Executive Order 7037

E28482

United States executive order legal document

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.

Statements (38)

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	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	Franklin D. Roosevelt administration →
purpose	to expand electric power into underserved rural areas in the United States →
relatedTo	New Deal public works programs → Rural Electrification Act of 1936 → Tennessee Valley Authority →
signatoryParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
signedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
signedInCity	Washington, D.C. →
subjectHeading	Rural Electrification Administration—Establishment →
targetPopulation	rural residents of the United States →
targetSector	electric power distribution →
timePeriod	20th century →
yearSigned	1935 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rural Electrification Administration →	legalBasis