Executive Order 8600 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8600—Changing the Name of the Minidoka Wildlife Refuge to Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge and Adding Certain Lands Thereto

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Wednesday, November 20, 1940

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1 min read (201 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 1940-11-20, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Changing the Name of the Minidoka Wildlife Refuge to Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge and Adding Certain Lands Thereto." 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.

▪ The name of the Minidoka Wildlife Refuge, in Blaine, Miniodka, and Power Counties, Idaho, established by Executive Order No.

▪ 7417 of July 17, 1936, is hereby changed to Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

201

1,146 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8600, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Nov 20, 1940). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8600-changing-the-name-the-minidoka-wildlife-refuge-minidoka-national.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

IDAHO By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and 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. The name of the Minidoka Wildlife Refuge, in Blaine, Miniodka, and Power Counties, Idaho, established by Executive Order No. 7417 of July 17, 1936, is hereby changed to Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge. SECTION 2. The following-described public lands, in Power County, Idaho, comprising 360 acres, more or less, are hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and, subject to valid existing rights, are included in and reserved as a part of the said Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge: BOISE MERIDIAN T. 9 S., R. 29 E., sec. 8, S ½ NE ¼, S ½ NW ¼, SW ¼, and NW ¼ SE ¼. SECTION 3. The lands herein reserved having been withdrawn for reclamation purposes in connection with the Minidoka Irrigation project, their reservation as an addition to the Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge is subject to their use pursuant to the reclamation laws. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, November 20, 1940.