Executive Order 7037

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Executive Order 7037 is a 1935 directive issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that created the Rural Electrification Administration to expand electric power into underserved rural areas in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States executive order
legal document
appliesTo rural areas of the United States
authorizedCreationOf Rural Electrification Administration
branchOfGovernment executive branch of the United States government
country United States of America
dateSigned 1935-05-11
documentType executive order
establishedAgency Rural Electrification Administration
followedBy Rural Electrification Act of 1936
hasNumber 7037
hasPresidentNumber 32nd President of the United States
historicalPeriod Great Depression
implementedBy Rural Electrification Administration
intendedEffect increase access to electricity in rural areas
stimulate economic development in rural communities
issuedByOffice President of the United States
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalBasisFor federal rural electrification program
partOf New Deal
policyArea New Deal legislation and programs
energy policy
infrastructure development
rural electrification
presidentialAdministration Roosevelt administration
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
purpose to expand electric power into underserved rural areas in the United States
relatedTo Public Works Administration (PWA)
surface form: New Deal public works programs

Rural Electrification Act of 1936
Tennessee Valley Authority
signatoryParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
signedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
signedInCity Washington, D.C.
subjectHeading Rural Electrification Administration
surface form: Rural Electrification Administration—Establishment
targetPopulation rural residents of the United States
targetSector electric power distribution
timePeriod 20th century
yearSigned 1935

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Rural Electrification Administration legalBasis Executive Order 7037