Executive Order 8021 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8021—Withdrawal of Public Land for Forest Lookout Station

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Monday, December 5, 1938

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1 min read (183 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 1938-12-05, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Withdrawal of Public Land for Forest Lookout Station." 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

▪ 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c.

▪ 497, it is ordered as follows: Section 1.

▪ 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, temporarily withdrawing certain lands for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked as to the following-described tract of public land in Wyoming: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

▪ Subject to valid existing rights, the tract of land described in section 1 of this order is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for use by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture as a fire-lookout station in connection with the administration of the Medicine Bow National Forest.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

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

Total Words

183

1,055 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

9.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8021, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 5, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8021-withdrawal-public-land-for-forest-lookout-station.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

WYOMING By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, as amended by the act of August 24, 1912, c. 369, 37 Stat. 497, it is ordered as follows: Section 1. Executive Order No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, temporarily withdrawing certain lands for classification and other purposes, is hereby revoked as to the following-described tract of public land in Wyoming: SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 13 N., R. 77 W., sec. 13, SE¼NE¼, N½SE¼, 120 acres. Section 2. Subject to valid existing rights, the tract of land described in section 1 of this order is hereby temporarily withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for use by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture as a fire-lookout station in connection with the administration of the Medicine Bow National Forest. Section 3. The withdrawal made by section 2 of this order shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by act of Congress. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 5, 1938 .