Renaming a National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Signed April 2, 2007·George W. Bush·72 FR 16693
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Plain-language summary
Renames the Caribbean National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as the "El Yunque National Forest." Directs that all prior references to the Caribbean National Forest in Executive Order 7059-A of 1935 and Executive Order 10992 of 1962 be treated as references to the El Yunque National Forest going forward. States that implementation is subject to applicable law and available funding, and specifies that the order creates no enforceable rights or benefits against the United States or its agencies, officers, or employees.
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Claimed authority
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 473) and section 1 of the Act of July 1, 1902 (48 U.S.C. 746), and to rename the Caribbean National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, it is hereby ordered
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Disposition
See: EO 7059-A, June 4, 1935; EO 10992, February 9, 1962
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The order, in full
Executive Order 13428 of April 2, 2007
Renaming a National Forest in the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1897
(16 U.S.C. 473) and section 1 of the Act of July 1,
1902 (48 U.S.C. 746), and to rename the Caribbean
National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, it
is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. The Caribbean National Forest in the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby renamed the “El
Yunque National Forest.”
Sec. 2. Previous references to the Caribbean National
Forest in Executive Order 7059-A of June 4, 1935, and
Executive Order 10992 of February 9, 1962, shall, for
all purposes hereafter, be deemed references to the
“El Yunque National Forest.”
Sec. 3. This order shall be implemented in accordance
with applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
Sec. 4. This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, agencies, entities, officers,
employees, or agents thereof, or any other person.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 2, 2007.Reproduced from the Federal Register plain-text record, signed April 2, 2007. Typesetting artifacts are removed; no wording is changed.