Executive Order 8472 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8472—Amendment of Executive Order No. 7975 of September 16, 1938, Transferring Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior

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Monday, July 8, 1940

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1 min read (217 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 1940-07-08, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Executive Order No. 7975 of September 16, 1938, Transferring Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior." 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

▪ 7975 of September 16, 1938, transferring jurisdiction over certain lands in New Mexico from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior, is hereby amended as follows: 1.

▪ The following-described lands are excluded from the operation of the said order of September 16, 1938, and the said order shall be inapplicable to such lands: GALLUP-TWO WELLS PROJECT, LI-NM 18 McKINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

217

1,196 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.4

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8472, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 8, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8472-amendment-executive-order-no-7975-september-16-1938-transferring.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

NEW MEXICO By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 32 of Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 522, 525), Executive Order No. 7975 of September 16, 1938, transferring jurisdiction over certain lands in New Mexico from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior, is hereby amended as follows: 1. The following-described lands are added to the lands described in the said order of September 16, 1938, and made subject to the provisions thereof: ZUNI PROJECT, LI-NM 13 McKINLEY AND VALENCIA COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 8 N., R. 16 W., Sec. 28, N 1/2 NW ¼. GALLUP-TWO WELLS PROJECT, LI-NM 13 McKINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 20, N ½ NE ¼; Sec. 28, S. ½ SW ¼. 2. The following-described lands are excluded from the operation of the said order of September 16, 1938, and the said order shall be inapplicable to such lands: GALLUP-TWO WELLS PROJECT, LI-NM 18 McKINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN T. 12 N., R. 18 W., Sec. 18, Lot 4 and SE ¼ SW ¼; Sec. 20, W ½ NE ¼. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, July 8, 1940.