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Executive Order 8239 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8239—Power Site Restoration No. 492, Partial Revocation of Executive Orders of December 19, 1910, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 165 and of January 23, 1912, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 241

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Wednesday, September 6, 1939
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3 min read (622 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-09-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Power Site Restoration No. 492, Partial Revocation of Executive Orders of December 19, 1910, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 165 and of January 23, 1912, Creating Power Site Reserve No. 241." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

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

▪ 165, as modified by the orders of December 3, 1912, August 25, 1915, and August 29, 1919, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: BOISE MERIDIAN T.
▪ 241 is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: BOISE MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
622
2,216 characters
Estimated Read Time
3 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 8239, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 6, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8239-power-site-restoration-no-492-partial-revocation-executive-orders.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
IDAHO By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of June 25, 1910, ch. 421, 36 Stat. 847, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The Executive Order of December 19, 1910, creating Power Site Reserve No. 165, as modified by the orders of December 3, 1912, August 25, 1915, and August 29, 1919, is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: BOISE MERIDIAN T. 2 S., R. 38 E., sec. 6, lot 10, SW ¼ SW ¼ (lot 11); sec. 7, lots 1 and 2, NE ¼ NW ¼; sec. 17, SE ¼ SE ¼; sec. 20, lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, NE ¼ SE ¼; sec. 29, NE ¼ SE ¼; sec. 32, lot 1; sec. 33, lot 2. T. 3 S., R. 38 E., sec. 11, NW ¼ SE ¼; sec. 24, lot 5. T. 3 S., R. 39 E., sec. 19, SW ¼ SE ¼; sec. 29, SW ¼ NW ¼, and NE ¼ SW ¼. T. 4 S., R. 39 E., sec. 5, SE ¼ SW ¼, and NE ¼ SE ¼; sec. 7, NE ¼ SE ¼; sec. 8, NW ¼ NW ¼; sec. 17, NW ¼ NW ¼, and SW ¼ SW ¼; sec. 18, NW ¼ NE ¼; sec. 19, W ½ NE ¼; sec. 20, NW ¼ NW ¼, SE ¼ NW ¼, and SW ¼ SE ¼; sec. 25, W ½ SW ¼, and SE ¼ SW ¼; sec. 26, S ½; sec. 27, W ½ NE ¼, NW ¼, E ½ SW ¼, and SE ¼; sec. 28, NE ¼, S ½ NW ¼, SW ¼, and W ½ SE ¼; sec. 29, W ½ NE ¼, SE ¼ NE ¼, E ½ NW ¼, E ½ SW ¼, and SE ¼; sec. 36, lot 1, SW ¼ NE ¼, NW ¼, NE ¼ SW ¼, and N ½ SE ¼. T. 4 S., R. 40 E., sec. 31, lots 3, 4, and 5, NE ¼ SW ¼. T. 5 S., R. 40 E., sec. 5, SW ¼ SW ¼; sec. 6, lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, SW ¼ NE ¼, SE ¼ NW ¼, E ½ SW ¼, W ½ SE ¼, and SE ¼ SE ¼; sec. 7, lot 1, NE ¼, E ½ NW ¼, and NE ¼ SE ¼; sec. 8, SW ¼ NE ¼, W ½, and SE ¼; sec. 11, NE ¼ NE ¼, S ½ NE ¼, NE ¼ SW ¼, S ½ SW ¼, and SE ¼; sec. 14, W ½ NE ¼, NW ¼, and N ½ SW ¼; sec. 15, NE ¼, S ½ NW ¼, SW ¼, N ½ SE ¼, and SW ¼ SE ¼; sec. 17, NE ¼, and NE ¼ NW ¼; sec. 22, NW ¼ NE ¼, and N ½ NW ¼. 2. The Executive Order of January 23, 1912, creating Power Site Reserve No. 241 is hereby revoked as to the following-described lands: BOISE MERIDIAN T. 7 S., R. 42 E., sec. 12, SE ¼ SW ¼, and SW ¼ SE ¼; sec. 13, NE ¼ NE ¼; sec. 14, NW ¼ NE ¼, NE ¼ NW ¼, S ½ SW ¼, and SW ¼ SE ¼; sec. 15, SE ¼ NE ¼, and SW ¼ SE ¼; sec. 23, E ½ NW ¼. T. 7 S., R. 43 E., sec. 31, SE ¼ NE ¼, and E ½ SE ¼; sec. 34, SW ¼ SW ¼. T. 8 S., R. 43 E., sec. 3, NW ¼ NE ¼ (lot 2); sec. 4, SW ¼ NW ¼, W ½ SW ¼, and SE ¼ SW ¼; sec. 9, NW ¼. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 6, 1939.