Executive Order 8496 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8496—Modifying Executive Order of March 28, 1924, Creating Reservoir Site Reserve No. 16

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Friday, July 26, 1940

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1 min read (166 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 1940-07-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Modifying Executive Order of March 28, 1924, Creating Reservoir Site Reserve No. 16." 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 that the Executive Order of March 28, 1924, creating Reservoir Site Reserve No.

▪ 16, be, and it is hereby, modified to the extent necessary to enable the Federal Power Commission to issue permits, and licenses and amendments thereof for power projects on the unsurveyed tracts in T.

▪ 6 E., Willamette Meridian, Oregon, all portions of which, when surveyed, shall lie within one quarter of a mile of Odell Lake, on condition that use of the power projects shall be discontinued without liability or expense to the United States or its licensees when found by the Secretary of the Interior to be in conflict with project works authorized by the United States.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

166

933 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.2

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8496, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jul 26, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8496-modifying-executive-order-march-28-1924-creating-reservoir-site.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

DESCHUTES RIVER, OREGON MODIFICATION NO. 414 By virtue of 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 that the Executive Order of March 28, 1924, creating Reservoir Site Reserve No. 16, be, and it is hereby, modified to the extent necessary to enable the Federal Power Commission to issue permits, and licenses and amendments thereof for power projects on the unsurveyed tracts in T. 23 S., R. 6 E., Willamette Meridian, Oregon, all portions of which, when surveyed, shall lie within one quarter of a mile of Odell Lake, on condition that use of the power projects shall be discontinued without liability or expense to the United States or its licensees when found by the Secretary of the Interior to be in conflict with project works authorized by the United States. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, July 26, 1940.