146 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9146—Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Withdraw and Reserve Public Lands

•

Friday, April 24, 1942

•

1 min read (174 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 1942-04-24, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Withdraw and Reserve 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

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Withdraw and Reserve Public Lands.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

174

1,019 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

📜

Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9146, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 24, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9146-authorizing-the-secretary-the-interior-withdraw-and-reserve-public.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, and as President of the United States, I hereby authorize the Secretary of the Interior to sign all orders withdrawing or reserving public lands of the United States, and all orders revoking or modifying such orders: Provided , that all such orders shall have the prior approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget and the Attorney General, as now required with respect to proposed Executive Orders by Executive Order No. 7298 of February 18, 1936, and shall be submitted to the Division of the Federal Register for filing and publication: Provided, further , that no such order which affects lands under the administrative jurisdiction of any executive department or agency of the Government, other than the Department of the Interior, shall be signed by the Secretary of the Interior without the prior concurrence of the head of the department or agency concerned. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 24, 1942.